QUOTE(forgot_86 @ Jun 22 2012, 12:19 PM)
Actually I think Proton shud have put disc brake for SE. Cuz all proton 1.6 car also got 4 disc brake. Me no confidence to cucuk at highway cuz scared x sempat brake.
But my colleague all praise say my FLX SE very 'Gaya'. Got one of my client claim the headlight looks like VW Polo. So, I'm still a happy customer

Disc brake tak secengkam drum brake, all those drum brake tak makan is psychology. Ada orang sengaja modify S14 to drum brake for drift purpose. Disc brake GAYA is the truth, most people after installed disc brake belakang suddenly their brake peformance naik taraf because they felt good looking at it and BELIEVE its better to have disc brakes.
For your information, if caliper punya piston oil seal keras, jam brake happened very often. Most of the time brake's wear & tear not balance both side. In the long run, if you not regularly service both side of the brakes, change brake pads, service caliper, you get more buang belakang. For drum brakes, when brake tak balance, all the mech do is adjust the side yang tak ketat.
You may debate say why all standard vehicle came with front disc brakes(atleast all modern private cars) kalau tak cengkam? The reason is, disc brake allowed room for correction during emergency brake(tak jam brake like drum), also easier for ABS integration. Your brake servo got a brake fluid distribution that is specifically designed for your car to send 70% fluid to the front brake and 30% to the back. That is why you felt disc brake is more cengkam.
In short, if your car came with rear drum brakes, its not a bad thing(provided the R&D has properly refine the weight/brake distribution). If you have a Persoga drum brake, change rear disc brake is not a major issue because you may "import" the brake cable as well. If you're GaGa....

what car's brake cable are we supposed to take? Don't be surprise you car no henbrek after modified to disc brake
Btw, the famous Apul Garage is clever enough to
ADD a dish ON the drum brake hub, make an extra mounting for the caliper to made up your rear disc brake for GaGa. So you can continue to use the original henbrek cable. Therefore, Apul Garage new GaGa's rear disc brake modification is DUAL BRAKES at the back. When you step on pedal, pakei disc brake, when tarek henbrek, drum brake pakei

Latest update is RM800 all in. Original drum need to trade in.
Hope this clarifies
p/s: An
informative reading material
QUOTE(mat79 @ Jun 22 2012, 12:27 PM)
erm, sorry to interupt. I heard that somebody manage to solve the drum sound by driving using sat mode for 1 full tank. Then return back to cvt mode, sound disappear. Dunno whether coincident or not or its related to abs braking system work in tandem with engine braking in cvt, causing sensors pening. Maybe coz in full cvt engine braking is in infinite ratio, while sat fix ratio, almost same as normal at.Dunno what is the logic, but no harm done if trying.
Still no news on vendors about that. If have one. Ill will update it.
Sorry cant help much
Interesting enough

QUOTE(iXora.ix @ Jun 22 2012, 12:31 PM)
hahaha.. okay since tomorrow im going back ipoh.. i will try finish 1 full tank with SAT>. than i try change back with cvt.. apa apa i update details..
no harm to try.. MANA tau boleh! hahaha
Another Ipoh kia?
QUOTE(V12Kompressor @ Jun 22 2012, 02:03 PM)
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QUOTE(banoriginal @ Jun 22 2012, 06:37 PM)
yoyo everyone... just give a 500 deposit for a 2nd hand
blm... if go well july will get the car xDD
09year 50k mil manual
Which 1 is that? The doctor's?

Don't forget drive out and show off abit ya
Added on June 22, 2012, 7:02 pmQUOTE(MR_alien @ Jun 22 2012, 06:48 PM)
haha....dn't worry la
the problem with drum brake isn't good braking or not..no issue
its more to the handbrake part actually
cuz its not as good as disc brake and after u constantly pull it, it will loosen..so u have to tighten it back
and for the "peace of mind" part is that u never know when to service a drum brake
unlike disc brake...u know perfectly when to change the brake pad...and when have problem, its easy to diagnose
drum brake is a little more complicated...and its not as reliable as disc brake
Partially agreed...but... You forgot to say:
1) rear disc brake if cable loosen gotta tighten cable
2) drum brake can adjust back the brake level if brake pad nipis, but you'll have to bear with the reduced performance with disc brakes
3) if brake cylinder rosak, tukar 1 bijik+labor RM60, whereas caliper service kit is RM25 + labor RM35... abang adik. Drum brake less work, take out and replace, disc brake need to dismantle everything and put everything back together again.
I'm also a rear disc brake worshiper. But not till the extend of spending money on something LESS effective than the stock setups.
p/s: NOT denying disc brake is better, just not comfortable in modifying disc brakes to the originally equipped drum brakes
This post has been edited by davidke20: Jun 22 2012, 07:19 PM