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Title: Kick rear discs
Post by: cj on January 20, 2004, 08:34:33 AM: I see Trail Tough www.trailtough.com list an Economy Rear Disc Brake Kit. Has anyone done this on a Kick?

"This basic kit includes the pieces necessary for the do-it-yourselfer to put Samurai front calipers and rotors on the rear of your Samurai OR Sidekick."

Sidekick
Item #ERD-401 Price $ 99.00

**Note - this kit makes NO provision for e-brake or proportioning.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: mavapa on January 20, 2004, 08:57:21 AM: I would be interested to hear of anyone's experiences with disk brake conversions for Trackicks, too. I think it would be advisable to have the brake proportioning valve as well as an emergency brake, so one of the kits that uses components from other vehicles would probably be better.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 20, 2004, 10:06:51 AM: Satarn Calipers and front tracker disks
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Post by: Speedracer7c on January 20, 2004, 11:07:02 AM: Saturn Calipers huh? I would definitly like to see this set up.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Maiden Hell on January 20, 2004, 01:21:59 PM: Quote
Satarn Calipers and front tracker disks

Yeah dude, show us some pics! :) I'll even host them for you if ya like.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Rhinoman on January 20, 2004, 06:10:16 PM: Ford Sierra (Probe?) calipers and Sammi discs
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: cj on January 20, 2004, 06:16:47 PM: Whats the Sierra caliper size as it would be great to match up a suitable master cylinder. Maybe the Subaru or a RAV4 master cyl might work.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: cj on January 20, 2004, 06:19:00 PM: The Sierra calipers would allow an e-brake setup, yes?
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Z3bra on January 20, 2004, 09:06:43 PM: Worst case on any rear disc conversion you can get Wilwood mechanically actuated calipers pretty cheap as long as your disk is pretty close to the thicknesses they work with. You also would have to make provisions for the mounting bolts for them.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Rhinoman on January 20, 2004, 10:50:02 PM: Quote
The Sierra calipers would allow an e-brake setup, yes?

Yes thats why we chose them, well that and the fact that there are so many in the breakers yards they're pretty cheap. Size wise I don't recall, the piston diameter is pretty close to that of the Sammi though
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: jookycola on January 21, 2004, 02:54:57 AM: Maybe i'm totally out of the loop, but why not Suzuki Swift GTi/GT rear disc calipers?
seems to make the most sense.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: ebewley on January 21, 2004, 06:32:25 AM: Quote
Maybe i'm totally out of the loop, but why not Suzuki Swift GTi/GT rear disc calipers?
seems to make the most sense.

Hard to get.

-Eric
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on January 21, 2004, 10:04:43 AM: At the end of this Artical I installed Saturn calipers.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_070103/feature_hagen_ford9inch.htm

Mike
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: mahimahimo on January 21, 2004, 10:11:17 AM: i cant find the kit on the website any help would be apreciated
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on January 21, 2004, 10:14:46 AM: Are you talking about Trail Toughs kit Or what I did on Zukiworld?
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Post by: wildgoody on January 21, 2004, 12:17:04 PM: What model Saturn ?? I checked every
one the other day and they were all drums
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 21, 2004, 01:48:42 PM: On to the brakes. I chose 99 Saturn SC2 rear calipers to use with 2 door front rotors from a Tracker. I made the brackets from semi frame steel also due to its strength.
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Post by: Speedracer7c on January 21, 2004, 01:54:26 PM: Hmm, most definitly would like to see a pic of that setup. All the stopping power the better.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: 1bigtracker on January 21, 2004, 02:04:30 PM: http://www.zukiworld.com/month_070103/feature_hagen_ford9inch.htm here this is what he did the brakes on.

Stu
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Speedracer7c on January 21, 2004, 02:14:12 PM: Yeah I saw that, not much help though as far as telling you how to actually fabricate the mounting system.
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: Rhinoman on January 21, 2004, 10:36:20 PM: Quote
Maybe i'm totally out of the loop, but why not Suzuki Swift GTi/GT rear disc calipers?
seems to make the most sense.

I seem to recall someone saying that they weren't up to the job on a Track/Kick
Title: Re: Kick rear discs
Post by: rabidray on January 22, 2004, 03:30:28 AM: i plan on doing the tt sammy kit.......

i already have an sj 410 parking brake.............