competition pads will improve things, BUT be aware that they may need quite a bit of heat in them to get up to optimum braking .
on the road they may not improve things at all, as they will run to cold.
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2 doors wrote:competition pads will improve things, BUT be aware that they may need quite a bit of heat in them to get up to optimum braking .
on the road they may not improve things at all, as they will run to cold.
Yeah man very true, full blown race pads would be shite for road use, the ones he uses are actually a road/race combo.
Far better than mintex pads according to him.
I jst thort it was an interesting idea, ive never really thort of modifying a brake pad to fit
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The stock 1200 disc brakes are so shit it aint funny. I wouldn't bother trying to improve the pads in them.
Just do a strut swap, or an S13 conversion. Then find some good pads for your new brakes if you still find you need some.
Just do a strut swap, or an S13 conversion. Then find some good pads for your new brakes if you still find you need some.
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My ute is a 1990, the calipers are the same as pulsar ones.Bartman wrote:The stock 1200 disc brakes are so shit it aint funny. I wouldn't bother trying to improve the pads in them.
Just do a strut swap, or an S13 conversion. Then find some good pads for your new brakes if you still find you need some.
I got some s13 discs and calipers (the slightly bigger ones) a few weeks back and will be eventually fitting them, tho i still need to get s13 studs and adaptor plates. My tires run so close to the guards up front that with the extra width that the s13 discs give i will need to get camber plates or maybe switch from 165/70/13 to 165/60 or 175/50
Did you ever end up gttn more adaptor plates made up Bart? ... And have i read sumwhere tht you have a lathe?, might save me attacking the hubs with a grinder
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Just a thort, if i did install adjustable camber plates i would need a cert, but once set i would only ever run them in the same position. - Are there plates available in a fixed increased neg camber position (non adjustable but with more camber) , and if so, would they still need cert? The adjustable ones seem to have durability problems with the bearing anyhow, often wrong style brg for the job
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I actually have a batch of plates ready to drill.
Yes camber tops will need cert. new laws mean you can't get cert with more than 0.5 degrees neg camber than factory.
Yes camber tops will need cert. new laws mean you can't get cert with more than 0.5 degrees neg camber than factory.
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Nice, would i be able to purchase a pair please?Bartman wrote:I actually have a batch of plates ready to drill.
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Sure.
I just need to make time to head over to the workshop and drill them.
I do indeed have a lathe too. It's not a big job to turn down your hubs too.
I just need to make time to head over to the workshop and drill them.
I do indeed have a lathe too. It's not a big job to turn down your hubs too.
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Mean, the ute will be doin hand stands in no timeBartman wrote:Sure.
I just need to make time to head over to the workshop and drill them.
I do indeed have a lathe too. It's not a big job to turn down your hubs too.
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Bartman wrote:Sure.
I just need to make time to head over to the workshop and drill them.
I do indeed have a lathe too. It's not a big job to turn down your hubs too.
SO HURRY UP AND TURN DOWN MY FLIPPING HUBS
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