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Re: AE86 Brake kit. Massive.
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Fri, 28 January 2005 10:27
 
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r32 gts 297mm discs and calipers fit inside a 16" rim with the correct offset , so i guess with that large offset spacer {nice for the wheel-bearings , which are weak as it is } i guess that would fit too .
After looking at the picture i would say that you would have a hard time getting that approved for road use . For one two mounts plus lots of little shims make for a nightmate installation . Basically you shim the caliper up correctly for the alignment , then go driving for a while till say the pads bed in , come back reshim it again because its all settled now  Then there no locking tabs for any mounting bolts which might be required due to the large amount of spacers . The lines do not have the correct adr marked line material , so i guess there out of the question too .
It also go to note the small pad to disc contact area , most modern braking system have the pad area maximized to increase the friction co-effiectent of the pad . That caliper pictured doesn't have a very large area compared to allot of simple ae86 brake conversions . Also there no note of piston sizing so how do you work out if its a mechanical advantage over most upgrades as well ? Now does that caliper hit the caster arm if a large rca isn't installed ? i would say its going to be close , and if you have modified you car for more steering lock you are going to be in trouble .
Now if you check the listing from wilwood the cailper is for : "ideal for Late Models, Modifieds, Sprints, Road Racers and Dragsters. " so it should pull up a light car easy , especially with such a small tyre contact area . So back to the piston size again , does the set up require a assisted ie : booster or is it for a complete race master cylinder conversion .
When you look at pricing , well a ap caliper {direct bolt on}with a brembo disc to fit inside a s13/s14/s15 16" rims was last time i checked $1600 aud , and race brakes had a kit in stock ready to go . Add to this a huge list of pad compounds and parts stock availability in this country you would have to question why you would need to import such a produce here . Unless you need the bling factor , theres lots of great brake packages here already for not really that much $$ for the performance if you need brake that powerful anyway .
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Evan | Fri, 28 January 2005 08:30 |
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Shraka | Fri, 28 January 2005 10:06 |
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CrUZsida | Fri, 28 January 2005 10:08 |
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improvedae86 | Fri, 28 January 2005 10:27 |
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Cool1 | Fri, 28 January 2005 10:40 |
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improvedae86 | Fri, 28 January 2005 12:41 |
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Apollo | Fri, 28 January 2005 12:53 |
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Evan | Fri, 28 January 2005 14:03 |
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CrUZsida | Sat, 29 January 2005 00:55 |
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Shraka | Sat, 29 January 2005 01:43 |
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Corona RT142 | Sat, 29 January 2005 09:12 |
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Bill Sherwood | Sat, 29 January 2005 15:58 |
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Evan | Sat, 29 January 2005 16:12 |
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Blown86 | Sun, 30 January 2005 16:47 |
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rsdeo | Sun, 30 January 2005 17:58 |
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Evan | Mon, 31 January 2005 01:21 |
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eurospec86 | Tue, 01 February 2005 18:04 |
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Bill Sherwood | Tue, 01 February 2005 23:58 |
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bubbles | Wed, 02 February 2005 09:31 |
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st184 sillycar | Thu, 03 February 2005 02:27 |
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eurospec86 | Thu, 03 February 2005 17:21 |
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Bill Sherwood | Fri, 04 February 2005 06:00 |
