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4piston brakes for a st162
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Mon, 27 December 2004 14:43
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yeah a part from the st205 ones that might bolts up... what 4 psiton brakes and rotor combo would people sugest for a st162..i was thinking wrx ones cause the rotor is 5x100 stud like the st162 celica
But i was thinkign hilux 4 piston calipers would be easier to get my hands on!
Nezza 
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Heathridge WA
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December 2004
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Mon, 27 December 2004 14:47
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i suppose would be good. are you looking at the standard Wrx brakes or the additional Brembo version ? I think they speak for themselves
hehe but yer any would be nice, a mates dad has a WRX done up a lil c-west kits has nice 6 piston brake calipers
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Location:
Gold Coast
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January 2003
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Wed, 29 December 2004 12:27
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not the sti brembo ones...but the normal 'subaru' 4 pistons ones...would grind the subaru lable of them when i do, lol!
Nezza
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Toymods Club Treasurer
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Thu, 30 December 2004 22:33
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Follow the link in my sig to see what's needed for an ST205 upgrade.
Good luck finding them though.
JustenGT4 has STi discs & Brembo calipers on his uber V8TT ST185, so I'm not sure how they work (but he has fully modded the steering knuckles for that car)
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Thu, 30 December 2004 22:57
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But really why would you bother?
Unless you have big track intentions I wouldn't bother personally.
I believe it's a quite a hassle and expensive.
Just my thoughts anyway! 
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Toymods Club Treasurer
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May 2002
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Thu, 30 December 2004 23:02
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I believe you need to come for a ride sometime Rob!
Hell, mine are fitted to a turbo diesel!!!
A lot cheaper upgrade is the Jap spec twin piston ST165/ST185.
Bolts on, has a bigger pad contact area, & a lot easier to find.
If I was palnning on doing a 3S-GTE or 1MZ-FE swap later, I'd be thinking about this.
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Epping, Sydney
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April 2003
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Location:
Adelaide
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September 2003
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Fri, 31 December 2004 01:51
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| wagonist wrote on Fri, 31 December 2004 09:33 |
JustenGT4 has STi discs & Brembo calipers on his uber V8TT ST185, so I'm not sure how they work (but he has fully modded the steering knuckles for that car)
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You are correct on the discs (WRX STi jobbies - same as I used), but the Calipers are Z32 300ZX (or maybe R33 Skyline ones)
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South Australia
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July 2002
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Re: 4piston brakes for a st162
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Fri, 31 December 2004 02:25
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Having more pistons per caliper doesn't really do much for overall stopping power. In terms of sustained use of brakes then you might want to get a larger caliper w/- more pistons, but seriously when was the last time you did 20 straight laps of a circuit going 10/10ths?
If you are worried about your car hauling up, then get rid of weight, and get a bigger front footprint while braking (suspension anyone?)
Aside from that, the best advice I can give you is the advice Possum Bourne dished out - that is make sure that your brakes are mounted BLOODY well regardless of what you get, if you decide to get RX-7/R33/300ZX/WRX calipers and use a custom plate to mount them then make sure you get someone with a good rep to do it.
Oh and Hilux calipers are pretty hefty beasts, you'd be adding alot of unsprung weight to the fronts!!!
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