Rear Disc Brake Conversion, Yes, Another Rear Dics Brake Question Options

[SilverCell94]

sup guys,

here is another rear dics brake conversion question:

for the e-brake cable do i need all 3 cables (center, left and right)? or do i just need the back 2 right and left cables?

now just to double check, are these the parts i need to complete the swap?

-left and right rotors
-left and right caliphers
-e-brake cable
-brake lines

now, i was reading the "how-to" article and it states that i need internal brake components, can some please be more detailed about the parts needed. also, the backplates, anyone have a pic of them??


thanks

[Galcobar]

Update: just completed my rear disc brake conversion -- no axle carrier needed.

If these were fifth-gens, then a different hub would be needed on the 90-91 ST, which came with four-lug hubs that wouldn't fit the rotors, seeing as all Celicas with matching disc brakes are five-lug setups. Swapping between generations means you also need to swap the hub, as the centre bore on the fifth-gen hubs and rotors is not the same as the centre bore on the sixth-gen hubs and rotors (just ask Coomer).

However, from Coomer's experience, you could swap the fifth-gen rear brackets and calipers, but use sixth-gen rotors to match the the sixth-gen hub.

To clarify one question that was asked a while ago, the e-brake cables needed are the ones directly attached to the the backing plates. The puller cable coming off the e-brake handle and the equalizer bracket where the three cables meet is the same between drum and disk. In fact, as far as I can tell, the only difference between the drum and disc cables is the cast aluminum bracket used to bolt the cable to the respective backing plates. Some people have just used a Dremel to remove the section of the bracket on the drum brake cable that prevents it from being used on a disc brake setup.

This post has been edited by Galcobar: Sep 13, 2005 - 3:13 PM