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Re: MA61 brake upgrades... again! Sun, 14 December 2003 20:46 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
justcallmefrank wrote on Fri, 12 December 2003 15:27


This is compounded by the fact the MS65 hub actually sits this face 10mm further inboard than the MA61 hub. On top of that didn't someone say you'd have trouble finding adequate clearance for the caliper too?

Perhaps we need someone to actually measure up the real room we have to play with, the idea of using the Holden disc behind the hub is nice, but it doesn't mean anything if it's not going to come close to fitting. Why don't you knock together your front strut with the hub (you have both of these right?) and measure what clearance there is from the hub to the strut.



Hi Frank,

I tend not to agree with the first point above. The depth of the hub from mag mounting face to the disc mounting face is within 1mm on the MS65 hubs that I have. Where the outer face sits in relation to the MA61 hub, I have not yet determined.

I am in the process of trying to obtain a dead DBA046 rotor (same as used in Commodore Cup racing I think) that is 328mm dioa x 28mm thick. This will enable me to work out it it will fit on the strut.

If this doesn't work for me, it is back to the drawing boad or looking at another tyre of caliper that is a little thinner

Cheers

Michael B

edit : If I can't fit the Holden rotors to the back of the hubs, then there is little point in fitting them to the front of the hubs, as there are other otors that will achieve the same end effect without resorting to a mounting collar and longer wheel studs.

[Updated on: Sun, 14 December 2003 22:17]

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