[Updated on: Mon, 14 March 2005 13:00]

It can very easily cost $1000 if you rebuild the struts with Koni adjustable shocks, fit Lovells heavy duty lowered springs, buy new Pug rotors (I could only get mine for $95 each), Hilux 4 pot calipers ($100-$200 the pair), a new set of brake pads, getting the calipers professionally rebuilt (with a warranty),
get the rotors re-drilled and the diameter machined down to clear the inside of the calipers, new wheel bearings, and new brake hoses.
You have spent $332 already, and have yet to get the calipers.
Add the Koni's and the Lovells and all the above and stay under $1000 and you get my vote as next Toymods president and mechanical god mate !

Cheers,
Mitch.
PS: Don't forget the shims/washers to space out the caliper to sit over the centre of the rotor, and if you keep the dust covers behind the rotors, the humps pressed into them need to be flattened out to clear the rotor and you need to cut a larger hole for the bigger caliper to fit.

And there must be a reason why: "this has cost people around the 1000 mark like *everyone* says"

[Updated on: Tue, 15 March 2005 01:40]

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k@z3[/email] wrote on Mon, 28 March 2005 12:17]Each to thier own my friend, each to their own. You know you should not rubbish someone else's ideas on this forum, it realy is against decorum. All i was after was some info on a brake upgrade, not sarcasm. But hey, if it works for you, stick with it i say!

i meant no offence dude, dont take it personally or anything!!
youve gotta expect to get some feedback on a toyta-based website.. esp if ur putting a GM motor in a real classic toyota body. and plus i advised youll need some bigger brakes+calipers, stiffer springs, experiment with swaybars, definately..

i wasnt really being sarcastic.. i just not a fan of the dunnidore motors in classic celicas. Ive got nothing against u or your ideas, thanks,

my 2c

p.s. ul probably nee a bit of camber up front too or else the thing may handle quite poorly, think of the weight balance.

[Updated on: Wed, 30 March 2005 00:55]

benen wrote on Tue, 29 March 2005 19:18

awesome, cheers

Oh...
But the strut top nuts they supply with the 86-1991Sport are wrong.
Youll need to get the correct nuts for the strut and have it machined out to fit the insert.
If you get them from Rovparts, mention it, and Doug will know what to do (he is working this out for me atm).

[Updated on: Wed, 30 March 2005 04:25]

thanks a lot guys, u've been a great help. I'll let u know how it all turns out

btw, the rear koni part u have suggested (80 2233 SP1) is listed on the koni site as a lexcen rear shocker. U sure this is the one i need? dont want to order the wrong part

[Updated on: Wed, 30 March 2005 10:49]

[Updated on: Thu, 31 March 2005 16:39]

I painted mine with the caliper halves split halfway through doing the rebuild.

Before painting, i hit them with a wire brush on a drill, then cleaned the residue off with POR15 Marine clean (awesome stuff).

I stuck bits of newspaper in the bleed holes and taped up the rest.

I cleaned out the innards with a tooth brush and a mix of chemical cleaners (they were pretty well gunked up).

Before:


After:


I just hope they work ok

[Updated on: Sun, 03 April 2005 17:54]