uprating vaxhall viva brakes

Dave Plowman ( snipped-for-privacy@argonet.co.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

I'd have said that was the move towards bigger wheels - virtually everything has at least 14" rims, and anything bigger than a small hatch at least 15". That allows a lot more space for brakes.

Campingstoveman ( snipped-for-privacy@btopenworld.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Umm, isn't the Vivaro a rebadged Renault Master? Not exactly made by GM, then...

Its a Renault Trafic designed by Renault, rebadged by GM and built in Vauxhalls plant in Luton on behalf of Renault along with the Trafic version. As is the Vauxhall Mervano also Renault designed.

Martin P

How many people drive a Jaguar S type unaware that the chassis and running gear is a Ford Mondeo, the Galaxy, Sharon and Alhambra all built by Seat the Saab 93 Vauxhall Vectra running gear and chassis parts. No car manufacturer builds a complete range anymore, they cant afford too

Martin P

What is that? I know an aviation manufacturer in France called Robin, but I'm unaware of any car manufacturer with that moniker.

Perhaps you mean one of the Reliant manufactured vehicles? If so, is is a Regent, Regal, Rebel, Bond Bug, Kitten, Robin 750, Robin Super, Rialto, Robin II, Sabre, Scimitar, SS1 or one of the others?

As an aside here, you may not have noticed major changes to the staff at PC this month. Will Holman's gone, along with three other staff. Whether it will change the direction from the mod' stuff remains to be seen...

Contact Car Parts Direct who have a number os brake kits on offer, and Martin will be able to answer your questions (he has an encyclopedic knowledge of older cars).

I have no connection with this company other than being a satisfied customer; I am lucky enough to have them as my local car shop!

Campingstoveman ( snipped-for-privacy@btopenworld.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

None, but a large proportion of X-type drivers.

I knew it was one or the other, especially as I worked on the robots that build them

Tyres should be credited I suspect more than the brakes

Wide wheels pose a big problem for brakes not only do they have more grip but allow much less cooling air circulation, if the wheels are alloy the problem is less severe --- back in the 60s Sunbeam "cured" (!!!!?) the brake fade problems of the Le Mans Tigers with Minilite wheels as the sole brake mod apart from cooling ducts and DS11-Vg95 pads and shoes. Oh happy days !!!!!

Campingstoveman ( snipped-for-privacy@btopenworld.com) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying :

Ah, didn't realise they were built by IBC. Are the Nissan badged versions built there too? Presumably.

All of them I would think. The chassis of the S-type is shared with the Lincoln LS, the Mustang and the Thunderbird. Running gear is different.

IIRC the S type underpinnings are closely related to those under a Lincoln

The floorpan is shared and some of the body mouldings. But IIRC the Mustang and the Lincoln LS have different suspension geometries (from the Jaguar and from each other). The Mustang is live rear axle and IFS but the front suspension is strut. The Lincoln uses front wishbones I think but not the same ones as those used on the Jag. The reason for the differences are that the Jaguar engine is wide and flat compared to any of the merkin "V" engines used for the Lincoln and Mustang (V6 4.0 SOHC, V8 5.7 DOHC and I think a 3.0 V6 for the Lincoln.)

Yes

They're not the only ones to do a similar trick. The Pontiac GTO is the same as a Vauxhall Omega from the underneath. It just costs less and goes a lot faster.

Alex

Which in turn has more than a bit of Mazda influence behind it's design....

Other way around I thought as Ford own a large chunk of Mazda.

Martin