VT twin-spots look like they would have a really good chance of a fit for the 180b strut/Verada disc combination since GMH didn't change the disc hat height between VS and VT (83mm on both). Who sells them for $90 each?
damien cm wrote: > Terry, > > I think that all commodore pads are the same from VB till VS, and then > the twin piston caliper was introduced. The difference is the fins and > larger piston on the more modern commy single piston caliper. Could be > wrong. > > Interesting- brand new VT double piston calipers cost only $90 retail > each. EBC greens to suit are $160. The bolt spacing is 76.2 cm, the > same as previous commodore calipers. Maybe some possibilitys here??? > > James, > > Nice one, I'll let them know that I am in the club. I might try to get > trade price through a friend in the trade, could be cheaper still. ACT > brakes also do EBC. > > Do you want to sell those 200B struts that you have? If so, let me > know what you want for them. > > Thier is a workshop in Fyshwick called Autogas, and was recently > closed. A new owner/operator has bought the place and opened it up to > the public again. Whilst it is primaraly a LPG workshop, they are > seriously thinking of doing FJ/SR/CA engine conversions into Datsuns > in the near future. ACT is in need of some quality performance > modification workshops. They have a dyno as well. Good luck to them. > > Damien > > >From: "Terry Rudd" >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: > >Subject: RE: 200B brake pad selection-Terry >Date: Mon, 8 Apr 2002 > 23:53:36 +1000 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of damien cm > > Sent: Monday, 8 April 2002 10:43 PM > To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: 200B brake pad > selection-Terry > > > Terry et al, > > I went to Car Torque (68 Kembla > Street, Fyshwick 62808067) today and was >discussing brakes for > 1600's. I mentioned that I wanted to go the Z31 300zx >Disc/ 4-runner > caliper combo on the 200B strut. They were quick to advise >that while > thier was a good selection of pads for the 4-runner caliper, it >was > going to be a very heavy set-up. > [Terry Rudd] I agree about the > weight, supposed to be very good brakes >though. The Z31 disc has 81mm > centre hole, 200B has 73mm so I'm wondering >how to get around that > small problem. > > I then told him that I could not find good pads for > the 200B early or >late calipers. He told me that you can put the > Commodore pads straight into >the 200B calipers. EBC greens are $160 > retail. I think that this is the end >of the pad selection nightmare > for 200B caliper users. > [Terry Rudd] Which model Commodore? DB? I > often wondered why you could >get Pagid pads for a early 200B and > nothing much else, may be they are >Commodore pads. > > I just have to > get some early 200b calipers and swap them for my later >ones. If > anyone has any input, throw it in!! > [Terry Rudd] You need early > callipers and discs, you can't mix early and >late 200B, also Sumitomo > callipers only fit early struts/discs. > > Are all 200B discs the same > size? > [Terry Rudd] No, early are bigger and different offset. > > > Could I bolt 200B calipers onto 270mm 240k discs to get a bigger disc. > > [Terry Rudd] Yes, with early 200B callipers only and it's been done > many >times, C210 also use a DBA316 disc. > > Would I have to use the > 240K strut, or can I put the 240K discs on the >200B strut?? > [Terry > Rudd] You can use 240K/C210 discs on the early 200B strut. > > Getting > closer, > > DAMIEN > > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >-- > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com. > > > --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]/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > >--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]/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > <http://g.msn.com/1HM501201/10> . > > --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]/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
