Hi

 

I need a new front L/H side brake caliper for a 1989 Z32 SWB TT, is there anything I need to be aware of, i.e Auto caliper won´t fit manual, or NA doesn´t fit TT or not made of Aluminium from 199....

 

any help would as always be greatly appreciated.

 

Maz

If yours is an 89 TT then you more than likely need an alloy calliper from a TT. iirc All UK zeds came with iron callipers, JDM converted to iron in series 2. Both auto & manual are the same. NA are a bit smaller so not what your after.

 

You can of course, replace both the front callipers with iron ones with no problems.

 

HTH

Steams

 

Spot on mate, Thanks for that :thumbup1:

 

Maz

Your welcome matey :)

Just a follow up question:

 

some info I got from a guy selling a refurbished caliper over here ( Germany)

 

he says he had 3 sets of calipers and that the only difference he can see between the ones he already sold and the ones he still has for sale is that :The "opening" for the discs on the sets he sold were about 35-36mm wide and the ones he has left is only about 31mm wide"

 

does that mean the set he has for offer is for an N/A ?

 

 

Maz

Just a follow up question:

 

some info I got from a guy selling a refurbished caliper over here ( Germany)

 

he says he had 3 sets of calipers and that the only difference he can see between the ones he already sold and the ones he still has for sale is that :The "opening" for the discs on the sets he sold were about 35-36mm wide and the ones he has left is only about 31mm wide"

 

does that mean the set he has for offer is for an N/A ?

 

 

Maz

 

Not 100% sure but it does sound like its for an N/A. The N/A discs are thinner than the TT.

yep, just taken the caliper off and measured 35mm, so 31mm must be an N/A

 

cheers Steams, much appreciated :)

 

Maz

TT are 30mm wide and N/A 26mm wide,

smithy

Edited March 11, 201213 yr by Smithy

Smithy

 

Are you sure mate ? reason I ask is because the guy mentioned that the ones he had left the "cut out" on the caliper was only 31mm and

the two sets he had already sold were 35mm. I took my caliper off and actually measured the "cut out" for the disc and it measures 35mm wide. So if I took them with a 31mm "cut out" they wouldn´t have fitted over the discs,,,,or am I missing something here ?

 

Maz

You need the biggest gap for a twin turbo - as the gap might refer to that between front/back parts of the caliper itself; rather than the disc thickness!

 

You can also try this company over here - I got a set of refurbed calipers from them last year and the service/quality was great!

 

http://www.brakesint.co.uk

 

Best not to mix aluminium and iron calipers on the same axle; although both parts are interchangeable.

 

Richard:cool2:

All i am saying is the TT discs are 280x30mm thick and the early N/A's being 26mm think. what that means for "cut outs" i've no idea but thats the disc size.

Seeing as your measurements difer by 4mm, theres you answer lol

 

smithy

All i am saying is the TT discs are 280x30mm thick and the early N/A's being 26mm think. what that means for "cut outs" i've no idea but thats the disc size.

Seeing as your measurements difer by 4mm, theres you answer lol

 

smithy

 

Yup - what he said.....

 

Richard:wink: