Tired of semi-functional parking brake

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swamijake
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Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#1 Post by swamijake » Mon Sep 24, 2018 1:42 pm

So I made my own version of the x-brake.[attachment=0]IMG_1083.JPG[/attachment][attachment=1]IMG_1082.JPG[/attachment][attachment=2]IMG_1081.JPG[/attachment]
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Re: Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#2 Post by oldgravy » Mon Sep 24, 2018 2:20 pm

Wow.
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Re: Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#3 Post by bsa_m21 » Tue Sep 25, 2018 3:07 pm

AND IT'S A VENTED DISK!!!!

Double Wow! :lol:
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Re: Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#4 Post by swamijake » Thu Sep 27, 2018 4:06 pm

For performance! Actually cause the thickness matched the wilwood caliper, but I’ll take the vents.
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Re: Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#5 Post by Arcades » Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:20 pm

funny, I always thought that the parking brake was one of the few things on the defender that was well designed lol.... never understood why people switched to x-brakes... i tried retro fitting disk style operation by wire parking brakes on a toy and had nothing but trouble with it. It would hold when everything was warm but lost braking when it cooled down... not so good for a manual transmission...
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Re: Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#6 Post by Arcades » Wed Oct 03, 2018 2:21 pm

looks like a skookum setup though!
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Re: Tired of semi-functional parking brake

#7 Post by oldgravy » Thu Oct 04, 2018 10:55 am

Lookit the thickness of the bracket!
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