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rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 03:21
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I want to fit disk brakes to the rear of my sa63.
does anyone know of a kit to do this or would i have to get the brakes (and diff?) out of a different car
cheers
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 04:05
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Why do you want disks on the rear? Unless your doing some serious track work! The money you spend on such a thing could be used on better things like an intercooler!
If your still planning on doing a engine conversion, maybe you should just look into fitting a Borg Warner or Hilux diff! And guess what, you can get a Borg Warner with disks standard!
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 04:51
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I think you'll find the SA63 has IRS, so a BW/Hilux rear end isn't going to fit. You can swap in an MA61 Supra rear end which will get you discs, but that's a whole lot of effort for not much gain. I agree with the above, unless you've already upgraded the front brakes (which do ~80% of the work) you'll notice little or no difference upgrading the rears.
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 04:57
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the sa63 does have irs
im going to change the front brakes for DBA slotted rotors with soft pads if I upgrade the engine so i wanted to upgrade the rear brakes at the same time.
cheers
mat
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 05:51
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Doh sorry about that! Forgot about the IRS!
Forget about the rear disks, its just not worth it!
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 06:07
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if i put slotted rotors on the front and left the rear as is would it be safe for 150-200kw @ the wheels if i go ahead with the conversion
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 07:25
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Just remember one thing, The rear brakes mean nothing if the fronts are not up to the task!
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Re: rear wheel disk brake conversion for sa63 celica
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Sun, 13 April 2003 10:12
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Slotted rotors and pads don't count as an "upgrade" in my books. Unless you're swapping in significantly larger rotors and calipers, a rear brake upgrade is a waste of time IMO.
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