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I was going to remove the bearings so I could remove the drum backing plate without destroying it, and add a new backing plate for the discs. I only want to irreversibly damage replaceable parts, hence why I don't want to cut the drum backing plate off. Thanks for the part number. I'd managed to track down the bearing, but was more concerned about getting the collar and seals as well. I'm not sure if the 410/411 collars are interchangeable with anything newer, and when you ask more parts shops if the can do the parts for a 410/411 datsun rear axle they don't want to know. Do any of you know if all the parts (bearing, collar, seals) are readily available?

Hi Guys, Does anybody have part numbers for a 410 rear wheel bearing kit, or know anything that crosses over? I know there are a lot of kits for H165B vehicles, but not sure if these are the same as for the H165 in the 410. I am about to cut off the old bearings to fit rear discs and want to make sure I can replace all the parts first.

Just further to my previous posts on this topic, I have made some progress on a different brake setup for the 410/411 drum front end cars. Will need 15" wheels to fit. Has a four pot caliper. Currently I am having a prototype adapter bracket made up. I've also made up an adapter to run a 180b master cylinder and booster, without interfering with the standard accelerator mechanism.

Hey Mike, Just a quick question, was there a reason you didn't look at mounting the calipers around the front of the rotor? A couple of options I have found 1) Evo 1-3 Rotors and 2 pot calipers - they are a 276mm rotor with a 45mm height. 2) 200sx s13 Turbo rotors - these are a 280mm rotor and 49.2mm height. Both are 4x114.3 but require the centre hole to be turned out There are some advantages and disadvantages to both. If there isn't any reason not to mount the caliper at the front of the rotor, the taller rotor would probably be a better option as otherwise you may need to run higher positive wheels.

Just checked the rotors at the shop, and the above measurements from the catalogue are incorrect. The Vanette rotor PCD is not 114.3, it is 95 so that won't work. I have spent a few hours cross referencing information to try and find a rotor that will work of the shelf but so far no luck.

Thanks for your reply. Based on what you have said it sounds like it is worth looking into. I presume higher positive offset mags could always help with any caliper clearance issues? In your opinion do you think I would be best to start with the 245mm Dia, 35.5mm deep, 10mm thick rotor, or the 232mm dia, 22mm deep, 18mm thick rotor? Again, thanks for all your work on this. It is really the only decent resource I could find anywhere on brake upgrades for these cars.

Hi Guys, Been watching this thread for a while. Firstly, thanks for the awesome work, it is great that you have gone to so much effort on this. Anyway I thought I would try to offer some input (which may not be useful) A couple of things I have been thinking about: 1) I am quite keen on not having to turn down the hubs to keep my 410 restorability as high as possible, but also don't want to have to bore out rotors each time they get replaced. I believe that the rotors therefore need to be 73mm bore 2) The welded ears on the brackets may cause cert issues - I understand in NZ that typically certifiers like to see either dowels or bolts through anything like this (based on discussions with a guy who works closely with a certifier on a regular basis) 3) If the rotor height was not as great, potentially the ears on the brackets would not be needed as the rotor would effectively sit further forward, therefore the caliper wouldn't need to be set back, and the custom bearing spacer may not be required. Given that the thickness of the bracket by which the caliper is recessed is 3/8 and the bearing spacer increases front spacing of the rotor by 1/8, a total of 1/2inch or 13mm would be the minimum height reduction of the rotor. Anything greater then that in reduction would mean forward spacing of the caliper. I am not sure if the above is all correct, but thought I'd through it out there. I have also put together the attached table of rotors comparing some G20/P10 Primera rotors to some Vannette C20 rotors, that may do the job. Let me know what is off the mark here and I will go look for alternatives.