typ of disc brakes and brakes to get for my mk1 clio?

[kundi13]

i have an mk1 1996 N REG Clio phase 1 RN.

i need to know what kind of brakes i need for my fronts and rears?

will these do it for my front and back ?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/OMP-Front-Brak...QQcmdZViewItem

also i think i need to change my disc brakes. how do i know if they need changing? and what brand should i get that are long lasting and strong?

thanks.

[kundi13]

will these disc brakes do it? and what brakes do i need from the package the top ones (no spring) or the bottom ones(spring on it.....?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RENAULT-CLIO-1...QQcmdZViewItem

[1995clio16v]

Hi,

1 - They are obviously for discs, you will have drums on the rear so these wont apply

2 - For the pads for the front, just get oe ones from renault

3 - You usually just know when the discs are worn/warped through feel although you can use a specific tool for measuring them, dont know what its called, someone will be able to give you a bit more tech info on knowing when worn.

Shudder under heavy braking would be a good sign i think or pulling to one side etc

[kundi13]

so you saying that the fronts have disc brakes but the rears dont have disc brakes they have drums if so why is that?

[BristolSam16v]

The lower/smaller engine models all use drums on the back, I think mainly the sportier models have rear discs because it looks better, doesnt really make much difference on breaking.

[kundi13]

oh right i see. do the drums wear out aswell?

[kundi13]

also can i take off the rear drums and put disc brakes on ?

[u33db]

also can i take off the rear drums and put disc brakes on ?

Yes but its a lot of work so don't bother.

For the front brakes stop mucking about with the standard calipers as they an inherantly bad design...get some secondhand 16v stuff in there and you'll get WAY better performance than any aftermarket stuff.

[kundi13]

i only want to change the front brake discs and front + rear brake pads.

any particular make i should be after for the pads and discs?

[u33db]

Just get standard from halfords etc...for the extra money involved you're not going to notice the difference over 'aftermarket' stuff.