Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

Caliper/Dog-bone spacers, to mount the caliper further away from the hub that the factory position, where can I buy these dardies ?

I need some so I can ram my R33 brakes onto my A31 knuckles, and cant even find any luck via Google apart from those who make their own.

Anybody shed some light on this? Wanted urgently.

Edited by Nic_A31
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/
Share on other sites

I doubt you'll find anything off the shelf and if it wasn't so urgent I could draw some up for you.

I'm modelling my current dogbones and will be using them as a basis to develop some for the stag (this is to use stock calipers with 324mm 33gtr rotors).

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4877376
Share on other sites

Caliper/Dog-bone spacers, to mount the caliper further away from the hub that the factory position, where can I buy these dardies ?

I need some so I can ram my R33 brakes onto my A31 knuckles, and cant even find any luck via Google apart from those who make their own.

Anybody shed some light on this? Wanted urgently.

33 calipers n rotors go straight onto a31 stub axles ..

Bubba i have some bones if you want to copy them :P

Edited by Dsturbd
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4877404
Share on other sites

bubba another option is ebay...

they sell cheap billet spacers in teh US of assholes

i think they are advertised as S14 to 350z spacing or similar (which is the same 280->324mm)

im going to get some one day when my car gets on the road (after bart finally give me the parts i need *cough*)

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4878182
Share on other sites

A31 stock rotors are same size as S13 SR20DET, the calipers fit onto those, but I want to use bigger rotors as well, definately dont fit 9yes Im doing a 5 stud conversion too). Couldnt see anything on eBay...got a link buddy?

Otherwise, Bubba, how much do you want to make me up a set of those for all 4 s?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4878385
Share on other sites

A31 stock rotors are same size as S13 SR20DET, the calipers fit onto those, but I want to use bigger rotors as well, definately dont fit 9yes Im doing a 5 stud conversion too). Couldnt see anything on eBay...got a link buddy?

Otherwise, Bubba, how much do you want to make me up a set of those for all 4 s?

You telling me 33 gts-t calipers n rotors dont fit onto a31 stub axles ???

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4879330
Share on other sites

bubba another option is ebay...

they sell cheap billet spacers in teh US of assholes

i think they are advertised as S14 to 350z spacing or similar (which is the same 280->324mm)

im going to get some one day when my car gets on the road (after bart finally give me the parts i need *cough*)

Have to be careful as 350Z have a different offset I think, we discovered an issue when trying to find discs for the Stag.

33 gts-t or 32 GTR calipers to suit 324mm rotor .

Marbles go play with some bees

Already got some, cheers :) Although, if you can send me a photo of them that'd be cool (so I can see if they differ to what I already have).

A31 stock rotors are same size as S13 SR20DET, the calipers fit onto those, but I want to use bigger rotors as well, definately dont fit 9yes Im doing a 5 stud conversion too). Couldnt see anything on eBay...got a link buddy?

Otherwise, Bubba, how much do you want to make me up a set of those for all 4 s?

Not sure dude, I just draw the stuff :)

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4879736
Share on other sites

R33 GTST rotors are massive compared to the S13 / A31, so there's no way in hell you can fit the caliper on the rotors onto an S13 knuckle.

Word of advice , you have no idea what your doing so do all road users a favour and have some one who knows brakes do your work :D

These 2 set ups bolt straight onto s13 hubs .. remove old shitty single piston calipers n fit directly onto hub n stub axle

33 GTR .. 324mm rotor .. larger then 33 gts-t

IMG_6043.JPG

Project MU .. 335mm rotor

IMG_6040.JPG

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4881369
Share on other sites

Mate the calipers fit onto the knuckle just fine, its fitting the calipers on with BIGGER ROTORS.

I cant fit the rotors on and the calipers which is why i need to space them further away from the centre?

Edited by Nic_A31
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4881654
Share on other sites

A31 knuckles

5 stud hubs

R33 GTST Rotors

R33 GTST Calipers

Hence why I CAN mount the calipers if I were to use the A31/S13 rotors, but the caliper otherwise sits too close to the centre to use R33 rotors.

Do I need to take photo's / draw picture?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4881845
Share on other sites

A31 knuckles

5 stud hubs

R33 GTST Rotors

R33 GTST Calipers

Hence why I CAN mount the calipers if I were to use the A31/S13 rotors, but the caliper otherwise sits too close to the centre to use R33 rotors.

Do I need to take photo's / draw picture?

YES draw me a picture .. NO dragons though

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4881970
Share on other sites

That's pretty odd.. I've found that between the models, the difference for the bigger rotors is in the caliper.. therefore the 33gtst calipers should bolt onto the A31 knuckles in the right spot to use 33gtst rotors..

Are you sure you have 33gtst calipers and not 32gtst?

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4882003
Share on other sites

That's pretty odd.. I've found that between the models, the difference for the bigger rotors is in the caliper.. therefore the 33gtst calipers should bolt onto the A31 knuckles in the right spot to use 33gtst rotors..

34 series has different size bolt n hole on front but other then that they still fit up .. In process of doing 34 turbo brakes onto my 31 wagon with monster rb30e :whistling:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4882051
Share on other sites

34 series has different size bolt n hole on front but other then that they still fit up .. In process of doing 34 turbo brakes onto my 31 wagon with monster rb30e :whistling:

Yeah 34's have the same size bolts on the front as my Stagea.

The reason I am developing new dogbones/brackets is the ones off my 32 don't fit onto the Stagea.. it clashes with part of the knuckle which I can only assume is a 4WD thing.. if I could be bothered I'd try them on my mates GTS4 and confirm that.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4882064
Share on other sites

Yeah 34's have the same size bolts on the front as my Stagea.

The reason I am developing new dogbones/brackets is the ones off my 32 don't fit onto the Stagea.. it clashes with part of the knuckle which I can only assume is a 4WD thing.. if I could be bothered I'd try them on my mates GTS4 and confirm that.

Stagea thing , gts-4 has same calipers n rotors as gts-t :whistling:

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4882095
Share on other sites

Yeah I know they are the same brake setup but are the knuckles the same rwd to awd?

32gtst brakes fit straight onto the Stag but if I try to use the adapter brackets, the bracket itself hits a big balljoint looking thing.

Being that Stageas are a piecemeal car, I highly doubt their knuckles/hubs are specific to the WGNC34. More likely they are 33gtr/gts4 hubs/knuckles.

My guess is that due to there being an axle through the centre of the hub, that the lower joint maybe sits lower than on the skyline.. if I had both in the air next to each other I could sus out exactly what the differences are.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/291739-caliper-spacers/#findComment-4882144
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • Update 3: Hi all It's been a while. Quite a lot of things happened in the meantime, among other things the car is (almost) back together and ready to be started again. Things that I fixed or changed: Full turbo removal, fitting back the OEM turbo oil hardlines. Had to do quite a bit of research and parts shopping to get every last piece that I need and make it work with the GT2860 turbos, but it does work and is not hard to do. Proves that the previous owner(s) just did not want to. While I was there I set the preload for the wastegates to 0,9bar to hopefully make it easier for the tuner to hit the 370hp I need for the legal inspections that will follow later on. Boost can always go up if necessary. Fitted a AN10 line from the catch can to the intake hose to make the catchcan and hopefully the cam covers a slight vacuum to have less restrictive oil returns from the head and not have mud build up as harshly in the lines and catch can. Removed the entire front interior just shy of the dashboard itself to clean up some of the absolutely horrendous wiring, (hopefully) fix the bumpy tacho and put in LED bulbs while I was there. Also put in bulbs where there was none before, like the airbag one. I also used that chance to remove the LED rpm gauge on the steering column, which was also wired in absolute horror show fashion. Moved the 4in1 Prosport gauge from sitting in front of the OEM oil pressure gauge to the center console vents, I used a 3D printed vent piece to hold that gauge there. The HKB steering wheel boss was likely on incorrectly as I sometimes noticed the indicator reset being uneven for left vs. right. In the meantime also installed an airbag delete resistor, as one should. Installed Cube Speed premium short shifter. Feels pretty nice, hope it'll work great too when I actually get to drive. Also put on a fancy Dragon Ball shift knob, cause why not. My buddy was kind enough to weld the rust hole in the back, it was basically rusted through in the lowermost corner of the passenger side trunk area where the wheel arch, trunk panel and rear quarter all meet. Obviously there is still a lot of crustiness in various areas but as long as it's not rusted out I'll just treat and isolate the corrosion and pretend it's not there. Also had to put down a new ground wire for the rear subframe as the original one was BARELY there. Probably a bit controversial depending on who you ask about this... but I ended up just covering the crack in the side of the engine block, the one above the oil feed, with JB Weld. I used a generous amount and roughed up the whole area with a Dremel before, so I hope this will hold the coolant where it should be for the foreseeable future. Did a cam cover gasket job as the half moons were a bit leaky, and there too one could see the people who worked on this car before me were absolute tools. The same half moons were probably used like 3 times without even cleaning the old RTV off. Dremeled out the inside of the flange where the turbine housing mates onto the exhaust manifolds so the diameter matches, as the OEM exhaust manifolds are even narrower than the turbine housings as we all know. Even if this doesn't do much, I had them out anyways, so can't harm. Ideally one would port-match both the turbo and the manifold to the gasket size but I really didn't feel up to disassembling the turbine housings. Wrapped turbo outlet dumps in heat wrap band. Will do the frontpipe again as well as now the oil leak which promted me to tear apart half the engine in the first place is hopefully fixed. Fitted an ATI super damper to get rid of the worn old harmonic balancer. Surely one of the easiest and most worth to do mods. But torquing that ARP bolt to spec was a bitch without being able to lock the flywheel. Did some minor adjustments in the ECU tables to change some things I didn't like, like the launch control that was ALWAYS active. Treated rusty spots and surface corrosion on places I could get to and on many spots under the car, not pretty or ideal but good enough for now. Removed the N1 rear spats and the carbon surrounding for the tailpipe to put them back on with new adhesive as the old one was lifting in many spots, not pretty. Took out the passenger rear lamp housing... what do you know. Amateur work screwed me again here as they were glued in hard and removing it took a lot of force, so I broke one of the housing bolts off. And when removing the adhesive from the chassis the paint came right off too. Thankfully all the damaged area won't be visible later, but whoever did the very limited bodywork on this car needs to have their limbs chopped off piece by piece.   Quite a list if I do say so myself, but a lot of time was spent just discovering new shit that is wrong with the car and finding a solution or parts to fix it. My last problem that I now have the headache of dealing with is that the exhaust studs on the turbo outlets are M10x1.25 threaded, but the previous owner already put on regular M10 nuts so the threads are... weird. I only found this out the hard way. So now I will just try if I can in any way fit the front pipe regardless, if not I'll have to redo the studs with the turbos installed. Lesson learned for the future: Redo ALL studs you put your hands on, especially if they are old and the previous owners were inept maniacs. Thanks for reading if you did, will update when the engine runs again. Hope nothing breaks or leaks and I can do a test drive.
    • No those pads are DBA too  but they have colors too. I look at the and imo the green "street" are the best.
    • I’m not sure what happened I told them about sonic tunes free OTS tune and the next the I know .. I was booted..   To funny 
    • Yea - I mean I've seen my fuel pump which is decades old and uh, while I'm not saying this with real knowledge... but I sure get the ick at using anything in the fuel system that produced the state of that pump. Many years ago I went through multiple pumps (and strainers) before I dropped the tank to clean it out with extreme violence. I'm talking the car would do maybe 50km before coming to a halt, which resulted in me cleaning out the filter with some brake cleaner and going on my way. None of my stuff ever looked like what came out of your fuel tank. I don't think I'd be happy with it unless every single component was replaced (or at least checked/cleaned/confirmed to be clean here).
    • I'm not going to recommend an EBC pad. I don't like them. Just about anything else would suit me better. I've been using Intima pads for a while now.
×
×
  • Create New...