Derek Franklin wrote:
Daniel,180B 3/4" Tokico or Nabco tandem m/cylinder with prop valve and japanese bendix booster off a 180B works very well with the Girlock 200B conversion. The 7/8" cylinder has too much travel for my liking, (it a personal preference thing, i'm not saying it's bad) and always feels squishy but works well when you get used to it. The 7/8" cylinder feels much like the aussie PBR master cylinders especially the 180B rusty ones.the 200B conversion uses the 200B struts from the strut cartridge down. You
can use the springs you already have and the strut tops ( may need spring compressors
).
The 200B struts using the 1600 springs will lower the car between 1/2" and 1&1/2"
depending on the current strut ( measure the tube between the lower spring seat
and the stub-axle assembly to see how much ).
The rotor is solid, 10" ( stock is 9" ) diameter, thicker and the calipers are
single piston semi-floating calipers, like most modern production car calipers
( eg commodore ).
Booster is a matter of personal taste - getting the master cylinder and bias
valve set up is the key. Anyone got tips on a master cylinder for this conversion
?
terry
FWIW, I'm using my wagon's stock ( 7/8" ) tandem master with the VL Turbo calipers
- not perfect but not bad either.There's a 240K twin piston 10.5" brake setup that sounds pretty damn good for
a 1600, but may not work with 13" rims....anyone ?DBA may sell cross-drilled rotors for either of these, just check with a catalogue
or supplier.Hope that helps you out, good luck !
DF>I was checking out the 200B brake conversion on the adelaide 1600 club =
>webpage and wondered what struts are required? Can you use the 1600 =
>struts or do you have to have the 200B struts. If the 200B struts are a =>requirement, can 1600 springs be adapted to them(my lowered springs are =
>only two months old) Is the rotor solid, cross drilled or ventilated? =
>Is it a single, double or four(probably not) piston caliper? Is the =
>200B booster a strict requirement or would a 180B booster(which I =
>already have) or even the 1600 booster be fine for this configuration? I =>already have a set of 240K struts and brakes lying around but I'm =
>wondering if the 200B conversion would be far more worthwile? I would =
>consider the 200B conversion if the advantages over the 240K conversion. => Sorry for all the questions but unfortunately the VL commdore(awesome =
>brake setup though) option is out 'cause I have 13 inch rims, just =
>purchased and don't have the money or need to be buying new ones in the =
>forseeable future.--membersozdat-------------------------------------------------------
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