[Fot] Front Caliper question

[Brian Dennis]

Bob Rickner (RRF Classic Car) carries new forged vertical links for GT6 and
Spitfire. His personal hobby is Lotus stuff so he is also knowledgeable with
the Lotus. He has both solid trunion pin and drilled pin vertical links. He
has a nice trunionless set up I've been running on my car for several years
now. He carries aluminum hubs and caliper brackets. His email:B Jr. Robert
Rickner <rhrflyer at hotmail.com>
Nice guy. Good to deal with.BrianFoster, RI


      From: Diesel Performance Parts - Info <info at dieselperformanceparts.com>
 To: 'Tony Drews' <tony at tonydrews.com>
Cc: "'fot at autox.team.net'" <fot at autox.team.net>
 Sent: Saturday, December 6, 2014 4:03 PM
 Subject: Re: [Fot] Front Caliper question

The GT6 caliper mount will not fit a Spitfire vertical link if my memory
serves me correctly anyway. When you change from Spit brakes to GT6 brakes
you
have to have the whole wheel end to do it. Caliper, rotor, and stub axle and
vertical link etc. I don't know what the bolt spacing is though.

Mark Craig
Diesel Performance Parts, INC.
411 Allied Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
866-455-7788 Phone
615-834-9923 Fax

www.dieselperformanceparts.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Fot [mailto:fot-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Tony Drews
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 2:25 PM
To: fot at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Fot] Front Caliper question

Arrgh.B  Copy / pasted through notepad this time.

I received this question and have no clue what the answer is (and of course
don't have any GT6 front caliper mounts).B  Anyone on this list know the
answer?B  See below.

Thanks, Tony Drews


Dear Sir,

I have a Lotus Europa that I race in Vintage and am upgrading the front
brakes.

A fellow competitor has an Europa with Wilwood calipers and GT6 discs. The
Wilwood caliper has a 3'5" spacing between the mounting holes. These calipers
fit directly onto the competitors caliper mount. He believes that his caliper
mounts are from a GT6 with a 3'5"
spacing between the bolts.

My car has Spitfire caliper mounts with a 3.25" spacing between the bolts.

Do you know if the GT6 caliper mounts have the 3.5" spacing and will they fit
onto the Spitfire vertical link.

If the GT6 mounts will work, do you have a pair available.

Please forward price and availability.

Thanks for your help


Peter Taft
pftaft at earthlink.net


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