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Tech, Repairs, Upgrades => Brakes/Suspension/Tires/Wheels => Topic started by: blueamber on June 13, 2015, 10:34:27 PM

Title: Knuckles
Post by: blueamber on June 13, 2015, 10:34:27 PM

Looking at the PTS Capri Collision manual, it shows 2 part numbers for turbo vs non-turbo steering knuckles.  Is that right?

Title: Re: Knuckles
Post by: blueamber on June 13, 2015, 10:52:04 PM

So, more looking reveals there ARE 2 part numbers (really 4, left and right), says early 91's use a different knuckle.  Anyone know the difference?

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Title: Re: Knuckles
Post by: Rocketman on June 14, 2015, 01:29:56 AM

Large Vs. Small brakes

One had a smaller dust shield pressed onto it for the smaller brakes.
I think the caliper mounting ears were also further inboard

Title: Re: Knuckles
Post by: blueamber on June 14, 2015, 01:38:24 AM

So these are not interchangeable? I have grabbed knuckle assemblies w/hubs off parts cars and thrown onto my fleet as needed when bearings go bad, so I guess I've been lucky.

Title: Re: Knuckles
Post by: Rocketman on June 14, 2015, 12:31:59 PM

Not interchangeable no. I mean, unless you want to downgrade your brakes. One of the guys here pulled a set off a Tracer hoping to do the Galant upgrade off-car, and the tracers seemed to all have got the small brakes.

It seems like most of the Capris have the larger brakes. I've only seen a handful of n/a's with the smaller ones. So the odds are good for gettin' lucky :D