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08 TECHNICAL ADVICE www.moss-europe.co.uk London 020 8867 2020 Bradford 01274 539 999<br />
Brakes<br />
Over the 41 years of the Mini production life there have many upgrades to the braking systems. A<br />
summary of standard Mini brake fitment throughout its production life.<br />
Drum Brakes<br />
1959-1964 Front drum brakes with single leading shoes. Rear drum brakes. This system had<br />
only one hydraulic wheel cylinder fitted in each drum. This system was hardly<br />
adequate then and should only be kept if car is trying to retain OE specification.<br />
1964-1985 Front drum brakes with twin leading shoes. Rear drum brakes. This system<br />
although an improvement on the single leading shoe setup is only just adequate<br />
for standard performance cars and again retaining OE specification.<br />
Improving Your Mini’s Brakes<br />
Any Mini can have its brake improved by moving to the next standard upgrade, i.e: Single leading<br />
shoe to Twin leading shoe etc... But most of you will be more interested in converting either from<br />
drums to discs or from small discs to large discs or maybe even four pot calipers. First of all you<br />
should be honest with yourself with what you want from your braking system.<br />
All of us would like to believe that we are overlooked, Eddie Irvine’s (guess where I’m from) but<br />
the truth is usually that we are just spirited drivers who probably have to use our Saturday Mini<br />
race car as weekday commuter. Big discs and hard pads are great for the race track but in real<br />
life they can be noisy and juddery, and in the worst cases give poorer performance if the pads do<br />
not reach their working temperature.<br />
The cheapest brake performance upgrade for all of the disc type systems is an upgraded pad<br />
swap. There are lots of manufactures out there producing upgraded material pads.<br />
Pads<br />
Discs<br />
Caliper<br />
Drums Hoses Kits<br />
Disc Brakes<br />
1961-1964 7 inch disc brakes at the front, two pot calipers. Rear drum brakes. Fitted to the<br />
Mini Cooper 997cc. This system although discs still had a very small pad surface<br />
to disc area and because of this these where not all that good. Parts for this<br />
system are virtually impossible to find therefore making it hard to maintain.<br />
1964-1969 7 inch disc brakes at the front, two pot calipers. Rear drum brakes. Fitted to the<br />
Mini Cooper 998cc. This system had redesigned callipers and larger pad to discs<br />
surface area. This system was better than the 997 system but for today’s<br />
standards it is still a little poor. Good for standard 10 wheel applications.<br />
1963-1974 7.5 inch disc brakes at the front, two pot calipers. Rear drum brakes. Fitted to the<br />
Mini Cooper S and Mini Clubman GT. Much larger pad to disc surface area and<br />
improved cooling efficiency. This along with a remote servo makes a very<br />
effective braking system for those who wish to keep their 10” wheels.<br />
1974-1979 8.4 inch disc brakes at the front, two pot calipers. Rear drum brakes. Fitted to the<br />
Mini Clubman GT. The larger discs really help with the pad to disc surface area<br />
and the cooling. These systems where non served and still gave very good<br />
stopping power.<br />
<strong>Performance</strong> Brake Pads<br />
GBP102G EBC Green Pad Set 998 Cooper.<br />
GBP102KV EBC Kevlar Pad Set 998 Cooper.<br />
GBP103G EBC Green Pad Set Cooper S.<br />
GBP103KV EBC Kevlar Pad Set Cooper S.<br />
8G8996 MINTEX M1144 Pad Set Cooper S.<br />
STR505G EBC Green Pad Set GT & 1984-On.<br />
STR505KV EBC Kevlar Pad Set GT & 1984-On.<br />
STR5051 MINTEX M1144 Pad Set GT & 1984-On.<br />
STR5052 MINTEX M1155 Pad Set GT & 1984-On.<br />
GBP258 MINTEX 4 Pot Metro And Alloy Calipers.<br />
TMG309474 MINTEX M1144 4 Pot Metro And Alloy Calipers.<br />
Something usually overlooked when looking at braking systems is replacement over braided brake<br />
hoses these give you a firmer feel at the pedal as these hoses do not expand when pressurised as<br />
rubber hoses do.<br />
If you wish to fit the ultimate in braking systems we have several 4 pot calipers and even 6 pots.<br />
This kit is for 13 inch wheels only:<br />
1985-2000 8.4 inch disc brakes at the front, two pot calipers. Rear drum brakes. Fitted<br />
to the Mini as standard.<br />
1989 8.4 inch vented disc brakes at the front, four pot calipers. Rear drum brakes.<br />
Fitted to the ERA Turbo Mini.<br />
MT5411<br />
6 Pot Vented Big Brake Kit. For 13” wheels where a no compromise front brake<br />
setup is required our big disc conversion can be used. This combines a one piece<br />
6 pot caliper with a 265x18mm vented disc with separate alloy mounting bell.<br />
Supplied with fast road pads and front braided brake lines. This is a competition<br />
oriented brake upgrade as the calipers are not fitted with dust seals.