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#1 _Eddie_

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Posted 08 December 2005 - 12:03 AM

Are the LX-UC front brake calipers used on the six and 8's?

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Posted 08 December 2005 - 01:14 AM

3 different LH-UC calipers and they didn't have a specific one for 4 6 or 8 except for L34 and A9X

PBR cast iron LH-LX
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Girlock alloy UC
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Posted 08 December 2005 - 01:50 PM

The Girlock Alloy calipers are those that people often stick on LHs and LXs are they not? Because I am considering that modification personally.

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Posted 08 December 2005 - 10:18 PM

The question I often ask is why ?
If your doing it for more pad compound choice then OK
If your doing it cause you have wear in the guide pin areas of the alloy PBR then OK.
If your doing it just cause they are alloy and you have the cast iron PBR I see no improvement.
If you think there is a performance increase by using that caliper then no.

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Posted 09 December 2005 - 04:25 PM

I was thinking of the range of pad compounds and performance, I didn't realise that they didn't improve that, thanks mate.

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Posted 09 December 2005 - 05:40 PM

Dattoman, are the Girlock ones used in the Commodores, VB - VL?

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Posted 09 December 2005 - 08:25 PM

Similar caliper jimjet
But com-dores are vented (cept 4 cyl) and have different pipe inlet points and mount pattern to strut

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Posted 12 December 2005 - 03:29 PM

"If you think there is a performance increase by using that caliper "
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"If your doing it for more pad compound choice then OK
If your doing it cause you have wear in the guide pin areas of the alloy PBR then OK."

It's all relative.

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