Tiger Cat E1 Breaks (Or lack of)

[r300chris]

Hi there

The breaks on my Cat E1 are shocking!!! It has Sierra Hubs and callipers. Solid discs at front and Drum brakes at rear.

The pedel feels rock hard, and to make the breaks work I have to put in loads of effort.

Has anyone got any tips on improving the performance of non servo assisted breaks (other than fitting servo's)?

Many thanks

Chris
Tiger Cat E1
Caterham R300
Vauxhall Vectra

[JG]

....fit a servo

if they are anything like the Cortina breaks I had on my Sumo then I feel your pain. Shockingly bad in standard fitment.

Someone more experienced than me will probably suggest a setup for you, no doubt it will be replacement master cylinder, calipers and maybe a caliper upgrade on the rear.

Have you spoken to Tiger to see what they suggest or perhaps even Westfield.

Cheers, John

[otteypm]

I had a Cat E1 exactly the same thing, I had to put a lot of effort in, we live in a world of luxury with our modern brakes though:-) I seem to remember looking at a remote brake servo kit that you could mount lower down the bulkhead, so it doesn't poke out the bonnet, I also remember measuring up to fit the standard lower down too. I'm not sure bigger brakes will help, they will just need more effort to operate. Isit actually a problem getting it to stop?