Hmmm well I'll send some photos of these calipers next week......
Terry there is the whole IRS setup on one of those skyline coupes
available too - is it correct that those discs/calipers are useable for
the 1600, but a little more difficult than the r31??
Thanks
Andrew
> Not sure on what the go is with the DB1166 pad, they are quite different to
> any Skyline R31 rears that I've seen. The DB1106 is the common one and also
> preferred as it's made on the same plate as the DB1086 (VL Commy minus the
> piston retaining lug) which is available in Ultimates, good price on that
> site at $67. These are very different to the DB1166 which interestingly came
> up if you search on Skyline R31 and aren't too bad I spose as I also noticed
> they are available in Premium.
>
> regards
> Terry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of andrew smith
> Sent: Sunday, 3 June 2001 11:37
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: quick question on R31 disk rear end....
>
>
> 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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