Stock poop brakes
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Then one day at a 50%off day at the local junkyard, i found a set of FC rx-7 front brake calipers and got them for $20!
F**K It ill give it a try. Ive seen many people run these in the United States and Japan but the reviews and info were always vague.
Fresh from a wrecked rx-7 haha
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After i decided to jump into it, i made of list of stuff i needed
1. FC RX-7 4 pot front calipers (duh)
2. Adapter bracket to mount calipers onto the strut. I got them from Silverminemotorsports. The guy running the whole thing is very cool guy who knows his stuff.
*You need the hardware too so dont forget to get them from him with the bracket*
3. 2002-2006 Mini Cooper S 279x22mm Rotors. You have to get the inside redrilled to get it to fit the hub. I bought mine at Silverminemotorsports also for $100, slotted and drilled with everything drilled out to be a direct bolt-on.
Everything can be bought here: http://www.silverminemotors.com/toyota/ ... rolla-ae86
For those Socal peeps, hes located in SFV, very cool guy
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*side note- The AE86 brake lines will work with the FC calipers, i just used SS lines for a ae86. I also got a set of Hawk HPS pads, nothing too serious. i Also weighted the entire setup and found it was 1.5lbs lighter than stock (both sides included). forgot to take a pic though
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FYI: A bigger Brake Master Cylinder is highly recommended! The stock ae86 one is kinda small at 13/16. I went with a Nissan 15/16 BMC (found on S12,S13,S14) cuz it was laying around in my garage. Most of the people ive seen running the FC calipers are using Nissan S chassis BMC's. I have also seen some Landcruiser, MR2, and i think even the ae82 sedan ones are 15/16 too.
Note the little plug for the middle outlet, you need to plug that as its for abs lol
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Gotta bend the lines a bit, finished product looks nice
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Now onto the actual installation
Brackets
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Look good quality
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The Rotors bolted up perfect
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The Adapter bracket looks beautiful
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Slap the hub with new rotor on
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Its pretty big haha
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Sorta hard to tell, but heres the gap between the rotor and the bracket
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Put on caliper
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put my wheels on, they are 15in 7J and +10offset, they fit very snug, a few mm to spare. For sure need 15in, and those running higher offsets need spacers.
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The finished product looks very promising. Will follow up once i get to drive it but just pumping the brakes and pushing it around, it just feels so much stronger, pedal is way firmer and feels great.
The silvermine motors parts/kit was very helpful as it provided everything i needed and everything was direct bolt-on (no redrilling or modifying necessary). They were also located close so that was nice (LA area). I Highly recommend their parts for someone trying to do the same thing.
This whole setup cost me just under $
Hope this helps