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Subject:Re: Front brake compatibility question
From:David Beierl
Date:Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:43:22 -0400

At 07:52 PM 6/28/2011, Jim Felder wrote:
>Can you use 90 calipers, for
>instance, on an 83? And can  Girling and ATE calipers be substituted for
>each other?

'86-up uses a single-piston design where the caliper slides sideways
(to take up pad/disc wear) on guide pins mounted to a frame that
bolts to the steering knuckle.  Pads insert into the frame and the
caliper mounts above them (to change pads you undo one of the guide
pins and swivel the caliper on the other one).

Yours,
David