Hi all,
Just wondering what your thoughts are regarding rear disc brakes on Baja's and Buggies....
Well how are Dave's going?
Well mine did save me from having a nasty accident by holding the rear wheel on when the axle nut sheered off :thumb
ive read a few places there a godsend on the front but dont make much difference on the back,,,,exept in wes case i spose 
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dave drives like a girl so he probaly doesnt even need brakes
hahahahahahaha
Disc brakes are prolly one of the best mods to do on a buggy. No more worrying about adjusting brakes and warped drums(if early big 5) I drove a mates
car a couple of weeks ago who had some serious work done to his buggy to make it more comfortable to drive on and off road(owns a house on Moreton
Island) He went from all country buggy running gear to disc brakes with late kombi 5 stud rims all round with a custom made rear end with Renault
transaxle using Bay window Kombi trailing arms modified with total camber/castor adjustment. Also some custom made shocks with full dampener/rebound
adjustment from inside the car as well as airbags to help hold loads and keep the car sitting level.
The result: drove the car with country buggy running gear - brakes were ok but when they got wet they would do all the usual things like pull one way
or the other under braking or lock wheels and the rear would kick under both acceleration and deceleration. All the characteristics you'd expect from
a car with 9Rs on the front and 12.5 33's on the rear sitting up that high.
The result : drove the car with all the new goodies - you honestly wouldn't think it feels like a car with that much ground clearance and big wheels.
It steers and stops absolutely awesome like any small to mid size late model car. The airbags also control body roll unbelievably well on road and it
feels really stable and predictable. The rear wheels don't squat or tuck under acceleration as they just basically stand straight up. Brake pedal
feel is really nice and not too hard unlike the feeling you can get with drums. Airbags also have an off road setting to allow the wheels to travel up
and down freely in rough terrain(travel is about 10" from memory) and the beauty of disc brakes is on the beach you don't have to worry about sand
wearing linings like you do with drums and you always have a good hand brake!!
So my opinion is go disc brakes. Easier on maintainence and better braking ability when you need it most in those tough tight places off road.
i've had more dramas with my front discs than anything thing else brake related. the rears are early wide five type 3 drums and they seem to be
fine.
The only area where you want discs is if your engineer says get em, or you want to be able to use turning brakes on the street. Then you need a
dedicated circuit and extra calipers for the turning brakes.
Most of the benefit you get from rear discs isn't needed on dirt.
yeah I've only ever managed to get discs to glow off-road once 
but they are better at shedding sand, grit and slurry than drums
they also stop you better than drum brakes.....that alone would make it worth it.
have you got rear discs Mick?
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what are they?
whats the best rear setup for a powerful motor road only and i want 4 stud vw ?
" sorry to jack the thread" oh and cheapest lol.
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does anyone have details of what bits i need like ford ea falcon ? booster? etc?
u2u Subibaja. he's got all the specs.
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it really depends what you are going to use the car for but disc brakes are so cheap and as stated relativly maintenence free why wouldnt you have
em??
ill give everyone three guesses how many wrc cars are running drums cos i know no one here has the millions to spend on r+d that the factory teams
do:duh
simple really
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