Uhhhmmm,
The brake tech tip was for the early alpine (SI and SII), which uses a pad
that is a different shape than the later type.
Girling discontinued that type of pad in the early 60s and went with the
square
pad that most are familiar with.
The tech tip takes a later type metalic/semi-metalic pad, and converts it
to one that fits the earlier calipers.
I wish it were that easy to get good pads for the early cars.
Jarrid Gross
> Hello,
> I went and bugged the NAPA parts guy and found the 84 Saab 900S front
pads
>[napa part # TS-7199M] to be a perfect fit. They are metallic, have a
larger
>surface area than stock, and are $20. I put a set on my series V and like
the
>results. Jim 66 SV
>
>"T.J. Higgins" wrote:
>
>> michael castle writes:
>> > In looking through your tips, I noticed the note on metallic pad
>> > conversions. It's easier than that- the Alpine pads directly cross to a
>> > Sabb 900 pad (although I forget the years right now).
>> >
>> > MC Castle
>> > ohiomike@worldnet.att.net
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