Hi Terry, I have 240K struts with the 270mm disk and twin spot sumitomos, with the struts not reversed (caliper rearward), and have never had any probs. I wonder what it is that sometimes results in struts requiring reversing, sometimes not?
andrew On Sat, 6 Apr 2002, Terry Rudd wrote: > Justin, > > I don't understand what you have written here about the turning circle being > reduced by reversing the struts. Most if not all 1600's with 200B/240K > struts and brakes have the struts reversed and the turning circle is not > affected. The brake callipers will be forward of the axle when the struts > are reversed. Are you saying your 200B brake callipers are rearwards on the > struts? I'm nearly sure that they don't fit, Sumitomos might at a pinch. > > In any case, which ever way the struts are in the car it's got nothing to do > with the control arms hitting the backing plates. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Justin > Kinchington (Global) > Sent: Saturday, 6 April 2002 10:08 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Datsun 1600 Front Struts HELP !! > > > I Looked at that as an option but then the turning circle was cut almost in > half. any other ideas ? > > Justin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rick White > Sent: Saturday, 6 April 2002 6:32 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Datsun 1600 Front Struts HELP !! > > > If I remember rightly . > The left strut off the 200B goes on the right of the 1600 > and the right Strut off the 200B goes on the left. > Jack your car up remove the whole strut from each side and swap sides. > You shold be right then. > Later. > Rick White. > > P.S any one have any Ideas about that 6 cylinder tacho getting > re-callibrated to work on a 4 Cylinder? > I recon it shouldn't be toooo hard to do > Would It?? > I hoope not. > :O) > > > > --- message from "Justin Kinchington (Global)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > attached: > > _____________________________________________________________ > Get Your free Ozdat Email Account > ---> http://www.ozdat.com > > _____________________________________________________________ > Run a small business? Then you need professional email like [EMAIL PROTECTED] > from Everyone.net http://www.everyone.net?tag > > > > --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
