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Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Fri, 28 January 2005 12:41
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I am presently doing an RA40, 1G project (Oh Hum Another One) and I spent some time at the wreckers today measuring some calipers & rotors. I was wondering what others thought of these modifications ?
1. Rear brakes :
Install a RT142 Corona disk brake rear end with the B/W diff. Fairly straight forward I would have thought ?
2. Front brakes :
Install the struts and brakes off a RT 132R Corona, these brakes are a larger rotor with slightly smaller surface area pads but with twin pots. The major problem I can see here is the rim offset might differ.
Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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Sydney
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June 2004
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Adelaide
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Re: Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Sat, 29 January 2005 13:34
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[quote title=fade-e wrote on Fri, 28 January 2005 23:17]mate check out Cool1s brake upgrade using the RA40 struts!!!
My only problem with cool1s setup is that i get 4 wheel disks and a stronger diff for the same price as his brackets !!
Always the cheapsake 
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Sat, 29 January 2005 14:08
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I'm in the process of designing a new brake upgrade using RA40 struts, hubs, RX7 calipers and a large rotor. This upgrade will be for people that want/need the stopping potential without costing an arm and a leg. Stay tuned
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adelaide
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November 2004
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Re: Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Sat, 29 January 2005 15:15
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nice sounds like what i want for my ra28, look forward to seeing what you come up with
jesse
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Montrose, VIC
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May 2002
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Re: Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Sun, 30 January 2005 01:19
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Yeah, definately do something like COOL1 did, or use Nissan brakes, etc. rather than bother with the Corona stuff. Might as well do something worthwhile!
If cost is an issue, that's when you need to start making bits yourself - paying others to do it can get mightily expensive!
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c'town, NSW
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May 2002
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Re: Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Sun, 30 January 2005 07:10
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u wont have any offset issues with the corona struts and hub if you go that way.
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Adelaide
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Re: Another Brake Upgrade Question !
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Sun, 30 January 2005 08:31
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Thanks Rob, I was concerned about that cause the hub is quite a bit wider to accommodate the 2nd piston
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