wtd 'VT brake conversion for Sprinter', using ra60 strut

[joel]

hi just wanted to know if anyone knows what commodore 5 stud disc fits on a ra60 struts its on a a toyota sprinter i was told to use the ra60 front struts and commodore bearings witch fit the strut and to use vb hubs and disc just wanted to know if anyone has done this i want commodore studd patten with big brakes please help thanks

[mullett]

Probably none of them...RA60 is four stud

-RM.

[RONA]

None of them fit the strut, generally discs are attached to hubs but anyway

[joel]

oh ok well i have ra60 front strut and vt brakes and vk bearings so what hubs and disc's do i use

[mullett]

Hang on...so it's all assembled, it's an RA60 strut, with some random hubs, VT callipers, and unknown disks?

-RM.

[joel]

yes someone tolt me to use vb disc and hubs

[mullett]

Short answer: no idea. Is this something that's assembled and working, and you need a replacement, or something that's in bits and you're trying to put it together? If it's assembled, I say take it apart, and take the parts you need to a good store and get them matched up.

Edit: If they said to use VT ones...I'd say use VT ones

What car is this on?

-RM.

[joel]

its on a a toyota sprinter i was told to use the ra60 front struts and commodore bearings witch fix the strut and to use vb hubs and disc just wanted to know if anyone has done this i want commodore studd patten with big brakes sorry i didn's give you the full story

[mullett]

No problems mate, that's cool. I've never heard of the conversion, but I'm sure someone on here has, if it's been done before. Maybe change the thread title to 'VT brake conversion for Sprinter', you might get more people looking.

-RM.

[cambelt]

I have a pair of brand new VT front callipers $200
Dave

[Norminator]

None of them fit the strut, generally discs are attached to hubs but anyway

a lot of earler commodores and falcons were designed with integrated disc/hub... the disc is exactly what fits the strut.

can anyone confirm if the RA60 spindle the same as the RA40 spindle?

VN-VP (and possibly earlier) rotors can definitely fit the RA40 stub axle, not 100% sure which bearing is required (i vaguely recall it being the commodore stuff as you have already stated). so if the 40/60 spindles are the same, they would work.

keep in mind the disc/hub is a very heavy unit. a better option might be to buy an appropriate set of hubs from ebay (used for upgrading early commodores to VT gear) and then using the VT rotors.

[Hen]

RA60 and RA40 have identical stub axles. RA60 hubs fit RA40 struts and vice-versa.

[WDE_BDY]

The stub is common to most of the larger hubbed Toyota's with struts, and also the MS65/75 Crown. There are details around here of the HQ hub to MS65 swap and I think Shaum (MS-75) has done just that swap to get bigger discs. HQ shares the same hub as the Commodores so yes a Commodore hub will fit up to the larger stubbed Toyota struts, including RT132, RA40 and the *A6* model Celica's.
Have a search around on some of those swaps and you should have more luck finding details.

Callum

[Norminator]

RA60 and RA40 have identical stub axles. RA60 hubs fit RA40 struts and vice-versa.

righto... so a set of these would mate up to the strut;

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HOLDEN-VT-BRA...3%3A2|294%3A50

and then you have your commodore stud pattern, and you can run VT-onwards rotors as long as they clear everything.

still need to figure out what the resulting track will be, and of course get some brackets made to mount the caliper of choice.

[joel]

oh ok thanks so there hq hubs that there the same as the trailer hubs am i right