I went to nowra for a holiday the other day n our friends we were staying at had to pick up their car at the mechanics nearby. I took a ride and to my amazment their was the best totally original datto ute sitting there. I asked who owned it and the guy that owned the mechanics did. I asked if he had disk brakes and must have made a remark about them being standard. BOY did i get told. "The datsun NEVER came out with disk brakes what r u talking about" IS this true? did datsun 1200 utes actually come out with standard disk brakes and when. I have a 1980 model and mine r drum but ive been told disks came out in 79.

I don't know for sure, but I thought the later model Utes had Discs on the front.

I think the NEVER statement might be wrong.

i believe after 1976 they were standard, or was it 1978, cant remeber but it was a safety thing... too right

I think they may have been an option but don't quote me ,But I do know of some 80's models had drums on the front .There is one at the wreckers near me ( an 85 ) with drums on the front, and I sold a set of mags to a guy with a late 80's ute that still ran drums also .

I'm pretty sure we didn't get disk brakes here until '89 along with catalytic converters and a couple other minor things. That's not to say you didn't get disk brakes there, but I don't think they were available here till then.

Yeah dattodude that seems to be the same setup on my 91:

I recently sold my 73 ute which had discs up front. Ute was standard and although I only had it for 4 years I'm pretty sure they were an original fitment. I recall the workshop manual also refers to front discs.

Generally speaking

- Standard trim level 1200s came with drum brakes
- Deluxe came with drum brakes
- GL and GX trims came with disc brakes

USA is an exception, where ONLY discs were used.

It appears that in most countries B110s and B120s both -- if you got the Standard trim (dogdish hubcaps, rectangular speedometer, etc) -- the front drums also came with it.

For more info on Trim Levels, see Datsun 1200 (B110) Body Styles.

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Nope, not only US,

Here in South Africa, even the 1974 datsun1200 delux, the GX's sedans came with front disc brakes. The utes started disc brake setup from 78.