Hydraulic Handbrakes

[NOLAW]

has anyone had much experience with these? im looking at putting one in my car for track use, i know for them to be street legal you need to run a factory cable handbrake, my qestion is how do i go about setting up a hydraulic handbrake and still retaining my factory cable brake aswell? im also running a willwood pedal box with 3 master cylinders (clutch, front brakes, back brakes), car is a 7AGTE 1973 Corolla for those that dont know

[strx7]

i know for them to be street legal you need to run a factory cable handbrake,

Wrong.

if it is a competition car which has cage/harness etc and a Motorsport Authority card, Hydraulic Handbrake is an additional thing to go on your authority card.

[NOLAW]

it is a street car... for now anyway, it will get its occasional track time though, nothing competition though at this stage, what i want to know first of all is will it be legal providing i keep a factory cable handbrake aswell (iv been told it should be fine to doo this), and if so how can i go about setting it up

[rollaholic]

two calipers on each side at the back, like aston martins or something?

[wde_bdy]

Will be legal if factory cable setup is retained, even competition cars must either run cable as well or carry wheel chocks in the boot as a hydrailic system is not designed to hold pressure for extended periods of time. Talk to your certifier as well to see what he will sign off on but normally it will just tee into your rear brake line, can also set up separate calipers just for the handbrake assuming you have converted to rear disc.

Callum

[Adoom]

im looking at putting one in my car for track use...

Track use?
Do you mean gravel/unsealed events or autocross or something??

I fail to see when/how you would use an hydraulic handbrake for any kind of sealed circuit racing.... Unless it's for drifting maybe?

[Mr Revhead]

im looking at putting one in my car for track use...

Track use?
Do you mean gravel/unsealed events or autocross or something??

I fail to see when/how you would use an hydraulic handbrake for any kind of sealed circuit racing.... Unless it's for drifting maybe?

I was thinking the same! Unless you are going to have to do handbrake turns all the time I would stay well away from a hydraulic handbrake. Just not worth the hassle.
What axle/rear brakes you running?

[1I1]

Perhaps for drag racing to use to preload drivetrain before launching?

[Mr Revhead]

Get a trans brake

[1I1]

On a manual?

[Dell'Orto]

Chuck a turbo 350 in it maaaaate

[iOnic]

Run a separate caliper for the hand brake. This is the stock setup off some POS.

[Akane]

Hydraulic brakes for mean as skidz brah!

Dual calipers is the only way you can get away with it............

[Adoom]

BECAUSE RACECAR!?

[d1 mule]

hyd handbrakes are infinitely better than cable for drifting, but apart from that i cant see the point, unless rally maybe

[metric]

i was planning on running one in my datsun as i wanna do a few gymkhana style skid/pan events in it.

As the 1600 has the old school truck in-dash handbrake was gonna mount a hydro in the usual position

The r31 brakes have the cable bracket for the handbrake i was planning on leaving the old truck style handbrake on the cable and running the hydraulic brake in the rear brake lines......

Sounds like this would not be legal ???

Thoughts??

[wde_bdy]

Should really cert for hydro setup but if have a cable setup as well will have no trouble getting it legal without an authority card.

Callum

[Bazda]

I would fit a Mechanical caliper that Wilwood makes.
Its super small and only functions for cable hand brakes.