what brake shoes on rear 181 drums?

elvisisgod · Post by **elvisisgod** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:09 pm

ive now had my drums skimmed - managed to take 'em to max vw limit before needing o/s shoes and theyve cleaned up really well. however.......... ive got some standard bug rear shoes (40mm wide) as recommended on here but i cant help thinking i can fit a pair of T3 rear shoes (45mm wide) as there appears to be enough room in the drum! what do you crazy yanks think ?

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Post by **Marc** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:24 pm

You could probably squeeze the extra width in, but there's a major difference in diameter (230mm vs 248.1).
One thing that off-road guys often do to increase rear brake bias is to graft on larger-diameter wheel cylinders, like 22mm fronts, in place of the 17½ or 19mm rears. You won't get as much shoe travel for the same volume of fluid displaced by the M/C so adjustment becomes more critical, but it will push the shoes harder for the same pedal pressure.

elvisisgod · Post by **elvisisgod** » Wed Jan 22, 2003 3:37 pm

sorry , got **** for brains!! didnt think of the increased diameter - youve just saved me from looking a twat at my local motor factors!!

was going for 22mm rear wheel/cyl. and a master cylinder from a split bus (as im fitting a flip front and am to lazy to remount the resevoir

) thanx mikey

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