*HOW TO* Fit 2L 16v/Turbo/V6 front brakes

[LEWI007]

well ive ordered some they cost 18 pounds each ill let you all know if they fit.

[LEWI007]

Just picked my discs up and i can confirm theyre a straight fit!

[LEWI007]

but for some reason the pads are really tight up against the discs im working on a fix for it.

[brainsnova]

you have to shave the pads down a bit. http://www.pngclub.com/forum/showthread.php?t=155348

[LEWI007]

cheers ill trry it. I got moffat to make that thread for me so i could get info and already read it, ill try it and report back

[Jack]

but for some reason the pads are really tight up against the discs im working on a fix for it.

That will probably be down to the height of the discs being different, so they sit a little off centre.

[LEWI007]

what do you mean as in height, the 280mm length of them?

Its something with the thickness, i had to squeeze them into the calipers, but theyre 25mm and the vectra discs are 25mm but theyre tight as ** for some reason

[Jack]

No, I mean the overall height (as in the back of the disc to the front of the mounting face).

Meriva is 43.2mm and Vectra is 42mm, then consider than a Nova is 41mm - so the back of the disc is 2.2mm further inboard when using Meriva discs on a Nova hub.



....at least I think I've got that right Does it hit the inboard pad? I'll go look at some dimensions in a min and see how things all size up.

[edit] Then there's differences in the calipers too I believe - what car & year did they come off? They should have a number stamped on them, are you able to see it?

[scott.parker]

Is it worth adding that mavira 280mm 4 stud disks fit too?

[Paul]

thats what theyre talking about Scott