Subject	Use Loctite on those bolts
Posted by	sparkie on June 03, 2008 at 11:42 AM
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In Reply To	To Buy A Brake Adapter Kit Or To Not Buy A Brake Adapter Kit posted by mobetta002 on June 03, 2008 at 12:45 AM
Message	Calipers can and will come lose. Don't want to find out the hard way. www.ztechz.net ICQ # 14337317
Follow Ups	To Buy A Brake Adapter Kit Or To Not Buy A Brake Adapter Kit - mobetta002 00:45:54 06/03/08 Q: could you have just cut a little bit of the shield? - gt300zxtt 01:02:43 06/03/08 plus it is sized to the rotor so the new one wouldn't fit (n/m) - LJZTT 01:25:21 06/03/08 I have that kit, its nice. I noticed a small improvement in - whatsthegoodword 02:06:01 06/03/08 That looks like a nice kit. FYI, there's a much easier way - Eric(NJ) 06:41:44 06/03/08 Don't even "need" to remove it... - Barry (NJ) 09:22:17 06/03/08 I think it's because the offsets are different. You have to - whatsthegoodword 13:26:33 06/03/08 Fair enough, my 350z kit was installed like so... - Barry (NJ) 13:45:02 06/03/08 I suggest removing the shield anyway to provide better - sfarrah 14:53:12 06/03/08 The shields appear to be designed - Barry (NJ) 14:59:05 06/03/08 They are not. (n/m) - Bernie (NoVA) 01:32:31 06/04/08 It was necessary to remove it for my ArizonaZcar kit. (n/m) - Eric(NJ) 18:09:15 06/03/08 I just did a brake adapter kit upgrade is it is awesome. - jcieslik 07:29:52 06/03/08 The more I look, the more I like this kit. (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 08:53:04 06/03/08 Nice, but I would have put the bolts, for the bracket - Barry (NJ) 09:03:45 06/03/08 2nd, head side facing rotor always (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 11:53:53 06/03/08 Looks like a nice kit. In the last pic..... - RED3ZTT 10:12:26 06/03/08 nope looks right to me - gt300zxtt 10:22:19 06/03/08 You're right. I always thought the vanes went - RED3ZTT 10:31:56 06/03/08 The adaptors look a little thin to me... - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 11:05:24 06/03/08 I was wondering why the extra material was even removed - Barry (NJ) 11:49:06 06/03/08 Radiused corners are always better for reducing - BigTDogg (MA) 11:57:47 06/03/08 2nd fillets - gt300zxtt 12:57:21 06/03/08 tool changes aren't the end of the world... - CaliguyPurdue (redesigning) 13:46:51 06/03/08 Not the end of the world, but if it increases cost - BigTDogg (MA) 14:28:14 06/03/08 Dont they use water jets to cut those things now? - Barry (NJ) 16:27:03 06/03/08 You have :-) (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 16:34:22 06/03/08 Thanks everyone for their input I will go back and put the - mobetta002 11:40:23 06/03/08 you're not gonna auto-cross with HPS are you? (n/m) - Guapo 11:41:44 06/03/08 Use Loctite on those bolts - sparkie 11:42:41 06/03/08 *Blue loctite. That would suck to have calipers red loctited - na300zx (OH) 13:38:27 06/03/08 Red would be fine. The stuff isn't JB Weld. (n/m) - Guapo 13:45:10 06/03/08 Fine if you have a torch or like to break bolts off - na300zx (OH) 13:50:08 06/03/08 Used red on my Stoptechs. No issues. (n/m) - Guapo 13:51:57 06/03/08 We might be talking about two different things. - na300zx (OH) 13:57:10 06/03/08 Not to be argumentative, but how often do you remove your - Guapo 14:02:31 06/03/08 Whenever I need/ want new (or to machine) rotors. - na300zx (OH) 14:12:39 06/03/08 IMO, blue or split lock washers are fine for that task (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:23:39 06/03/08 2nd. But so is red :) (n/m) - Guapo 14:25:34 06/03/08 I prefer loctite purple: 1/2 blue, 1/2 red (n/m) - BigTDogg (MA) 14:32:25 06/03/08 how trendy (n/m) - Guapo 14:40:38 06/03/08 Is this the kit that claims you can use stock wheels? (n/m) - MrPulldown 12:07:41 06/03/08 Yes - SeanK (StL) 13:19:30 06/03/08 Another benefit to this kit... - thejoneZ (Sacto, CA) 00:31:28 06/04/08
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