Bulletin Board - Message Rear Disc Brakes Here is a little puzzle - has anyone fitted rear disc brakes to the standard RV8 suspension set up? John Brown 10 March 2010 @ 20:34 Under topic: RV8   Reply(ies) received for this Message Rear Disc Brakes I am just about to fit a Hoyle IRS to my RV8 and that has disc brakes, of course. When I offered the comment to John Hoyle that these would probably be better than the drum brakes he advised that the front brakes do most of the work and that the perfomance of the disc brakes on the rear would be about the same as the drum brakes. One of the faults with the drum brakes however is that the self adjusters often rust up or, after a winter of standing idle, the cylinders will leak onto the garage floor and onto the linings. The after- market cylinders are not as good as the original equipment unfortunately so once the originals are discarded you are into greater general maintenance. I would prefer disc brakes for the ease of changing pads as against linings which involve much more work. Angus Munro 10 March 2010 @ 20:50   Rear Disc Brakes I'm not sure that you really need discs at the back of either an RV8 or MGB/GT/V8. As Angus said the front brakes do most of the work and the drums only provide a bit of balance to the braking effect. Another downside may be that the handbrake is also less effective, in my experience handbrakes on cars with rear discs always seem to be less "grippy", possibly due to the smaller contact patch of the pads over the shoes. Graeme Don 11 March 2010 @ 08:46   Rear Disc Brakes I have the Hoyle rear set up on my GTV8 conversion and I can confirm that the rear discs (from a Sierra or Granada) don't actually feel any different from drums. But they are self adjusting and easier to maintain, and they look good behind alloy wheels. As for the handbrake, I find it perfectly adequate and it will hold the car securely on any hill I have encountered so far. Mike Howlett 15 March 2010 @ 12:53   Advanced Search Search for all messages for Last 2 Days Last 7 Days Last 14 Days All Messages Search by key word Search by topic V8 RV8 Spares Events MGCC BCV8 General Online auction Include archived messages in search When making a posting do note the system automatically signs off your posting with your name You are welcome to post a message or response It could be a technical query or clarification, a maintenance or spares tip, a report of good service from a V8 specialist, or news of an event of interest to fellow V8 enthusiasts. As we welcome new members, this service is provided on a "free and open to all" basis and is not restricted by password access. Spares adverts Any spares or other items advertised for sale on the V8BB will be removed and posted on the V8 Spares webpage on the V8 website. More V8 Bulletin Board aims to attract good quality postings in terms of content subject matter and accuracy. It is not a chat box so any "grumping or flaring" or other undesirable postings will be moderated at the sole discretion of the V8 Webmaster and V8 Chairman. Periodically the postings are archived to keep the list of postings to a manageable length. Please disclose your name and email address when preparing your posting. V8 Register - MG Car Club   Neither the MG Car Club, the V8 Register or its officers and committee members can accept legal responsibility for any of the statements contained in any posting or postings made on this bulletin board. Any material considered to be undesirable in terms of its nature, content or implication will be moderated as promptly as is reasonably possible. Should any party feel the content or claims in any posting may cause them actual or potential damage, please contact the V8 Webmaster promptly so appropriate action may be taken. V8 Webmaster