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Re: AE86 Front Brake Upgardes	Fri, 02 August 2002 01:18

when it comes to brake upgrades, there are almost endless possibilities bounded only by the amount of money you are prepared to spend. the easiest brake upgrade is always the use of some form of performance brake pad. i would strongly reccommend EBC Green Stuff pads a a quick, cheap and effective brake upgrade. however this is ok, you car with it's tiny solid discs is never going to be any good. so for an AE86, the cheapest and probably the most cost effective brake conversion is a jamanese spec AE86 brake upgrade. all of the parts are a direct bolt on and the increase in performance is fantastic. the use of a slightly bigger and thicker vented disc make the cooling efficiency far better and resistance to brake fade is increased. these parts (hubs, discs, calipers and brakets) can be obtained for around the $400 mark, and although not all that easy to obtain, would deffinately be the first option to look at. if you were keen to source parts out of Melbourne, Australia, you could contact IDB automotive in Richmond. they supply and fit brake upgrade conversions for your car and most toyotas, but i must warn you they are very expensive, if you are prepared to get your hands dirty and do some parts hunting yourself, you can create a similar package at a better price. another factor of brake conversions that is quite often overlooked is that of a brake master cylinder upgrade if the new calipers have larger or more pistons that what is on the stock caliper. the master cylinder in this case needs to have a larger bore size to supply more fluid per depression of the pedal so that prkae feel is retained. this is where the JDM conversion is the easiest, as the piston size, although not the same, is comparable to the size of the stock pistons, hence making the conversion far easier and still retaining the firm solid pedal feel that comes stock. anyway, getting back to IDB conversions. they provide bolt on 2 piston and 4 piston kits that are fantastic in terms of their build quality and effectiveness. from memory they charge around the AUS$1200 mark for the 2 piston and $1600 for the 4 piston conversion, both on 11 inch vented discs, new hubs, struts, etc, but they do not include an upgraded master cylinder so the result is a soft spongy pedal feel. i reccommend you look them up and call them, or ask around the forums of people who have their kit's fitted to AE86's. brake upgrades are rarely difficult, especially with the huge range of interchangable toyota parts from different models. if you are keen to do a conversion, and you feel you are capable, i suggest you give it a go yourself, or at least develop the conversion and obtain your own parts and have it fitted by a mechanic with strict and specific instructions so he does not rip you off. i hope this give you some indication of where to start...... [Report message to a moderator]

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