Easy brake upgrade for Series 3?

GingerPuss · Aug 30, 2008

I decided to buy logs today while they are still cheap and cut my reliance on gas heating over the winter.

Filled the back of my 88' with as many sacks of logs would go in... then filled up my 3x4" trailer.

Normally.. I am very happy with the standard brakes but carrying a load of logs made them more 'interesting'... almost dropped a log of my own when lights at the bottom of a hill turned red !!

Can anyone recommend a cheap and easy upgrade to the Series 3 for more effective braking power ???

Cheers

loiner1965 · Aug 30, 2008

GingerPuss said:
I decided to buy logs today while they are still cheap and cut my reliance on gas heating over the winter.

Filled the back of my 88' with as many sacks of logs would go in... then filled up my 3x4" trailer.

Normally.. I am very happy with the standard brakes but carrying a load of logs made them more 'interesting'... almost dropped a log of my own when lights at the bottom of a hill turned red !!

Can anyone recommend a cheap and easy upgrade to the Series 3 for more effective braking power ???

Cheers

an anchor and a short rope...................sorry mate but i am in the same boat

doobie · Aug 30, 2008

i've found the best method for stopping a overloaded series is if you start braking before you set off you might just stop where you want.....

if you have a brake servo and 11inch drums all round then you cant really easily do much other than keep them in good condition an keep oil out of the drums!

trees are good for the old emergency stopping though.....

iannotts · Aug 30, 2008

doobie said:
trees are good for the old emergency stopping though.....

No they not they hurt

jonteewilly · Sep 3, 2008

can't help wondering what your rig looks like,an 88foot lanny and a 3X4 inch trailer..................lol

Grippa · Sep 4, 2008

I've got 11" drums on the front & standard'uns on the rear, the balance between them seems to be about right. Like Doob said, the main thing is keep them well serviced, keep oil out oh, & check for any cylinder leaks.

Well serviced drums should stop you easily whatever you're hauling.

Give up with Series handbrakes tho'. Sick of sorting the fekin thing after every lane or ford. Gunna be gittin meself an x-eng disc conversion inna bit.

tacr2man · Sep 4, 2008

Donkeys ago i built a 88 with a RRV8 etc etc. The highest capability braking system at the time was on the 6cyl 1 ton 109 , so I transfered that spec to the 88 i.e tls 11'' wide shoe front sls11" std width rear and servo with mcyl . Braking was awesome, even pulling RRC on triaxle trailer.
Only negative was you had to brake gently solo in the wet

. HTSH

doobie · Sep 4, 2008

Grippa said:
Give up with Series handbrakes tho'. Sick of sorting the fekin thing after every lane or ford. Gunna be gittin meself an x-eng disc conversion inna bit.

i find that a light application of handbrake while your on the move can get some of the crap out of it again....

i.e. just before you park up just gently pull it on and off again, not when your going flat out down the road......

jmattley · Sep 4, 2008

Unless you want to **** your drive and die

doobie · Sep 4, 2008

indeed....

also yer could stick a perkins 4.203 engine in it, brings a whole new meaning to the term "engine breaking", just take yer foot off the accelerator when yer flat out (about 55mph) and you'll be pulling bits of steering wheel out yer teeth for ages!

jmattley · Sep 4, 2008

Wouldn't know that from experience at all then? Tehe.

doobie · Sep 4, 2008

jmattley said:
Wouldn't know that from experience at all then? Tehe.

ah i wish i could get up to those dizzying speeds again, but sadly the poor beasty is confined to a small field with all my familys other non-runners/mot failures/not even bothering to get an mot cos its so rotten vehilces......

one day i'll taste that steering wheel again!

Landy-ads · Sep 4, 2008

The stage 1 V8 brakes are the best drum brakes available for landy's, they are 11" diameter, twin leading shoe and the shoes are 3" wide. They fit straight onto any series, but are pretty hard to get hold of.

joev · Sep 6, 2008

heya mate i have found a website that does a disc brake conversion for series 2a and 3 i havnt tried it but it looks like it could do the buisness bettter than the drums the website is Bearmach Limited - The UK's largest Supplier of Land Rover Parts and Accessories i hope this is usefull to u and anybody else they also do a weber carburetters for a series 2a and 3 and other parts like that cheers mate

zzr1200 · Sep 11, 2008

Landy-ads said:
The stage 1 V8 brakes are the best drum brakes available for landy's, they are 11" diameter, twin leading shoe and the shoes are 3" wide. They fit straight onto any series, but are pretty hard to get hold of.

Stage 1 V8 109 and Ser.3 6 cylinder 109 brakes are the same system..they just stopped producing the 6 cylinder engine and fitted a rangey power unit

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