Brakes

[barefoot]

My car has the front Vectra brake conversion and at times when using the car in earnest under heavy braking the car feels that it could swap ends if I had a bit of lock on! Has anyone else with a front brake conversion felt this and if so what have they done to alleviate the problem?

Kev

[rip]

My Elan has always tried to make an initial wiggle to the left under heavy braking before settling down. It has always doen this before & after replacing all 4 calipers.
Some have found that the better front brakes bias the split to the front slightly. Fitting HiSpec rears helps redress the balance & makes the car feel more stable.

[barefoot]

Thanks it sounds like a rear Hispecs should do the job any idea where I can buy the rear brake kit from is Bob Brown still on here?

[mikeydude]

My Elan has always tried to make an initial wiggle to the left under heavy braking before settling down. It has always doen this before & after replacing all 4 calipers.
Some have found that the better front brakes bias the split to the front slightly. Fitting HiSpec rears helps redress the balance & makes the car feel more stable.

Mine does that wiggle thing..but it did it to a lesser degree when I had the original front calipers on before the hi-specs...When MOTed it can be clearly seen to have less power on the front right and left rear, I have eventually narrowed it down to the master cylinder.

I have recon rear stock calipers and I have never thought the car felt unstable with my hi-specs on the front at all!