Roman Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Oh yeah, keen on a set of non gtr 4 pots if anyone got some!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 I need to grab them and see how they look next to the VT calipers. One of the main reasons I want to change is that the current setup has made me need to reduce the steering lock as the calipers hit the lower arms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheepers Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 Oh yeah, keen on a set of non gtr 4 pots if anyone got some!! i got. r33 GTST. PM me if keen and how much you wanna pay. sheepers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seedy Al Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I'm not reading all this, but the Jist of it is, Make 2x 2mm shims, one of each side, to run on the back of the pads you can thank me later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazy_rich Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Machining material off the mating surfaces in the middle of the caliper would bring the two halves closer together in other words they'd be narrower in the middle. I have done this before to some willwoods. Just need to make sure to remachine the o ring grooves right and you're away laughing. Do the gtr calipers have longer mounts on them to accomodate the larger rotor? This is what prevented me from using some of them on my capri as I couldnt physically fit them between the strut and the wheel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 skimming the mating surfaces is by far the best idea yet. I say give it a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 I cant see the point. GTR brakes are no doubt popular for other non GTR skylines (which have narrower calipers) so why not just buy the GTR ones, then swap? Might get some cash difference your way, as opposed to paying for machining to get them narrowed down to the same thing,. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingbrick Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Thats a better idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJZ Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 Do the gtr calipers have longer mounts on them to accomodate the larger rotor? This is what prevented me from using some of them on my capri as I couldnt physically fit them between the strut and the wheel. Yes they do, so do the R33 GTS25-t calipers. I do like the buy the GTR ones then swap option, that's nice and easy but it depends if you are running adaptor plates or not (which you probably are unless you have 100mm caliper bolt spacing) that will decide which caliper you get. As I said I'm pretty sure the R33 25t & R32 GTR ones are the same. R32 ones have shorter mounting tabs as they are made for smaller OD rotors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eke_zetec_RWD Posted November 18, 2011 Share Posted November 18, 2011 get some wider discs, when i was doing the lambos we used hq front hubs and the commy discs fitted straight on. there were all sorts of diameters and thicknesses available. we also used those calipers with no issues. hsv discs fit. discs are cheap. two birds with one stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 Yup, I think that will be the goer. When the car is back and running I'll get it all measured up. I'm hoping the calipers are a possibility in returning my steering lock to normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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