Opel Discs and Calipers Upgrade ?

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Opel Discs and Calipers Upgrade ?

Postby Portugal_lotus » Thu 24.08.2017, 01:13

Hi friends ,
After several researches in the opel forum I discovered there are many people who upgrade the front brakes with the following Material:

Front discs 280mm 4 stud - Opel Meriva
Front calipers 288mm - Opel Calibra Turbo
Someone has already tried this assembly on lotus with 15" wheels ?

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Re: Opel Discs and Calipers Upgrade ?

Postby rip » Thu 24.08.2017, 08:01

Hi,

I believe the caliper mounting bracket is in a slightly different place on the Elan, so you may find those parts do not align correctly. Whether a shim may correct this is something I cannot answer.
After some research, it was found that Vectra V6 calipers work with Subaru disks. The disks are actually 5 stud so need to be re-drilled for 4. These also need shims for the calipers & sleeves for the disks.
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