96sz Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 Will the caliper bolts from J-spec brakes be any good to fit UK calipers or do i need UK specific bolts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 They'll do the job just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
96sz Posted May 17, 2009 Author Share Posted May 17, 2009 Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Sorry to bump an old thread, but I had major problems with this today. The jspec caliper bolts would go in about a turn on the UK calipers, but wouldn't go any further I didn't force them, but tried a dozen times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Just checked EPC and they are the same part number on the jspec and UK spec. Will give it another go, not sure why the bolts aren't fitting... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Blyth Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Is there anything fouling the threads on the caliper? Rust/paint etc. You might need to run a tap through the nuts to clean them out. When I changed my J-Specs for UKs the old bolts fitted just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 I couldn't see anything wrong with the threads, but will try and find a tap to clean them up. Good suggestion. They only came off Richardstocks's car a couple of weeks ago so shouldn't be gunked up. Maybe i'm not using enough force... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted October 30, 2010 Share Posted October 30, 2010 Andy you were right, it was the threads with rust in them (surprising as they'd only been off the other car for about 2 weeks). Cleared them out with a tap and they bolted up fine, thanks for the tip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodilx6 Posted November 1, 2010 Share Posted November 1, 2010 Good info here. I was wandering the same as I will soon swap in some EU spec brakes. It is the bolts for mounting the calipers to the car we are talking about, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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