mklotz70 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Found a couple of old vids.....thought I'd put them up. Quote Link to comment
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Dime Dave Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Mike, FutoFab sells 1/8" spacers specifically for the Roadster. These are commonly used to fit 73mm center bore wheels on the Roadster's front hub. With the 1/8" spacer you don't need to modify the wheel center bore to install it. Sounds like our 1/8" spacer would be a perfect option to grinding on the Volvo caliper to fit 14" wheels with your brake kit. (We also sell longer studs for the Roadster) Link: http://www.futofab.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=27&Itemid=85 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted September 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Awesome!! Thanks for pointing that out Dave!! That's a perfect option. I'll send guys your way if they need them. Are they mild or stainless steel? Completely off topic.....I'm pushing the ball joints aside for a week or two so that I can build your brackets :) I'm pretty excited about finally getting to them! Of course, anyone familiar with your site will wonder why I'm building you brackets!! LOL!! :) Are you following the Altima thread on the 311s.org forum? We should copy your post/link to that thread as well. Quote Link to comment
Dime Dave Posted September 25, 2013 Report Share Posted September 25, 2013 Mike, The spacers are water-jet cut from 6061 aluminum. The stud holes are clearanced for 7/16" studs so they don't flop all over the place when installed. I'll head over to 311s.org. It has been awhile since I checked out that thread. Why not have you make my brackets? Why reinvent the wheel when you are so far done the road on the project. Besides no one else has this much knowledge of kingpin to disc brake conversions. That is why Mike Klotz is my go-to guy for this project. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted September 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2013 Ah shuchks! :blush: Hmm....I guess I could start a build thread on them......maybe I already did. Quote Link to comment
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Ranman72 Posted February 27, 2015 Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 this upgrade looks awesome thanks for all the hard work you do to figure this stuff out :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2015 You're more than welcome :) 1 Quote Link to comment
mlw Posted March 23, 2015 Report Share Posted March 23, 2015 Hi folks, I am making slow progress with mine: Notice the nice long wheel studs (Futofab) (: Drilling and painting the calipers is next. How do I order pads for these calipers? - not sure what year and model Volvo came with the vented rotors for sure, and would have performance pads available (any pad suggestions welcome, pm me not to derail Mike's thread with a pad discussion) So far everything has gone together nicely (once I got everything apart (:, which was not quite as easy). Michael 1 Quote Link to comment
bigben Posted July 22, 2015 Report Share Posted July 22, 2015 Very informative thread. :thumbup: I'd like to add one piece of information that will save some work for people doing this conversion. (please don't shoot me if this has already been mentioned in a post and I missed it) The volvo calipers that you really want to use are those found on a 1992 240 with abs. These calipers only have a single brake line and do not need the adapter manifold or the drill mod. http://www.autozone.com/brakes-and-traction-control/brake-caliper-front/duralast-reman-brake-caliper-front/volvo/240/1992/4-cylinders-8-2-3l-fi/862922_977303_2362/ 1 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted July 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2015 Thanks! Yes! That's great info!! I was turned onto those by a customer a couple of years ago. I've recommended those to a few people. I couldn't seem to find a source for them that was consistent. I'm not sure I trust rockauto enough to order up multiple sets or to even send me the correct '92 ABS caliper. Those are definitely the ones to get !! Thanks! I'll try to get that info up on my site, too! Mike 1 Quote Link to comment
bigben Posted July 24, 2015 Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 That was a tip I learned over on the Opel GT forum. Apparently the Volvo calipers are a popular upgrade on a lot of old cars. 1 Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted July 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2015 Old Jags and Porsche's use them too. 1 Quote Link to comment
Ranman72 Posted July 25, 2015 Report Share Posted July 25, 2015 eventually I will be doing this mod to my roadster upgrades are on hold for a while but if I have any brake problems the upgrade will be the fix :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
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