trial1966 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Hi. Im thinking of getting a new frame and going rear maggie and front disc. I allready have a rear hope so would the caliper fit on the front and could you use it with a magura lever. Als could you use a hope lever with maguras just to save money? Help would be great. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murph82 Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Hi. Im thinking of getting a new frame and going rear maggie and front disc. I allready have a rear hope so would the caliper fit on the front and could you use it with a magura lever. Als could you use a hope lever with maguras just to save money? Help would be great. Jack I shouldn't think so mate, for starters conncetions will all be different and the levers will move the wrong amount of fluid , i've never seen anyone interchange between hydraulic disc and rim brake levers mate! get a bb7 disc on the front with a normal lever, there properly good and way cheaper than a new hydro disc! Get second hand to, no seals to perish or anything like that so it wont turn up leaking everywhere or with contaminated pads from an old leak as there isn't any fluids involved, trying to get one myself at the moment, but need to sell my front set up. To save money on the rear brake try and get a lever body off here and some hose, just use the caliper you've got and the lever blade and tpa and fit to the new body,! hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trial1966 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Ok thanks mate. Would my rear hope caliper fit onto the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forteh Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 (edited) The levers arent interchangeable, the hope uses DOT 4/5.1 fluid and the magura uses mineral oil, using one with the other will destroy the seals. You can run the rear hope on the front but may need to change the rotor size, I believe the rear rotor is a size smaller than the front i.e: a 160 rear will require a 180 front, check with tarty and they will tell you what you need. You will also need to shorten the hose, speak to your local bike shop and they should be able to do it for you edit: the hope lever will be the wrong side though, you might want to try to swap levers with someone. Edited September 19, 2010 by forteh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trial1966 Posted September 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Thanks for that everyone. I know not to swap the levers now. Thanks again. Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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