just purchased a set of 330mm front brakes for an upgrade on v8 lx, has anyone done this before? do i need to go to 17"cwheels or will 15 s fit? any recomendations for rear discs and required master cylinder? thanks
sorry was from upc the brake kit
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Posted 15 February 2018 - 06:12 PM
Good luck. I don't think many people have had much luck in getting a 330mm kit to fit. Even my 290mm UPC kit took some modification.
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Posted 15 February 2018 - 06:54 PM
Depends on your wheels, the right 15 can fit yes, but most are not made for that clearance.
you will most likely need 16's or bigger depending on your brake caliper.
you will most likely need 16's or bigger depending on your brake caliper.
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 07:25 AM
thanks guys, better try to fit the fronts before i purchase rears i suspect then
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 09:08 AM
One guy managed to get the 330 kit to fit. He used extended length balljoints to solve his clearance issues.
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 12:04 PM
Been lots of posts on the subject.
Mostly not good ones.
And the supplier isnt very helpful about the issue either if they are from the same place.
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 02:19 PM
Not having a dig, but seriously why do people not do a quick google search of a product before buying it?
Getting a $15 knife off ebay, fair enough, but a $1200 + brake kit, i'd spend a week reading shit before shelling that out, and in the case of the UPC 330 there is no way in hell I would be buying it after the first hour of looking into other peoples experiences.
Cheers.
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 04:22 PM
the post about successfully fitting the 330mm kit is #34 on page 2 of the following link
http://www.gmh-toran...e-2#entry875156
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 04:36 PM
THE post hahaahahhahaa.
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Posted 17 February 2018 - 08:50 PM
The taller top balljoint is but an excellent improvement also if you go that way. I have the same Howe racing ones.
I got taller poly droop stop thinngy too rather than adding metal.
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Posted 24 February 2018 - 03:27 PM
oh ok , might try to sell on the kit and go for a hoppers or willwood kit that will bolt straight on and pass no probs, and yeah i spoke to upc prior to purchase and they said would bolt striaght on , and purchased on ebay auction for 500 so obviosly got tricked intoit a bit, but thanks any way bomber
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Posted 24 February 2018 - 07:19 PM
THat seems awfully cheap, did you buy it off someone who had tried to fit it and failed and was selling it on or is that the going rate?
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Posted 09 March 2018 - 05:21 PM
no bomber got it off upc direct just lucky to get it dirt cheap off the auction over christmas
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Posted 09 March 2018 - 10:24 PM
See what sort of deal you can work out returning the 330 kit and buying the 290 instead.
The 290 kit is essentially the same as the Hoppers version.
The 290 kit is essentially the same as the Hoppers version.
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