Has anyone here used the Hopper Stoppers Commodore twin piston brake setup on their LC/LJ's?
I'm looking at buying the hub, brackets and bolts and getting the rest myself through work so I can save a bit of money. Does the front end up being Torana or Commodore pattern after using the Hopper Stoppers kit?
I'd like Commodore pattern all round since I'll be putting in a LSD Commodore diff at the same time so I can have matching wheels.
If anyone has any pics of these setups could they please post them up?
Nick
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, Nov 03 2006 01:48 PM
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 02:33 PM
Sorry to dash your hopes, but Hoppers won't sell you the adaptor bracket/hubs/etc on their own.
They will sell their brake calipers (PBR) by themselves and the hoses/pads.
The front kit will be in any stud pattern you want. Torana/Commdore/HQ
It will however change your offset. Original torana hubs have an offset of 19P (for LC-LJ). The Hopper's kit will put your wheels out an extra 18mm or 24mm. Meaning you need a wheel offset of around 37P (for the 18mm kit). To keep the same scrub radius. You probably can't run anything wider than 7" on the front as well.
I will most likely use the hoppers kit, even though as others have said it is a lot of money for "only 2 piston calipers". But then again I probably will not track my car and the torana is light. Braking comes down to heat dissipation and if the discs are big enough I don't see a problem with them being effective (2pistons).
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They will sell their brake calipers (PBR) by themselves and the hoses/pads.
The front kit will be in any stud pattern you want. Torana/Commdore/HQ
It will however change your offset. Original torana hubs have an offset of 19P (for LC-LJ). The Hopper's kit will put your wheels out an extra 18mm or 24mm. Meaning you need a wheel offset of around 37P (for the 18mm kit). To keep the same scrub radius. You probably can't run anything wider than 7" on the front as well.
I will most likely use the hoppers kit, even though as others have said it is a lot of money for "only 2 piston calipers". But then again I probably will not track my car and the torana is light. Braking comes down to heat dissipation and if the discs are big enough I don't see a problem with them being effective (2pistons).
J
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 06:48 PM
I visited Peter at Hoppers a couple of months ago. He has kits that don't increase track. Also, he can make a kit that can increase track even further if you have really wildly offset rims.
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Posted 03 November 2006 - 11:57 PM
Wow didn't know that. How is he going with the 4/6 piston kits? I saw in SM "4 pot 6 pot kits coming Soon!" - but their site still has no word on it.
Ask him to sell you his hubs/adaptors etc. and he will laugh at you. Just a warning.
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Ask him to sell you his hubs/adaptors etc. and he will laugh at you. Just a warning.
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Edited by JBird, 03 November 2006 - 11:58 PM.
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 12:10 AM
Peter doesn't use Commodore calipers he uses AU2/3 Falcon ones
PBR make 4 and 6 piston calipers for the C6 vette. These are probably the ones your thinking of
Problem is they suit a 350mm front disc for the 6 pots. But hard to fit on a Torana
Not to mention they have silly mount points and are alittle heavier than I would like
They run multipads too......... 4-6 per caliper.....which gets pricey and there are no aftermarkets avail yet
PBR make 4 and 6 piston calipers for the C6 vette. These are probably the ones your thinking of
Problem is they suit a 350mm front disc for the 6 pots. But hard to fit on a Torana
Not to mention they have silly mount points and are alittle heavier than I would like
They run multipads too......... 4-6 per caliper.....which gets pricey and there are no aftermarkets avail yet
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Posted 04 November 2006 - 12:41 PM
If you want the track increased further, he does use the VT calipers.Peter doesn't use Commodore calipers he uses AU2/3 Falcon ones
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