brake conversions/upgrades

[sprinter666]

Car - ae86

part in question - front brakes, can include rear in anyone has info on how to convert t series drums into rotors?

problem - want complete info on what brakes work, how to fit them ie rx7 conversion and wilwood 4pot upgrade, what size wheels you need for clearance etc.

personal situation - running xt130 struts and thus brakes, and 14" wheels but have 15's on had to in necessary or i dont sell them, want to know if 86 brakes have same mounting as xt130? if not has anyone mounted bigger brakes to xt130 struts etc?

hope thats enough info for some advice

cheers, Josef.

[leigh4110]

I've got an rx7 brake upgrade for sale to suit sprinter/xt130 just need the brake lines made

[sprinter666]

how much that go for? not in the market yet unless its in my price range lol and is it only brake lines needed?

[leigh4110]

only brake lines yes. and 600 for everything

[sprinter666]

aight ill get back to ya

[Jip86]

ive got hilux calipers with peugeot rotors on xt130 struts and ive got about 4-5mm clearance with 15's.


i have alot of room around the caliper just not much room at the front where the green thing is pointing.

its more about the room at the back of the rim than the overall diameter.

[dove grey 64]

i've got bmw 2002 4 piston calipers and unknown vented rotors, calipers are a straight bolt on, have some mounts as factory 86 calipers. will get pics tomorrow

[timbo]

Sounds very interesting!

[Hen may possibly be a nut]

There's about a million options here, most of which have been discussed in detail (apart from the BMW option above, that sounds new).

- Keep your XT130 struts and use Hilux calipers and Peugot rotors.
- Keep struts and use MX62 calipers and RA60 hubs and rotors.
- Swap back to AE86 struts and buy RX7 adaptors and suited rotors.
- Whatever else your imagination can come up with

As for rear brakes, search Toymods for a thread by GA61XX about discs onto T series drum diffs.

[dove grey 64]

the bmw 2002 calipers as very similar to the volvo 240 girling 4 pot calipers. i'll get pics tomorrow. there is a bit of info on fitting the volvo brakes to toyota struts around the internet.
im not sure what rotors i have, considering the calipers bolt onto the standard struts and fit under 14" watanabes im guessing the rotor size must be close to stock