I just did the VT conversion last week. The calipers were a bit harder to bleed as the bleed valve is at the bottom of the caliper so to get the air out the first time I inverted the caliper and used a g-clamp to hold the pistons in while I got the remaining air out. After that the pedal feel was good. I recommend the conversion. They can take a bigger pounding and pull up harder. I was told the hub design is engineered already if that is any help so you needn't worry. Just made the original VT brake lines fit and didn't get braided ones.
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Originally Posted by exmotrbo
avoid dba drilled rotors guys, mine cracked, get slotted only!!
Really? I've got Cross drilled & slotted DBA's. Had them for over 2 years and havent had any problems with them...
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Originally Posted by hellashort
I just did the VT conversion last week. The calipers were a bit harder to bleed as the bleed valve is at the bottom of the caliper so to get the air out the first time I inverted the caliper and used a g-clamp to hold the pistons in while I got the remaining air out. After that the pedal feel was good. I recommend the conversion. They can take a bigger pounding and pull up harder. I was told the hub design is engineered already if that is any help so you needn't worry. Just made the original VT brake lines fit and didn't get braided ones.
you can't be serious... hahaha. you have the left caliper on the right and visa-versa.. hahahahha....
and yes, in queensland, because the bakes are not factory ON the vl, you SHOULD have a cert. but what cop is honestly going to know.
lol, yea, the bleeder is meant to point up. eheheh.
puttin mine on this sat - goin from warped ****ed rotors with huge scratch and broken bleeders with heaps of air in em to vt twin piston fronts - should be sweet....!!
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Originally Posted by CalaisRida
Really? I've got Cross drilled & slotted DBA's. Had them for over 2 years and havent had any problems with them...
pull up from 150+ once or twice and they are pretty much history.... i'm using bendix pro pads. It's normal for them to get small cracks around the drill holes after a bit of abuse, but mine cracked right though, so the disc actually flexes when you squeeze it with the brake pads, making a nice 'clunk clunk clunk' noise.
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Originally Posted by 5spd Calais
How much are you guys willing to pay for VT front callipers, Std rotors and pads. I can these brand new and cheap. Let me know.
Dave
How much can you supply them for?
Also interested in the price of hubs.
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Originally Posted by sigmund
Ha ha, The VT Master is a 1.25" (from memory) not 1'' !
Booster doesn't do much ? Ok let us know when you have experienced it for yourself, not from the mouth of the "salesman"
I don't think the VT M/cyl would be alot better than the 1" vl one but reason you would put the VT m/cyl on is because the VL m/cyl wont fit the VT booster.
As far as my 1'' master go's, i got it off the same guy...
Actually the VT master cylinder is a stepbore cylinder from 1.25" - 1"
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Originally Posted by CalaisRida
Really? I've got Cross drilled & slotted DBA's. Had them for over 2 years and havent had any problems with them...
Depends on how hard you brake with cross drilled slotted, they yend to crack with excessive heat. I would also recommend just slotted rotors. I've got RDA slotted rotors and the slots go all the way to the ouside of the disc, unlike RDA slotted.
