Trevor, Yeah, I've got sumitomo's up front. I must say no matter how much punishment I give them I never get any fade, even after 12 laps at Eastern creek they were perfect. I am also running Castrol SRF Brake fluid - it's expensive but makes a difference.
Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pooley, Trevor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 5:02 PM Subject: RE: Vented disks under 13 inch wheels > Mark, > > I just had a look at the DBA online catalog. A lot of those Audi disk are a > good match. > > 240K is 253mm diameter 48mm hat height and 12.7mm thick. > > DBA catalog number 241 is 256mm diameter 47mm hat height and 22mm thick. > > Mark, what caliper are you running? Sumitomo twin pot? > > Regards > Trev > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Alford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2001 16:05 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Vented disks under 13 inch wheels > > > Trevor, > > I have a 260mm vented disk but it was on the car when I got it. Errol was > telling me about an Audi disk from DBA that will fit but requires spacing of > the caliper as you stated, I can't remember though which Audi it was from, > maybe Errol can help out on this one, as I am thinking of updating my rotors > also. > > Mark. > > P.S. the shocks were supposed to be ready last Friday, but I have been too > busy to get up there. I will try to get them this week. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Pooley, Trevor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 1:45 PM > Subject: Vented disks under 13 inch wheels > > > > List, > > > > Following on from a thread a few weeks back. I am looking into a > conversion > > for running vented disks under 13 x 7 wheels (hotwires for example). Plan > > was to use the Sumitomo twin opposed piston calliper on a 240K strut > (253mm > > diameter disk, 48mm hub and 12.7mm thick). I would need to use a spacer in > > the centre of the calliper to accommodate a vented disk. Question is which > > disk to use. The R31 hub type vented disk has about the right specs ie > 250mm > > diameter, 48mm hub and 22mm vented, But being hub type is probably a > > different disk offset. The 240K disk has the hub bolted to it. > > > > Ideally a disk with the same offset to the calliper bracket would be the > > easiest to fit as there would be no change to the calliper bracket. > Anything > > more than a 22mm vent would probably cause the spaced out part of the > > calliper to fowl on the wheel. In the DBA cataloge the S12 gazzelle look > > like a good canidate and it might be possible to take the hub to if the > > height is correct. Does anyne know? The s13 sivia looks like a good match > > also. The 280zx could work depending if the hub will fit the 240K strut > and > > provide the right offset. > > > > Anyone know what would work the best? > > Thanks > > Trev > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This message has been checked for all known viruses by the > MessageLabs Virus Scanning Service. For further information visit > http://www.messagelabs.com/stats.asp > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
