RE: GTV6 - cutting springs - Brembo calipers

["Shorey, Brian P." <ShoreyB@genrad.com>]

>I was working on my new Balocco GTV6 this weekend and found it has
Brembo
>front brake calipers installed.  It this stock?  I though that the '82
cars
>still had ATE calipers up front?  Anyone with experience here?  [ not
that
>I'm complaining - the Brembo's are supposed to be the better caliper -
just
>that I'm interested to see if the car has been modified ]

yes, the balocco had the ate's.  alfa 'upgraded' to the brembo much
later.

>I also wish to lower the ride height to Euro spec at the back - does
anyone
>know how much of the spring to cut off to lower it 2 inches or so?
>I overhauled the rear calipers last weekend and it was quite manageable
-
>only tough part was removing the circlip from the inboard adjuster.
The
>brakes were bled this weekend and no leaks turned up :-))

don't just cut the spring - it needs to be tapered at the end so it will
fit correctly into the bucket, and then heat treated.

bs