Zac,
I also noticed that they list 2 diferent pads for R31 rears.Everyone reckons
the DB1106 fits the oz r31 so maybe the DB1166 fits the import r31's.
Andrew Smith
Zac Campbell wrote:
> My friend was doing the R31 rear conversion the other day and ordered new
> pads from www.discpads.com/
> He foudn out there is two different types of pads, depending on the car's
> spec level. It could also mean there was two different calipers? (that both
> fit 1600 easily)
>
> zac
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Terry Rudd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, June 03, 2001 10:07 PM
> Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
>
> > Andrew,
> >
> > The one that has the 5mm groove straight thru the face of the piston is
> the
> > standard PBR R31 calliper. I'm not familiar with any other type. May be
> the
> > other type supersedes the original as it sounds like it would still take
> the
> > DB1106 pads. The groove is in the piston like that to stop it rotating
> when
> > the hand brake is applied and the pads have a couple of little lugs that
> fit
> > into the groove. The only other explanation is that the callipers could
> have
> > been off the U12 89-92 FWD Pintara although I don't think there was a
> wagon
> > in this model. These take a different pad DB1166.
> >
> > regards
> > Terry
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andrew Robert
> > GREENBURY
> > Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 8:51
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
> >
> >
> > Thanks Terry and Heath
> >
> > Looked at two sets of pintara wagon calipers today - one set had a ~5mm
> > groove through the middle, and the other set had this groove only at its
> > perimeter ie it looked like a piston within a piston, with the groove
> > only in the outer "dougnut" section.... :)
> >
> > Anybody get what I mean, and has anyone come across these differences
> > before???
> >
> > Andrew
> >
> >
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