Will 80 rotors fit on an 84 GS?


Thanks, Andrew

 

Brake rotors?

No. They changed the outer wheel bearing in '84.

 

Jackass's


Maybe Ill just change complete spindles......



Laters, Andrew

 

It was a change for the better. The '83-down outer bearing is *tiny*, and they go out of adjustment all the time if you drive the car hard. For a while there I was readjusting the bearings every other week.

 

yes the good rotors will fit
12a to 12a that is

 

wtf?


What was that, come again.....

I guess it looks like ill be changing spindles....

 

You really have no clue what you're talking about....

 

maybe he ment rotors like within the engine?

 

brake rotors, not engine
my bad

 

PJ is correct... 79/80 BRAKE rotors will not work on 84/85.... the bearings are different... So the cross drilled 80 rotors I have... they wont fit the 84/85 I want to run them on... Hopefully some good pads are still there....

Gonna be pimp

 

Are the spindles size the same? Could I swap rotors over, if I use the same bearings for the same rotor?





Thanks, Andrew

 

if you want them that bad, swap the whole strut assemblies from the 80 over to the 84, that will work fine

 

Except you won't be able to use aftermarket struts.

Andy, do yourself a favor an eBay those crossdrileld rotors. They are worthless other than for looks, and they stop looking good after a few thousand miles.

- Pete (wait... can you even *see* the brake rotors with the wheels on? )

 

Im sure they have more than a few thousand on them... and they are gorgous!!!

Yes you can see them.... but they are kinda puny looking...

Get on aim,and IM me, rotaryrx7toy , please....


Thanks, Andrew

 

Andrew:

79-80 struts are unique.
Struts are the same 81-83.
Struts are the same 84-5 12A. GSL-SE *may* be different from 84-5 12A.
All struts will interchange as a unit, however.
Rotors are the same 79-83.
Rotors are the same 84-5 12A.
Calipers are unique in '79
Calipers are unique in '80
Calipers are the same 81-85 12A

At least, as far as I know...

that means that you could sell your rotors to anyone with a 79-83 12A car. Or you could put your '80 struts on the '84, but be stuck with non-adjustable strut cartridges (Illuminas are 81-5 only.) Use the '84 calipers (there's a thread difference on the hydraulic fittings. changed in ;81). Remember, I've got '84 GSL-SE struts in my '79. Same control arm/ball joint/steering arm.

 

Why cant I just change spindles, instead of the whole damn assembly?

 

The spindle is part of the strut housing, and the strut housing on the '79-80 is a different length than the '81-85. Nobody makes any performance struts for the '79-80, it's all '81-85, so if this is something you potentially care about then you do not want the '79-80 strut housing.

It's easier to change the whole assembly... unbolt the caliper (one bolt, pivot it off), unclip the brake hose from the strut, two bolts at the bottom, four nuts at the top, and it's out. Changing the strut housing requires disassembling this far, then getting a spring compressor and an impact gun...

 

Aw, c'mon Andrew - go take a look! Or look in a CSM - maybe like the ones I have on-line (85 will work fine for '84)
Cars with Macpherson struts typically don't have seperate spindles - it's part of the strut housing.

I also have pictures of struts out of the car on my site in the section on suspension swaps in my '79.
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars...sion_swap.html

Besides, it's easy to change the whole thing. Pull the caliper, detach the brake line from it's clip on the strut housing, four bolts on top and two bolts on bottom and the whole assembly comes out.

 

Aw, c'mon Andrew - go take a look! Or look in a CSM - maybe like the ones I have on-line (85 will work fine for '84)
Cars with Macpherson struts typically don't have seperate spindles - it's part of the strut housing.

I also have pictures of struts out of the car on my site in the section on suspension swaps in my '79.
http://www.wankel.net/~krwright/cars...sion_swap.html

Besides, it's easy to change the whole thing. Pull the caliper, detach the brake line from it's clip on the strut housing, four bolts on top and two bolts on bottom and the whole assembly comes out.

 

Dammit, it said it didn't go throught the first time!
Ah, well, good for the post count I suppose... Gotta get to 100 so I can use my own avatar!

 

Actually most cars with struts *do* have separate knuckles. RX-7s are just weirdities, like some other furrin cars.

 

Really?
Oh, OK. All my other cars have been old GM iron, so what do I know?

 

Hey look who it is


Yeah, I got myself out there today to tackle it... Gonna go ahead and pull off everything tomarrow, control arm and all... I like it under Mar3's old thing...

Everything seemed so perfect and detailed.... Like all the rubber under the front end looks fairly new.... and the metal piece under the horn botton was all cleaned up like I have never seen, just minor stuff, that made me give more props to him! I cant wait to see how much better real brakes feel like.... dropped.... with new seats, steering wheel, and shifter.....

Thanks for your help everyone, Laters, Andrew