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Mai
09-01-03, 08:10 PM
Dattoman,
I've decided to get 4 spots, I was wondering is there much difference between the alloy nissan 4 spots, rx7 4 spots and volvo 4 spot brakes?
dattoman1000
09-01-03, 10:32 PM
Volvo 4 spots
Old , cast iron, heavy , great for grandma's shopping wagon but definatly not a performance caliper.

Mazda 4 spots
Light , better choice of pads , funny diffucult mounting , suits 280mm x 22mm disc

Nissan 4 spots
Light , fantastic pad choice , easy to mount , suits up to 324mm disc and 30mm thick.

It depends on what your fitting them too. Its weight. Your driving style, budget, wheel size, etc, etc.
Mai
10-01-03, 05:31 PM
Dattoman,

thanks for your replys,
TRAV-KE55
20-01-03, 08:39 PM
Im using RX7 4 spots and i reckon value for money very good, but are starting to get a little hard to get now, Nissan four sports are the way to go, they come of a larger variaty of cars and are easier to source generally, but like dattoman said it dependes on your aplication
Bob Saget
21-01-03, 01:29 PM
What about toyota 4-spots off landcruisers, ect.. ?
dattoman1000
21-01-03, 08:54 PM
another heavy cast iron caliper
Bob Saget
21-01-03, 11:24 PM
Originally posted by dattoman1000
another heavy cast iron caliper

I'm not sure i agree with you there. The calipers on 100 series appear to be alloy. :confused:
dattoman1000
22-01-03, 10:52 PM
actually they are an even heavier cast iron with steel pistons in them
2 pistons the same size as HZJ80 and 2 pistons larger. In each caliper

All landcruisers I have ever seen inc 100 and HZJ79 are all cast
TurboRA28
28-08-03, 04:09 PM
Whats the going rate on a set of mazda 4 spots? I called a few importers and seem to be between $400 - $500 a pair.. Is that about right?

Thanks
Joel
dattoman1000
28-08-03, 07:15 PM
$300 pair sounds more reasonable

Keep looking
Uncle Arthur
29-08-03, 02:25 PM
Nissan 4 spots are great but seem to be getting a bit expensive lately. Some people get the inside faces machined down so they will suit narrower rotors eg 20mm, but that may be illegal?
slip
30-08-03, 05:17 PM
May be illegal, but i'd like to see someone pick up on it.

Hey, this guy has machined the inside face of the callipers to suit a narrower rotor!....

Got nissan 4 piston on my car, very very happy with them.

You can pick them up cheap if you are friendly with someone who has them. $200-$400