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Stub and rotor combos?

Started by gwuthie, November 09, 2009, 12:32:00 AM

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gwuthie

There is a heap of stuff around about this, but could someone please answer these questions...

Stubs.- What stubs are the same (or close enough to) as the HQ variety??
Rotors.- What rotors will fit on these stubs. (VB commo etc??)
And I'm under the impression I should use hk (or something similar??) steering arms with a rear mount p/s rack. Or will it depend on how/where i mount the rack in said rear position.

gwuthie

zulu

These sort of questions get asked so often my eyes glaze over when I see them  ::)

mcl1959 & RET, what about putting up a "sticky" popular combinations with do and don'ts to these questions in General Technical or Modification Help..........or is it already there  ???

No offence gwurthie

mcl1959

1.  HK to WB are all the same stubs - castings are different through the years and I have seen some foul on P76 rotors - but they all are essentially the same.
2.  All rotors with A and B bearing sets will fit onto the stubs - that means every rotor that Holden made from HR to VP will fit onto the stub axle - what wont fit are a large range of calipers from these models.
3.  The HK steering arms are suggested as they are a good length and get the tie rod end out of the way of the rim when deeper inset rims are used. But yes, you are correct that the steering arms used can be matched with rack position. HQ steering arms are very straight and can foul on rims, HQ power steer are short and can give a heavy steering feel unless you are using a power rack. HR steering arms don't really get the steering geometry correct by positioning the tie rod end too low.

Ken

gwuthie


ehsv6

Have a read of Hopper Stoppers web site - Holden Technical Article, covers info on stubs, rotors etc www.hoppers.com.au

waynos

thanks ken,
i just realised why my rack is at a weird angle.
i must have hr arms
i'm running 14 inch ht rims.
what would be the best steering arm?
and gwuthie try and go hq or later combo cause they have vented discs which dont get so hot
i went torri discs etc
which i am regretting a bit
good luck
.
The grinder is mightier than the sword.

mcl1959

Wayne assuming your rack was set up correctly in the first place, you need to use the arms which were on the front end when the rack was installed. If the rack was not set up correctly in the first place, then no arm is going to fix it.

Ken

waynos

The grinder is mightier than the sword.

FCOV6

Quote from: waynos on November 14, 2009, 01:25:11 PM
thanks ken,
i just realised why my rack is at a weird angle.
i must have hr arms
i'm running 14 inch ht rims.
what would be the best steering arm?
and gwuthie try and go hq or later combo cause they have vented discs which dont get so hot
i went torri discs etc
which i am regretting a bit
good luck
.

If its a CRS rack then the arms should have been re shaped, these used to be a changeover when you bought the kit.