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[SS hatch]

Using these for a Hq brake upgrade Lx, Upon fitment today the tie rod is fowling for correct install of bolts,.All has been fitted prior to assembly to car with grinding done to allow bolt up for caliper fitment.Correct me if wrong Do I have two options fit caliper to rear of disk or remove the offending material.Ive searched and only info to alloy callipers material removal. I dont want to remove material if not needed with this style caliper mount.All parts standard to Lx rts with only calipers and redrilled Hq disk changed.    

[yel327]

Unless you have got the discs machined down in size you'll need HK-WB stubs as well.

[SS hatch]

All machining done as fitment done with caliper prior to installment. Rob have called 

[yel327]

The caliper can't fit a HQ disc on an LH-UC stub afaik unless the actual disc size is reduced? Or have I missed something?

[SS hatch]

Nope you are correct Outside Dia reduced to allow caliper fitment, only issue is tie rod head wont allow caliper cradle to bolt to stub..All test fitted prior to installment to car with stub removed from car

Edited by SS hatch, 06 September 2013 - 06:13 PM.

[arrimar]

I'm unfamiliar with the girlock caliper but is it possible there's a left and right hand version?

[dattoman]

Yes they are left and right handed

But if he's had it mounted preiously to the stub I'm interpreting it that the caliper if fouling the tierod ?

 

The Girlock is the best caliper... but simply struggles to fit on the Torana

I recommend it for the big Holdens... but rarely for Toranas and never with reduced discs.

[ls2lxhatch]

The UC steering arms will give you a little more clearance compared to the LX. How much more clearance do you need?

 

Picture by dangerous.

 

Edited by ls2lxhatch, 06 September 2013 - 11:28 PM.

[SS hatch]

The UC arm would help The caliper slide needs some material removed beside the head of the tie rod.Standard caliper slide has a area scoloped out to allow tie rod to locate.The slides are semetrical with the caliper being RH or left

[dattoman]

No cast girlocks are not kidney shaped

They are very chunky around the bracket

 

[dattoman]

Now if you were doing that with Torana stubs the calipers going to need abit more modding because the disc is 20mm smaller

 

Hence why I don't recommend this caliper for that purpose

[SS hatch]

After some measurements it looks like I will have some calipers for sale.Grinding structual componetes is altering their orignal design integatory. Still wanting to stay with cast calipers do the Hq kidney cast calipers have issues with this setup.

[dattoman]

They all carry the same part number

Just different brands have the bleeder in different spots

[dattoman]

Picture isn't always what you get

So ask them first

[SS hatch]

Have a set of Hq cast pbr Fitted these yesterday with uc steering arms.Slight grind to arm very minimal just to remove casting seam as made bolt up slightly tight to insert bolts.Could have done this to caliper cradle bolt up arm but still have a problem. RH side is as pictured on forum, LH side has a rectangle cast cutout and slide pins are bigger than RH 16mm v 12mm.Found out its a one tonner pbr beefed up type.There a mates from Perth so using them for fitment hence I dont want to grind them. I like to keep things the same each side both do fit.With standard RH side all fits with nipple removed close but does clear without grinding.Easy way to solve nipple prob grease up tie rod remove nipple insert correct gubscrew.Today I will trial fit girlocks but I think I know the out come already just for curosity.Aso will try with standard lx arm today. IT seems to be a goer for my setup. In saying this the car has not hit the deck still up in the air only a jack under LCA

So looking for a set of pbr cast type or all else fails I can use the two I have now.