VN V8 break conversion.

[VN_chris]

what's the difference between VN V6 and V8 breaks? what do i have to do to change the breaks on my VN V6 to V8 breaks?

[Morton]

You need:

V8 Capilers
V8 Rotors
V8 Pads

And you should be set to go

While you're in there, you may aswell change your wheel bearings, and flush your brake fluid.

[VN_chris]

ahk cool, so all i have to do it rip the break calipers and rotors out of an ss and im good to go, how much u rekon it will cost?

[Morton]

Take the calipers off of either a V8, or a SERIES II VP V6 - they had V8 brakes on them standard.

I would also recommend buying brand new rotors and pads - while you've got the bearings out, you may aswell. Also saves the hastle of getting your second hand rotors machined.

I suggest you should look at worst case: $80 for the calipers, $80-100 per rotor, and $60 for the pads.

[Reaper]

Didn't we cover this like 3 days ago???

Reaper

[greenfoam]

Yes we did lol, there's another thread just all about it. Morton forgot the two (BY FAR) most important things, the V8 booster and the V8 master. Which if you wanted to save money would be the first two things to change and see if you are happy with that

[kniever]

While you're in there, you may aswell change your wheel bearings, and flush your brake fluid.

lol good on ya morton, thats how ya spell brakes, unless you want your brakes to break?

[88GreenVN]

The M/C has different thread/line mounts to the V6. Ther end of the lines wont do up nice. I needed to get the ends of the lines changed to make it fit.

[greenfoam]

Mine swaped straight over. Got a 1 inch master from a VP, went straight onto my VN V6, but that's worth looking out for if yours never went on

[88GreenVN]

Mine swaped straight over. Got a 1 inch master from a VP, went straight onto my VN V6, but that's worth looking out for if yours never went on

The taper was different gfor the 88 wagon and the mechanic did them so tight that they did not undo

[88GreenVN]

So when doing the VT upgrade I had to make new lines - cos the original unit was knackered

[greenfoam]

Pretty sure the VT unit needs different ones anyway so that was ok

[88GreenVN]

Pretty sure the VT unit needs different ones anyway so that was ok

Yep purchased the addapters - but they would not fit cos the ends of the lines were all mashed up.

I went from 15/16 to 1" and the lines were stuffed making it fit. (88 wagon) So when the VT M/C went in the lines had to be fixed