Another rear brakes problem

[marco007]

Hello all,
This is the second time in six months that i found the rear wheels stopped by the brakes. Any suggestions?
Another questions is related to the rear suspension... what kind of shock suspensions are suggested as a good replacement for the rear? I mean... good for driving securely but, also, confortable.
I have a 1978 124 spider.

Regards,

Marco

[So Cal Mark]

could be sticking calipers or compensator or collapsed hoses. Did you do any repair the last time it happened?
As for shocks, I like the KYB GR2 for street use

[ga.spyder]

Marco,I just went a couple rounds with my rear brakes.I ran into problems rebuilding them,and opted for new calipers.Money well spent.I bought from one of our vendors,but found later Napa had them for a good price.Braking is now straight and strong.I also like the KYB GR2 shocks.Good ride,pretty responsive,and excellent price.I ordered from shockwarehouse.com and got all 4 for lessthan $100.
Craig
ps..if you rebuild your rears ,here is a excellent tutorial
http://www.mirafiori.com/faq/content/re ... lipers.htm

[racydave]

My Emer brake cable was binding, not allowing the brake to release fully.

[adrians]

As per earlier posts, check the hand-brake, I would also recommend the KYB GR2 - I've been using them for the road and on the track.

[marco007]

Solved!
Thanks to all... the brake problem was caused by:
- a blocked caliper
- a blocked brake hose
The adopted solution was to repair the old caliper.
For what concerns the shocks absorber, I finally got KYB for the front and SASCH.. for the rear.
In all this story I realized that: fiat 124 is italian, I live in Italy but... it is better to be in USA with that car (and, also, I would prefer more the actual USA president rather then... ok... no politic!)... I could not found the KYB for the rear in Italy and, furthermore, I paied for the pair of KYB more than the double that I found from the web-site it was suggested by you.
Anyway... spring is coming... roof is over...

Bye

Marco

[rlux4]

Congratulations Marco! Glad you solved the problem.
Your comments about owning a Spider here in the US versus in Italy is interesting. I guess we are fortunate that we have good sources of supply for our cars here.
Ron