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snottysnowy1
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19th Apr 04 at 16:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ive just recieved some cavalier v6 calipers and have also got some 2.0l brake discs..will these be a straight forward conversion? also i have 15" wheels on... any help appreciated..thnxs
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19th Apr 04 at 16:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
v6 calipers and 2.0ltr brakes, these wont work i dont think will they, u need v6 discs too
snottysnowy1
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19th Apr 04 at 16:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
really? anyone else know?can they not be adapted in anyway?
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19th Apr 04 at 16:15   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the discs are too small matey. where did u buy them from? fitting the correct calipers and discs is easy enuff to do aswell!
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19th Apr 04 at 16:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
ill see if i can get bigger discs..got them off ebay.. wont cost too much for the discs i spose..
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what discs does anyone recommend?
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i got black diamond groved and drilled
Siberia
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19th Apr 04 at 18:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
normal GM ones made for a corsa


www.v-tuning.co.uk 65 quid i think
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do the v6 calipers fit with 15"s on..they look pretty big to be honest..also what calipers should i use for the 2.0l brake discs??
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they fit my 15's
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spose i should give them a try first..looks a tight squeeze but awesome though..are they a straight swap?
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so if im gonna use the cavalier V6 calipers what sort of brake discs will i need for them? will the cavalier v6 ones work?
Siberia
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go here--> Click Me


get the 284mm 4 stud disks.
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thanks i'll check it out
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if i were to just put on the 2.0l brake disks instead could i use the standard calipers or what calipers would i need if i done this instead? kinda new to all this
snottysnowy1
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256mm discs that is
J100RSA
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fiat coupe turbo disks m8 284mm and 4 stud fit spot on with v6 calipers on corsa
Siberia
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quote:
Originally posted by snottysnowy1
if i were to just put on the 2.0l brake disks instead could i use the standard calipers or what calipers would i need if i done this instead? kinda new to all this



u will need the 2ltr 16v cailpers

found on astra mkII's
TOMAS
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J100RSA - ^ that serious! Just go out buy some Fiat Coupe Turbo discs and away we go? Is the offset & width exactly the same as our V6's?
Siberia
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would it be great if there master cyclinder fitted in
Daimo B
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quote:
Originally posted by TOMAS
J100RSA - ^ that serious! Just go out buy some Fiat Coupe Turbo discs and away we go? Is the offset & width exactly the same as our V6's?


Yup, PCD is pretty much the same.

Donna has these discs on D5NNA
TOMAS
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20th Apr 04 at 12:08   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
shit hot

I had found a local small engineering place that would be willing to re-drill me some nice fancy V6 grooved jobbies but if the Fiats fit then away we go
TOMAS
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Fiat discs are only 22mm thick? dont our V6 discs run at 25mm think?
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Well my car and donna's car have had no probs so would'nt worry about it

 
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