Rear brakes

lacoste1977 · 30 Dec 2020 at 21:54

I have a 59 3 door Astra h I am trying to upgrade my rear brakes I have 308mm vented rear discs does anybody know what callipers will fit thanx

paradigm · 31 Dec 2020 at 10:54

Have you already upgraded your fronts?

Bear · 31 Dec 2020 at 11:33

As paradigm has indicated (he drives a BMW so it doesn’t happen very often

), don’t over brake the rears as it makes the car unstable under braking and can be dangerous

lacoste1977 · 31 Dec 2020 at 16:21

Yes I have already upgraded my front brakes to standard vxr brakes

paradigm · 31 Dec 2020 at 16:29

Not wanting to sound obvious then, but why not upgrade the rears to VXR items (including carriers if they are required for the calipers to fit), given they will be well matched to provide the right brake bias (assuming you also swap the cylinder if needed).

lacoste1977 · 31 Dec 2020 at 18:20

I was given a full set of vented discs for the hole car and just wanted to fit them I am trying to get rear callipers and carriers to fit I have 308mm vented rear discs