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Duncan

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Duncan Grand Master

Duncan

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Well here's a noob question from me.

Are the front rotors bolted to the hub somehow, like with the driveshaft/hub nut? Had a quick shot at changing to gtr brakes the other day and couldn't get the rotor off......

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Stinky Rooster Grand Master

Stinky Rooster

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^^Damn, beat me to it.

It looks to me like the discs just slot over the wheel studs, but from prior experince this alone can make them pretty stiff to remove. Try a bit of gentle persuasion with some blocks of wood perhaps?

darrinspencer Grand Master

darrinspencer

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I removed mine the other day to fit r34 disks and had the same problem

Give them a hit with a rubber mallet or hammer, they are generally rusted onto the hub

If that fails, there are some 6 or 8mm tapped holes in the disc to use a puller if needed

Are you changing the calipers to GTR items aswell?

If so, what are you using for the front brake lines?

New lines, or are you modifing the stagea bango bolt to suit the calipers?

Lunatikk Rising Star

Lunatikk

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Nope they just slide on the studs & can be a right bit@h to get off sometimes.

The std rotors should have a pair of threaded holes near the studs, soak the studs with some WD etc & wind a pair of bolts into the threaded holes (even 1/2 turns to both sides) & they should lever off......

It's also worth cleaning off the hubs with a wire brush or soft pad on a drill etc to help the new rotors run true inside the calipers & if the regs allow, get rid of the backing plates to help with cooling etc

Hope that helps

darrinspencer Grand Master

darrinspencer

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darrinspencer, I've also got problems with the mounting bolts, I was just trying a sample fit first.....

I have R34 GTT front and rear calipers and disks and they bolt staight on

It is just the brake lines that are different

The r34 GTT rear brake line will replace the Stagea ones

The front I will probably use the Stagea lines and either shorten the bango bolt approx 3-4mm so it does not bottom out in the caliper, or the other option is to remove the seat in the bottom of the caliper so the bango bolt does not bottom out

The other choice is to spend $300-400 on custom lines ;)

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