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quick question about brakes

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Hi does my Rover 216GSi auto 1991 J-reg with ABS have discs on the back or drums? cheers...
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Re: quick question about brakes

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LondonMX wrote:Hi does my Rover 216GSi auto 1991 J-reg with ABS have discs on the back or drums? cheers...
I think it could have either, though just take a quick look, that would be the best way.
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Ive just found a reciept saying replacement rear brake discs and replacement brake pads so seems it has got discs all round

not bad for a 15 year old rover :D
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Why not just look at the car :?

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Even a 30 year old Polski Fiat has discs all round, it's just that they don't seem to work that well.
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Ok thanks for the help i was just curious what was on the car thats all. I had the understanding that 4 discs were better than 2 discs and 2 drums, but maybe it depends what car and different circumstances on which setup is better. :)
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Sheaf wrote:Why not just look at the car :?
ditto lol
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Does abs come with drums? I've never seen it :wink:
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mach1rob wrote:Does abs come with drums? I've never seen it :wink:
Aye it does. The 1.4 with ABS have drums on the back i believe. :?

But why not just look at the car again. :P
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What are these Brake things you are talking about? :? :?

Brakes? ... :? :oops:

They make your car stop? .. aaaaaa, right... :P

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Post by Leo »

I think I'm right in thinking that LondonMX's car is pretty standard. If that's the case then it's probably got steel rims with hubcaps which means you'd have to have x-ray vision to see the brakes.

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Neill wrote:
mach1rob wrote:Does abs come with drums? I've never seen it :wink:
Aye it does. The 1.4 with ABS have drums on the back i believe. :?

But why not just look at the car again. :P
Nope, the 1.4 with ABS had discs all round :)

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Andy I'm 95% sure you're right. Also the front discs were ventilated like the 220's.
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Post by agw_01 »

That's it Leo :)

The ABS models had the 262mm front discs.
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