Question re GQ Brakes

[77F1004WD]

I have a 88 GQ Carby, with single spot front calipers. I want to have the later EFI twin spot front brakes.
Can i just get some twin spot calipers and disks and bolt them onto my swivel hubs?
Are the master cyl's the same?
I have disks on the rear.

[Daisy]

pretty much a bolt on.

make sure you get the twinpistons and the hub and rotor as they are all different to the single piston setup.

[bogged]

you need to bolts and other bits off the EFI model too. they are different.

[Brunsy]

or save yourself considerable time and money, get some EBC "greenstuff" pads and good quality fluid you wont know your old brakes.

[Woop]

I think the wheels on EFI models were 16in so you might need to keep existing discs if 2 piston calipers fit them ok.

Nick

[77F1004WD]

or save yourself considerable time and money, get some EBC "greenstuff" pads and good quality fluid you wont know your old brakes.

Have you tried EBC's in your patrol? or in another type of car?

I think the wheels on EFI models were 16in so you might need to keep existing discs if 2 piston calipers fit them ok.

Nick

The EFI disks are both slightly larger in dia and about 6mm thicker, so the caliper won't fit the std disks.

Speaking of brake pads, what are people's thoughts on the Bendix 4WD compound as compared to the likes of EBC's?

[Hoonz]

do a search on GQ brakes theres heaps of threads on what people are using and where to get them from

[CRUSHU]

I run 15" alloys on my GQ twin piston brakes, they fit no worries.
in fact, 15" steelies will even fit GU series 1 brakes, don't know if the brakes got bigger after that.

LTDHO ran Green pads in his 345 RWKW Ford LTD, they sucked big time. May be good on a racetrack on a club day, but it is very hard to get enough heat into them to work better than any good pad.

My personal preference is for ACDelco pads... Less dust and squeal than the bendex stuff, with better bite.

[Brunsy]

yes i have ebc's they are not a race compound so they dont need heat to work, in saying that they seem to be made by poeple who know what they are doing. All the bullsh*t aside i tow an unbraked ski boat regularly though the black spur and this is notoriously hard on brakes, I am way too lazy to change down gears so the brakes get a fair workout. I thought of upgrading brake calipers and rotors but have found i just dont need to.

[CRUSHU]

yes i have ebc's they are not a race compound so they dont need heat to work

what EBC pads do you have, that don't need a lot of heat to work?

[Brunsy]

The ones that say 4WD. What does your mates falcon have to do with anything on this forum?

[CRUSHU]

or save yourself considerable time and money, get some EBC "greenstuff" pads and good quality fluid you wont know your old brakes.

just voicing my opinion on the "greenstuff" pads you recommended. You made no mention of any 4x4 specific blends

[bogged]

The ones that say 4WD. What does your mates falcon have to do with anything on this forum?

what does a ski boat have to do with this forum you could ask