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do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:55 am
by ScottieJ
as above!
was thinking i could fit the front brakes off the vitara onto my sj as a quick and free fix to the front brakes after compton eating the 410 ones!
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:29 am
by Tramp
hmmm....... the only real thing I can remember about vitara brakes is that the lwb rear brakes and drum are a straight/direct swap for sj rear drum brakes and are much bigger!
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:24 pm
by bourneyo
I think they do, but if you got tht part there is only 1 way to find out. if they are vented discs on the vitara you will need vented discs for you sj.
Dan
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 6:31 pm
by Henry
Think the bolt straight onto the front.
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:16 pm
by ScottieJ
i'll have a go tomorrow night then
think its about time I did a rear disc conversion too, the brakes are shocking with 33s
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:58 pm
by Henry
Have never looked back Scott
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:24 am
by ROBBIE
If they do dont forgetto let us no
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:33 pm
by ScottieJ
well i finally got around to doing this today and the answer is yes
they bolt straight on
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 9:12 pm
by chan
they bolt straight onto the rear??
Re: do vitara discs and callipers fit straight onto sj axles?
Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:04 pm
by bourneyo
they will only bolt on to the rear if you have done a rear disc conversion. (bases on suzuki components) Like me!
otherwise they will, as we now know, bolt strait on to the front.
you dont want them on the rear tho! they are larger than standard SJ callipers, the back being very light you would lock the rear up, crash into a tree and die. you should always have the pistons with the largest diameter on the front! i ahve sj calipers on both front and back, the back stil locks up under heavy braking or in wet conditions.
Dan