Brake upgrade problem?
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2005 11:13 pm
Hi guys new to this great forum an need help with a recent budget brake up grade i ve done. Background as follows: stock '83 gtv 2.0 with worn rotors needing attn, decided to base upgrade on gtv6 stock rotors and volvo girling 4 pot calipers.
So i got new brembo gtv6 vented rotors (I re drilled 4 stud pattern), new brake lines, 2 to 1 "T" and adapters and a pair of girling calipers off a volvo 244 wagon with vented discs.
Everything went well, bolted up fine until i fitted the pads, they sit 4 or 5mm above the disc. So my question is are the gtv6 and gtv 4 spindle the same or have i got my hands on the wrong type of girling caliper? The car brakes well but this can't be right can it? I weighed original vs new parts too wrote down somewhere for general info will post
Thanks Matt

This is what the end result i wanted (old forum S/A gtv6? with stock rotors?????)
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So i got new brembo gtv6 vented rotors (I re drilled 4 stud pattern), new brake lines, 2 to 1 "T" and adapters and a pair of girling calipers off a volvo 244 wagon with vented discs.
Everything went well, bolted up fine until i fitted the pads, they sit 4 or 5mm above the disc. So my question is are the gtv6 and gtv 4 spindle the same or have i got my hands on the wrong type of girling caliper? The car brakes well but this can't be right can it? I weighed original vs new parts too wrote down somewhere for general info will post
Thanks Matt


This is what the end result i wanted (old forum S/A gtv6? with stock rotors?????)

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