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November 2003
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ae82 brake upgrade??
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Fri, 15 July 2005 10:16
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what is a good brake upgrade for an ae82 twincam?
the ones that are on it now are SHIT , despite haveing new pads and bleeding the lines.
any suggestions.
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June 2003
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Bathurst
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September 2004
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Fri, 15 July 2005 10:42
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Perhaps you should say how your brakes are crap. I've got an AE82 twincam and mine are just fine.
There's obviously more to a braking system than pads and fluid. Give us a better idea and someone might be able to provide some advice.
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June 2003
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Fri, 15 July 2005 12:50
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I can't speak for carsanactra but from mu own experiences in owning a AE92 SX and driving a friends AE82 SX many times. The way in which they are crap is extremely simple.
They lack sheer stopping power, even for the power of a standard car.
My Celica SX ST162 was similarly afflicted, although not to the same extent.
BTW both my (ex thank goodness) car and my friends' AE82 were both well maintained in the brake dept.
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Location:
Bathurst
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September 2004
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melbourne
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November 2003
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Sat, 16 July 2005 06:16
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yeah brakes on the ae82 have no stopping power.
however, for the st162. if the brakes are the close to the st165 brakes (prob not, but anyways), they are awsome.
my st165 stops on command (if it doesnt lock up and skid that is), heaps of stopping power.
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Location:
wollongong
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March 2004
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Sun, 17 July 2005 02:10
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the stock brakes on a AE82 twincam are usually awesome. (4 wheel discs on a light car = good brakes) maybee there is a problem in the master cylinder or calipers.
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Bathurst
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September 2004
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Sun, 17 July 2005 02:43
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Thats what I've been trying to say.
The thing to remember is this car is up to 20 years old. If the brakes have just had pad changes over that time for example, then plenty of other things probably need attention. Rotors could by passed their machining limits, master cylinder, leaks etc etc.
I'd think about letting a brake specialist go over the system and see if there's anything wrong.
Otherwise, if you just want bigger brakes the link is posted above.
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Location:
Somewhere on a dirt bowl ...
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August 2004
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Sun, 17 July 2005 10:17
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| shovelnose wrote on Fri, 15 July 2005 22:50 |
AE92 SX and driving a friends AE82 SX
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Ok, i know what the ae92 sx is but what the hell is the ae82 sx 
Besides worth noting is that the ae82 twinkys front brakes is a vented 243mm x 18mm rotor.
The ae92 sx runs a vented 238mm x 18mm rotor.
While the ae93 twinky uses a vented 258mm x 22mm rotor.
And the ae102 1.8litre uses a vented 255mm x 22mm rotor.
My opinion - use the ae93 twinky rotors (DBA708) and find some calipers from the ae102.
Or use the superstrut brakes from the import ae101 and sleep easy at night 
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Adelaide
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July 2002
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Re: ae82 brake upgrade??
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Mon, 18 July 2005 01:35
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got the 258mmx22 and calipers on mine ae82, i think they came from a GTZ levin
they work very well considering i've still got drums on the arse end and the drums dont work for shit.
pulls up quite well considering. not aswell as the mr2 but nothing to complain about.
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