Ay guys,

I have been shopping around looking at buggies for the past month or so, and it seems to be standard that the manufacturers put disc brakes on the front and leave drum brakes at the back.

Is there any particular reason why they don't do it? (Any technical or performance reasons?)

I'm looking at getting discs all round (front and rear), but I just was wondering why these other guys don't bother. You would think that you would need them for better braking, especially when you got fat/large rear wheels.
:duh

[Edited on 28/4/2005 by mynameischris88]

Young yes, clueless, (WELL Y THE HELL DO YOU THINK IM ASKING THIS QUESTION).

Whats up your ass. Chump is not an offense.

ie:

"Me and the Chumps and Chumpetes are going down to get a beer"

What is so offensive, it just means mate. Get with the times, geez. You have it all wrong, and im actually offended by the way you barked at me because of your misunderstanding. YOUR CLUELESS. You have no clue about what the hell i was saying when it comes to saying chump. YOU HYPOCRIT.

whoa dude. settle down. play nice. where i come from "chump" isnt a term for "mate". it pays not to offend members of this forum who could supply a huge wealth of information to you if u do go ahead with a buggy project.

No one happens to watch 'FUTURAMA' any more. It was a great show, and thats where i picked it up. And it was used for the good.

Its like how gangsters say "Oh yeah, fully sick subwoofer".

By saying sick, they don't mean disgusting, vomitted on, dirty and pukable. Its means its cool. Thats just like chump.

So for those people who don't understand my LOGIC, I have editted the message.

chump [ chump ] (plural chumps)

noun

unwise person or dupe: somebody who is unwise or easily deceived

ref:
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861597228/chump.html 
http://www.answers.com/chump&r=67 

And might I suggest you learn how to use the Search feature.

By the way. Hypocrite is spelt with an "e". And what does that mean on your planet?

And sick:

sick1 ( P ) Pronunciation Key (sk)
adj. sick·er, sick·est

1. Suffering from or affected with a physical illness; ailing.
2. Of or for sick persons: sick wards.
3. Nauseated.

Regardless, its slang. The word "Chump" i used was in a slang way. Just because it has some other definition you don't like doesn't mean im here to affend you. YOU SHOULDN'T JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.

Mate: sex partner,
& mate: companion, buddy etc.

They have 2 definitions, just like how i used the word chump. because i say that a GUY is my mate, doesn't mean that me is my sex partner. And just because i say that a guy is a chump does not mean that the guy is unwise or easily deceived. You got the definition wrong, in my case.

So shut it, and move on. GET OVER IT.

My buggy has stock brakes all round (not even type 3 rear drums yet). Could it be that many buggies are not expected to do stoppies from 160 km/h? The cost of adding big brakes all round seems to upwards of 2000 bananas (not using VW bits). On a vehicle costing 5 large upwards that is not great value unless you really plan on getting jiggy wid it in the west side hizzy tryin to impress all your chumps.

Discs do have advantages, less fade, bugger all to adjust, easy pad changes, more stopping power etc, but unless you want to spend big bucks up front and can find exactly what you want then you may be best to buy a basic but solid buggy and build it up exactly how you want it.

Half the fun with these things is the fun per dollar spent.

Wuuuuuurrrrd.

True.

Tinsfci, I am proud of ya. Finally we have a decent person who can answer my question, and has a sense of wit and understanding. Champion job. Your a rollmodel on this forum.

Good on ya mate, heres a :beer

This dude cracks me up.

Glad i brought happiness to a guy I though was destrought about being accused of jumping to conclusions.

I too am laughing (but louder than you are). Its a 2-way road. lol. HA HA HA! HA! HE HE!

I have a complete set of front and rear disc brakes that i will be selling in a couple of weeks. They are beetle 4 stud pattern and have less than 500km on them. I think they sell for $1800 new but you can have then half price if you want 'em. U2U me

Thanks for the offer,

I haven't got the money yet, but what i do plan to do is build my dream buggy while im in university. So thats when i will have funds to come in to purchase stuff like that. Sorry, but I haven't go the money at the moment. Thanks though.

Maybe later.

Well I am lucky enough to have drums all round, having them looked over next week in preparation for rego (soon! woohoo).

Probably a bit down the road I will look at front disks at least, maybe the whole hog later....but I can agree with the other posts on here concerning $$. By the time you get a buggy happening and shell out all of the hidden costs, extras, etc.....what you can save in not rebuilding the brake types, you can use for other unnecessary things, like getting seatbelts fitted...or the huge $$ for the engineering certificate itself.

I am sure you know a lot of these costs, as you've been looking apparently...but I got caught with the $$ side. A lot of things suddenly needed doing, and as much as I investigated everything before purchasing the buggy, I still got caught with extras.

For example.....who would have thought that to get a professional to fit a set (2 only) of seatbelts, would cost minimum $700, normally more? Let alone when the engineer, who looks at the car only twice (once when he does the initial assessment, and once when he checks it off for certification), tells you his price will be minimum $650, depending on how many re-visits, etc.

Its a $$ exercise......and if you can keep it down by using your current brakes, then its something you look at....

To get back to the point of the original question (and to avoid the mindless bickering that has ensued since), whether you have discs/drums on front or disc/drums on rear is essentially all to do with weight transference under braking, the surface upon which you drive, and how you want the car to respond under braking depending on the surface you're driving on.

Drums and discs apply differing amounts of braking effectiveness, discs being typically more effective than drums. So with discs on the front and drums on the rear, you're applying more braking force to the front of the car than to the rear - switch them around (assuming you could) and you'd reverse that effect.

If you have to mix drums and discs, and typcially drive on sealed roads, then discs should always be on the front as it provides much greater control under braking - look at any major car manufacturer that mix drums and discs, and you'll ALWAYS find the discs on the front and drums on the back.

Racing/offroad/rally applications may reverse that trend but that's because the drivers want the cars to respond differently under non-standard conditions.

Wouldnt drums be fine on a buggy anyway?
considering they weigh something like half as much as a beetle..

Well, I've got a full offroad racing buggy (under rebuild conditions at this point), which probably weighs even less, and I'm going for discs on the rear and drums on the front (and they're bias-adjustable) for a couple of reasons - by applying more force to the rear brakes (as you would in this setup), 1) you prevent the front suspension from diving too much, allowing greater suspension movement and a better ability to ride over bumps; 2) discs are also typically lighter, which reduces the unsprung weight, and therefore allows the shocks to control suspension movement better; and 3) less braking force on the fronts will allow the wheels to continue revolving slightly, which allows better steering control

Yeah, i don't mind the idea of discs allround. Of course, like pointed out, i gotta look at the cost. I plan to build it while im in uni, so i don't have to really suffer the budgeting side and money issues to a great extend (like kids, mortgage etc.). But if i can only afford drums, so be it.

Anyway, with my pricing, for an appropriate rolling chassis for my buggy with the offroad mods i want & disc brakes all round will cost me $6750. I got it all planned and i got a max of 5 or 6 years of pure fund dedication (besides a bit of board and cost of uni text books, which can be pricy but able to be delt with).

I want pure performance, (well thats what i dream), and im not saying the drum brakes are bad, (they are great) but from what i have heard, discs are good when it comes to performance, price, fitting etc. It probably wont have much of an effect because regardless of the brake, the buggy is still light and can stop easily with either. But just for the less price and complication of fitting (from what i heard from disc enthusiasts) i might go with discs.

Don't u believe in following dreams?

What you have said has fueled me up more to make this buggy to DISPROVE YOU. Then we will see who is laughing!

HA HA HA HA!

standard disks on the front and standard type 3 drums on the rear is the way to go .
fitting is factory.
parts availability is factory.
every thing is factory .

i have modified beetle disks on the front .
and modified xf falcon disks on the rear .
the disks do not stop you any better.

if at all possible stay away from the word MODIFY.

MODIFY = MONEY remember this.

terry

Main reason I'm sticking to drums at the mo is (apart from being totally broke) is I love my 5 stud wheels, and 4 stud disc seem to be the cheap and effective way out, the alternative for me would be to run adaptor plates as Terry's Baja has (as seen in Manx Mania #6- im not a stalker!) But in the end mate It all comes down to MONEY. My drums can still lock up so I guess there good enough for now.

True, well many people go fine without discs all over. Just have to see with money.

http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=36884#pid328962 


Might keep you busy for a while and give you some more info

Thanks.

..... Building a buggy at uni.....



HA! ever heard the term "Poor uni student" ..... they call us that for a reason!