Date: Thu, 05 Nov 1998 09:38:58 GMT From: njahnopsamejanews.com Subject: Re: brakes saab 900 t 1985
In article <3640774d.0nopsam7.telia.com>, "Bo Caesar" <gteb.caesarnopsamar.se> wrote: > Hi, > On my exellent Saab 900 T 1985, I have the parking brakes at front axel. I > would like to know if anybody out there have any information where to get > dics brakes with 4 pistons insted of two as standard. This is to improve > braking permofance without re.building the car with the parking brake at the > rear axel. > Thanks in advance for any information. > rgds Bo C > For a while I also wanted to go down this route since I was suffering from brake fade on hard cross-country runs. AFAIK you have two options 1) Fork out an arm and a leg and fit AP racing brakes on the front (current cost about 1200 pounds UK). 2) Try and fit the brakes from a latter car or a 9000. However to do this will of course require changing the complete hub assemblies on all four corners. I have also been informed that this will not actually improve the braking performance. There is another option that I am not too sure about, but some of the early S models (spg?) had the old style brakes but fitted with a ventilated disc and a slightly larger yoke on the brake caliper. If this is true then you could try and hunt down these calipers and disc's. In the end I decided to first try some better quality pads. At the moment I am using a set of new AP lockeed disc's and pads that cost me 80 pounds all in. I have to say that they are superb stoppers and the cost makes them a bargain I would reccomend to anyone. P.S. The pads cost about 25 pounds which is alot cheaper then the over priced SAAB sourced items. -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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