Just a quick question

when you put the disc on the hub how are people actually mounting the disc on their before putting the tire on..

other wise it will just fall off as there is nothing holding it there in place

thanx

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AFAIK the disc just slides over and like you said would be free to fall off when the wheel is not secured (save for the calliper that prevents it also coming off.

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my shrinking garage is down to.....
2x 1600s
1x GQ Tray back
1x 300ZX
1x FZR600

i understood all that except for AFAIK lol

what does she stand for

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google is your friend:
AFAIK = As far as I know

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Dave W

The 1600

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the caliper holds it loosely in place. it isn't secured in place until you put the wheel on and do up the wheel nuts

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1971 Datsun 1600 - Z18ET
1996 Suzuki RGV250 VJ22
1996 Suzuki RGV250 SP VJ23

fair enufff

cheers

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VT falcodores use the same setup.

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$2000 challenge bluebird - no more.
RPS12 - 80s-o-rama. Currently dropping 200cc, gaining a cam and gaining a turbo.

i don't see the problem. the only thing holding a standard rear drum on is the wheel too.

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1971 Datsun 1600 - Z18ET
1996 Suzuki RGV250 VJ22
1996 Suzuki RGV250 SP VJ23

yeah thats fair enuff just sounds dodgy thats all

Can anyone please give anytips on what to look out for when welding the caliper bracket onto the control arm...

cheers

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That design is fine. After all the only way for the disc to move would be if the wheel came off - and by that stage you probably have bigger issues at hand!

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$2000 challenge bluebird - no more.
RPS12 - 80s-o-rama. Currently dropping 200cc, gaining a cam and gaining a turbo.

As Bob said, if it's good enough to hold the wheel on, then it's good enough to hold the brake disc on.

As far as welding the bracket onto the control arm, I'm pretty sure that the R31 bracket is removable, and can be bolted to the 1600 control arm after redrilling the holes.

There are a few threads around here relating to that conversion.

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i got the caliper bracket off an R31, welded up the 4 holes, then re-drilled em to suit the angle i wanted the caliper to be mounted at.

there'll be pics of my setup in my thread in members' rides

unless you've got something like datsport's bracket, which is welded to the control arm - in which case ask baz

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1971 Datsun 1600 - Z18ET
1996 Suzuki RGV250 VJ22
1996 Suzuki RGV250 SP VJ23

yeah i got the datsport ones

hmmm seems alot easier to get the skyline ones and redrill

im just worried ill stuff it up and one side will end up being welded differently to the other or something..

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Modding the skylines ones is easy, this is the way my bro-in-law told me to do it and worked a treat.

1. Weld up the holes.

2. Grind out the backing plate of the drum (make sure you get the 4 holes and middle hole)

3. Once you've got that backing piece off the drum, just line it up on the skyline bracket, mark the holes with a pencil, drill and adjust with a file if needed.

Job done.

If i chucked the backing plate away i suppose i would have to measure and drill..

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