Terry I had this problem where the control arm hit the inside of the disc. I have grinded the end of the control arms. Could this be from clearance issues or is it due to movement on the ball joint?
I assume if the ball joints were on the way out there would be movement when you shake the wheel? Thanks again Chris King ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terry Rudd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 9:53 PM Subject: RE: 200B struts, disc & callipers question > Stuey, > > There isn't as budget ventilated conversion for the 200B strut (that we know > of & Verada/Dunnydore combos etc require 1600/180B strut with 3" calliper > bolt spacing, 200B has 3.5" spacing), however as Turbo boy says the solid > rotors do a pretty good job on a 1600 especially in combo with R31 rear > discs. I prefer the earlier 200B hubs as they are a tad wider but they do > make the wheel offset a little more critical (100mm backspace is max with a > 6" rim as you'll fowl caster rods and/or standard guards). Brake pads are > the secret to this combo working well, I've used a few and the best by far > are Aussie Girlock (Alloy) with Ford pistons & Paged blue pads but these are > exy. Probably the best value for you're buck is Sumitomo twin spots with > Bendix Ultimate pads, Sumitomo Toy 4 spots do grab real well but the wheel > weight is way out of the square and I think you can only get Bendix Metal > pads for these (I'm not a Metal fan). The only other problem with 200B > rotors is that if you flog them they eventually warp discs unless I've got > something real bad wrong with my setup as I've done a DBA Sports Rotor this > time, not real badly but still it's very annoying. The other thing is if > you're using a 70 or earlier xmember (i.e. with tapered balljoints) they'd > better be in good shape, otherwise the end of the control arms with munch > the inside of your discs for lunch under heavy braking. > > regards > Terry > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stuey Roberts > Sent: Monday, 5 January 2004 8:44 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: 200B struts, disc & calipers question > > > Hey mate, cheers for that quick reply, what spot are the hilux calipers??? > Also, how much would you want for the 240K ones, where abouts are you? im in > brisbane, out in bellbowrie.... Which calipers would be better, hilux or > 240K?? Thanks again....stuey > > > >From: Turbo Boy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: Re: 200B struts, disc & calipers question > >Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2004 16:53:28 +1100 (EST) > > > >Hey dude, > > > >at the moment I would stick purely with the solid rotors, they will work > >really well and I've never had any problems with them. Calipers there are > >two choices. I have early 80's model hilux 4wd calipers on my 200B struts > >and they work a treat. They bolt straight on and all you have to do is > >bleed the brakes again. You can also get a set of sumitomo twin spots of a > >240K. They will also bolt straight on. I actually have a set of these > >that I want to part with if you are chasing some. > > > >Either or will suit your purpose and be a huge imporvement over the 1600 > >ones...................... no more brake fade. > > > >Cheers > > > >Stuey Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >Hey there listers, im sorry to ask this again, but im now gonna stick with > >the 200B struts in my 1600. I have booked the old girl in to get all the > >suspension done this thursday and this will be when the 200B struts go into > >the car first. Firstly is there anything that i should know about things i > >have to change for them to fit, i know that u have to swap them left to > >right so that the calipers are at the front, is there anything else??? > >Also, i want to upgrade from the solid discs and calipers, but unsure of > >models of discs to use, and then what calipers can go onto them. If anyone > >out there can give me some ideas it would be so greatly appriciated hey... > >Cause after i get the suspension done, i've gotta do the discs and > >calipers, > >then i can go and get my engineers certificate for the L20 and then im very > >happy... > >Sorry for the rambling, but yeah..... Thanks again guys/girls... Stuey. > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > >ninemsn Premium transforms your e-mail with colours, photos and animated > >text. 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