I have a pair of brand new replacement calipers for a Z sitting on the bottom
parts shelf, right next to some Alpine calipers, and they look really similar,
but I've never actually taken comparative measurements. I'm sure the pads would
interchange, and the bolt pattern might be close enough to allow one to bolt up
to the other. If anyone is interested I can verify this - making your brake
setup Z-car compatible would probably open the door to a wide selection of pad
materials.
Theo
Mike Sutter wrote:
> "No. He put a brand X motor in a Datsun 240Z.
> The fact that the truck calipers were a bolt on to a Z is completely
> irrelevant to Tigers too."
> Erich
>
> Not quite irrelevant, if you've owned a Jap sports car like a SPL or an SRL
> you know that initially, all that the Japanese manufacturers did was copy a
> lot of the British parts to make their cars. My SRL 311's (read 2000 Sports)
> brakes were a direct knock-off of the Girling systems. And Triumph timing
> chain tensioners bolt right into the U-20 OHC motor. Maybe the Z brakes are
> the same.
>
> Mike
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