trav_555 Posted January 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2009 exactly, bit like all the excel drivers that think short shifters are cutting its height down :y: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca18rolla Posted January 4, 2009 Report Share Posted January 4, 2009 you can add a second cailper via a bracket and you keep it a completely separate system. Then you retain your standard brakes for genaral drivin standard handbrake for hills and the new one for drift etc.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav_555 Posted January 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 but i have drums!, is that still possibel, i wouldnt think so.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philbey Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Manufacturers probably don't run hydraulic hand brakes because a seal failure would result in the brakes coming off (when you've parked it at the top of a big hill). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 5, 2009 Report Share Posted January 5, 2009 Id say its because its cheaper to run cables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleRedSpirit Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 Id say its because its cheaper to run cables. Ive seen some systems where people make a whole new hydraulic system seperate to the existing hydraulic brake system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted January 6, 2009 Report Share Posted January 6, 2009 I never had any issues using the standard handbrake - just remove the handbrake button and spring when you are at an event to stop it locking on. If you want to do it, have a talk to :y:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trav_555 Posted January 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 whs :y:, should i know of him? cheers yea will leave it for a track car project cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEhendo Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i though the thing was that the hydraulic handbrakes is that they don't stay up after you pull them. thus making them useless for parking on hills. i'd be leaving the cable one in for safety reasons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 whs :y:, should i know of him? cheers yea will leave it for a track car project cheers :y: also known as REDWRF :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 i though the thing was that the hydraulic handbrakes is that they don't stay up after you pull them. thus making them useless for parking on hills. i'd be leaving the cable one in for safety reasons. You can still ratchet them......it's still the same effective action as a normal cable hand-brake, except the force is transmitted from the lever to the caliper via hydraulic pressure instead of cable tension. A calbe handbrake without the ratchet won't stay up either, which is the whole point of those "drift buttons" you see on eBay - they remove the ratchet lock from the lever, thus making drifting etc easier (you just reef the handbrake up and let go, don't have to worry about releasing it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeLJ Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 also need to remember that pulling a std cable hand brake up in most standard cars will eventually rip it out of the floor... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hiro Protagonist Posted January 7, 2009 Report Share Posted January 7, 2009 also need to remember that pulling a std cable hand brake up in most standard cars will eventually rip it out of the floor... And really hard reefing can stretch the cable.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coln72 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Which is why you have the adjuster...... Never heard of anyone ripping the handbrake out of the floor. Must have bigger muscles than me :P No need to buy a "drift button" for a corolla, just unscrew the button out of the handbrake lever to disable the ratchet. Easy as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeLJ Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ive seen it happen to cars that have gone to play at powercruise and try their luck a few times, not to mention a few friends with RWD cars that like to dick about on the streets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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