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Hi guys,

Just wondering how much I should be paying to get some brackets fabricated to suit using the R34 GT-T calipers on my R31 import struts. Everything is removed and ready to go.

Several of the larger racing fabricator mobs who shall not be named have sort of scoffed at me a little, and then told me they're too busy and to come back in a month, or quoted some stupidly high number and seem rather uninterested in helping.

Perhaps you guys could help.

Thanks,

Mark

Edited by MarkE

They should bolt straight up to the R31 import Struts, if the caliper Mounting for the R34 caliper is 100MM it should fit, i know that R32/Z32 Calipers bolt straight onto the Front HR31 Struts....

They should bolt straight up to the R31 import Struts, if the caliper Mounting for the R34 caliper is 100MM it should fit, i know that R32/Z32 Calipers bolt straight onto the Front HR31 Struts....

this is what i thought!

Have you tried bolting them on?

just a suggestion, but why not just sell the 34 calipers and get the brembo's that go with the discs, would be the right offset from the get go. or fit the 310mm rotors from the GTT and be happy.

but then theres the price tag on the brembo's.... :huh:

Note the caliper will sit 28mm out more towards the rim.

No they wont :)

324 - 296mm is 28mm sure. But thats the difference in daimeter. You only offset the caliper to suit the radius. So only moves them out 14mm. And since you are only moving them out 14mm, you cant use the same centre holes so need bracket like yours which will also roll the caliper around further so that it can be bolted back in place. So the caliper will now be mounted closer to the 9 o'clock position, where as std they are more up around the 10 o'clock position of the rotor.

No they wont :D

324 - 296mm is 28mm sure. But thats the difference in daimeter. You only offset the caliper to suit the radius. So only moves them out 14mm.  And since you are only moving them out 14mm, you cant use the same centre holes so need bracket like yours which will also roll the caliper around further so that it can be bolted back in place. So the caliper will now be mounted closer to the 9 o'clock position, where as std they are more up around the 10 o'clock position of the rotor.

I was wondering that!!

Thats what u told me when i asked u ages ago about offset as i have very little clearance between rim and caliper at the moment!!! :D

If it will only sit 14mm out then they should be sweet with my current rims

not to hijack the thread or anything but while we're on the topic of caliper offsets, anyone know what the thickness of the outer side of the caliper is? ie from outer disc face to outer caliper face? need to know wether my rims will hit when i put mine on!

back on topic!

Cheers

:D

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