Leight,
I would say the strut you are best to use depends on whether you want
ventilated discs at a reasonable price as technically you can upgrade all 3
to ventilated. Good quality springs and inserts are available for all of
these struts. Availability of the struts in the first place in your area
could influence which one you go for, 240K/C210 Skyline are getting a bit
harder to find in some places. 240K are the shortest (~9.75"), 180B/200B are
around the same length (~10.25"), all are in the range of 35-40mm shorter
than late model 1600 struts (~11.5").
Solid rotors: http://www.adelaide.net.au/~lanzac/bs_brake.html
The cheapest to upgrade bang for $$$ are probably the 200B with Wagon
Summitomo callipers, solid rotors but you can get Ultimate pads and the
rotors are usually in pretty good shape unlike most 240K which are past
their use-by.
Next would be early 200B with Girlock, good cheap upgrade but poor pad
selection these days. eg Bendix Standard, Metal Kings and very exy Pagid
blues.
Ventilated rotors: http://www.adelaide.net.au/~zac510/vltbrake.html
Late 180B are the popular choice as the economical Mitsui Magna and
Verada/Commodore calliper upgrades suit this strut.
It could be possible that this conversion can also be done as easily using
VT callipers on the 200B/240K struts. I don't know for sure but watch the
list as it's being checked out.
regards
Terry
-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Richard Frank
Sent: Wednesday, 30 May 2001 11:20
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: big brakes
so which is the better strut to use 200b 240k 180b??? etc etc etc etc etc
etc e
Leight
>From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: big brakes
>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 21:42:18 +1000
>
>Luke,
>A 1600/early 180B strut has a 68mm axle and 76.2mm calliper bolt spacing
>(stock 1600 strut)
>A Late 180B has 73mm axle and 76.2mm calliper bolt spacing (fit 1600)
>240K/C210/200B has 73mm axle and 88.9mm calliper bolt spacing (fit 1600
>reversed, some C210 callipers don't fit 1600)
>R30 has 73mm axle, hub-type vented rotors, 88.9mm calliper bolt spacing,
>larger spring diameter (substantial mods req'd to fit 1600)
>
>hope this helps,
>
>regards
>Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, 30 May 2001 5:09
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: big brakes
>
>
> does anybody know if either 240K discs and callipers or R30 Skyline
>discs
>and callipers bolt onto datsun 1600 struts. The main thing is whether the
>discs go on as i can fabricate some adaptor plates for the callipers.
> thanx
> mark
>
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