on the topic of brakes what braking force is everyone getting (%g)
I gave my engineer a fright today when he asked me to speed up to 60 k/h
and brake hard. nearly sent him head on to windscreen.
registered 0.85g with recoed drums and 200b struts/brakes
>From: "Terry & Heather" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: My brakes!
>Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2000 21:57:45 +1000
>
>Andy,
>It's good to see another 4 wheel disc Datto out there, good write up but
>the
>only thing you missed was that you have to ream out the Skyline mounting
>bracket centre hole approx 1.8mm for the 510 axle to pass through. Also,
>you
>can use the umbrella 510 handbrake if you have a console and don't wish to
>mount a centre handbrake, it's very similar to the original 510 but the
>Skyline cables also require shortening.
>
>If anyone is considering a rear conversion using the R31 rears with 200B
>fronts I'd recommend you use the stock 180B booster and dual 3/4" master
>cylinder as the 7/8" cylinder is too squishy, still works well just doesn't
>have a good feel if that's important to you.
>
>The other thing you'll notice if you drive on the street in traffic with 4
>discs is that Hyundai drivers are prone to tailgate you and they get a real
>surprise as gentle braking in a 4 disc 510 is a both feet on the pedal lock
>up exercise for them, for that matter that goes even for most modern day
>buzz boxes. I've nearly been hit some many times since upgrading the brakes
>so I have adopted a policy of allowing a bit more space in front of me when
>someone's up my ar*e which I spose is a strange practice with awesome
>brakes.
>
>Terry
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Andy Nielsen
>Sent: Friday, 9 June 2000 1:27 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: My brakes!
>
>
>I just thought I would let you all know exactly how much it cost me to put
>some good brakes on my 1600. I blew the budget a little by buying some new
>bits. You could do all this for half the price if you tried very hard.
>The
>only disadvantages are that the callipers are damn heavy and the rotors
>arn't vented. But I did take my car out to the new Queensland Raceway and
>after many, many laps my brakes didn't even look like softening. And that
>track is terrible on brakes. This is what I bought:
>
>Front:
>Pair of 240K Struts $50
>New 240K Rotors $180
>Toyota Hilux 4 spot Callipers $90
>2 Calliper Kits $100
>
>Back:
>R31 Skyline Rotors $75
>R31 Skyline Callipers $75
>R31 Skyline Handbrake + Cable $30
>R31 Skyline Mounting Bracket $20
>
>The only other bits I needed were a 180B Booster (Had it laying around.)and
>a 240K Master Cylinder. ($75)
>
>The front brakes all bolted on perfectly. I had to swap struts and mount
>the calliper at the front though. And they still fitted under 13 inch rims
>after taking off a little calliper with an angle grinder. The back took a
>lot more work. I had to re-drill the holes on the skyline mounting bracket
>to get the calliper where I wanted it. I then had to use the angle grinder
>on the bracket to take of any bit of the flange that hit. After that,
>rotors and callipers bolted on, perfect offset. The biggest trouble then
>was putting in the hand brake. I got the cable shortened, modified the
>skyline bracket and cut a hole in the floor. It was all fairly easy.
>
>I am extremely happy with the brakes. I can't wait to get this damn fuel
>injected, turbo charged L series in the car so I can really test them out.
>If anyone wants more info just email me.
>
>Happy datsuning
>Andy.
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