omega brakes!

[tarn_nova]

ive recently aquired some 20 16v omega brakes! 295mm i think! can any1 tell how 2fit them 2 my sri nova!

will some1 plz help me!

[raza]

hmm i aint sure they would fit as i thought they was too big to fit on the nova but could be wrong would be good tho if you get em on

[Stuart]

omega brake discs are 5 stud, where as novas are 4 stud.

so tahts the discs out of the window unless you get them redrilled.

the calipers will just bolt on where the existing ones go.

simple really

[tarn_nova]

ive had the disks redrilled, thinking of using the hub of the omega as some sort of spacer so the disks sit flush! cos they catch on the arm where the steering rack bolts 2! plus the hole on the middle of the omega disk is bigger then standard nova disks! so this should centre the omega disk!

do u think this would work

[Philsutton]

well if their 2lt brakes then cant you just use cav discs or astra ones instead of re-drilling?

[tarn_nova]

wish i could but there not big enough 2 sit in the caliper! lol

[raza]

get 2 litre calipers disks and pads for like 150 brand new if that

[Philsutton]

not up on my omegas but are sure they 2lts an not V6's, going by all oher vauxhalls they should be same as other 2lt brakes an will be 256mm

[tarn_nova]

the disks are 295 valver brakes wont fit!? should look good if i get them on

[Aragorn]

offset etc is totally different due to the omega being rwd

i doubt they will be easy to fit

better trying to find 288mm vectra v6 brakes and fitting them instead as they will go streight on once uve got the disks drilled

[alistairolsen]

are the callpiers the same if you use vectra disks?? Im looking for v6 brakes for a mates car, but I dont have any vectras lying about, I don know where theres an omega tho!

[burgo]

hmmmm theres a carlton gsi down my local scrappy, think i may have to pinch the calipers off it then

[Aragorn]

according to epc omegas use girling front calipers where as vectras cavs and astras use ATE front calipers

im guessing they are not interchangeable

[burgo]

im guessing they are not interchangeable

gotta be worth a tenner to find out tho surely, the calipers do look fooking huge though

[Chris]

the offset of the disks are wrong, so the astra/cav discs wont fit as they would be scraping on the caliper

[Stuart]

ahhhh yes just realised that when i changed my discs they had hell of an offset from the hub face.

yes the calipers are girling, but i believe they bolt on in the same place.

the V6 has "big" discs and the 2litre has smaller discs but they are still lager than most other VX brakes.