 Rear Disk Brake Conversion Results, To all who have done it... |
 Jun 7, 2006 - 1:08 PM
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One of the last "major" things I want to do to my Celica is covert the rear drums to disks. I have been sitting on this for awhile and it seems the longer I wait the more I dont want to do it. Honestly, I want to do it more for looks than anything. Plus its really going to take me two weekends(two Saturdays) to do it- 1) I have to go to the junk yard to pull off the correct parts, 2) then I have to install them.
My question is: Is it really worth the effort (besides looks)? It the braking power that much more different? Should I expect more headaches after the conversion? - meaning, the things I intalled falling apart, or maybe other things like bosster/master cylinder giving out? Someone just kick me in the ass and tell me to do it  Thanks --------------------  |
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QUOTE(UTSlickVic @ Jun 7, 2006 - 6:08 PM) [snapback]442114[/snapback] One of the last "major" things I want to do to my Celica is covert the rear drums to disks. I have been sitting on this for awhile and it seems the longer I wait the more I dont want to do it. Honestly, I want to do it more for looks than anything. Plus its really going to take me two weekends(two Saturdays) to do it- 1) I have to go to the junk yard to pull off the correct parts, 2) then I have to install them. My question is: Is it really worth the effort (besides looks)? It the braking power that much more different? Should I expect more headaches after the conversion? - meaning, the things I intalled falling apart, or maybe other things like bosster/master cylinder giving out? Someone just kick me in the ass and tell me to do it Thanks I did my conversion back before i had any experience mechanically. I was still a rookie but i got a hold of the parts and just went at it. It took a while, like four and half hours but i got it done with no problems. the difference was very noticeable in braking. And they look a LOT better than drums. Go for it and good luck! |
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UTSlickVic Rear Disk Brake Conversion Results Jun 7, 2006 - 1:08 PM
bindertch I have been procrastinating this same mod. Just fo... Jun 7, 2006 - 1:15 PM playr158 nothing mechanically should give out, i had a few ... Jun 7, 2006 - 1:38 PM hurley97 my drums make crazy noises
and they look dumb ... Jun 7, 2006 - 1:49 PM Jeremy1210 I noticed a difference in braking from drums to th... Jun 7, 2006 - 3:28 PM UTSlickVic Yeah I guess what it really comes down to it, its ... Jun 7, 2006 - 5:35 PM Jeremy1210 Hey don't stress so much. Its kind ahrd to rea... Jun 7, 2006 - 7:25 PM
UTSlickVic QUOTE(Jeremy1210 @ Jun 7, 2006 - 7:2... Jun 7, 2006 - 11:42 PM airfron oooh oooh oooh me too Jun 7, 2006 - 11:57 PM Jeremy1210 Got any quyestions hit me up here or on AIM (jerem... Jun 8, 2006 - 8:26 AM speedy Dont worry about the master cylender giving out or... Jun 8, 2006 - 9:32 AM UTSlickVic Can do Jeremy, Thx. Jun 8, 2006 - 11:16 AM airfron hey Jeremy you mind if i ask you questions about t... Jun 9, 2006 - 3:54 AM Jeremy1210 QUOTE(airfron @ Jun 9, 2006 - 4:54 A... Jun 9, 2006 - 9:49 AM hurley97 if i were to do a full GT brake conversion would i... Jun 12, 2006 - 10:59 AM tomazws I would like to have mine converted also, but firs... Jun 12, 2006 - 12:07 PM Bitter QUOTE(tomazws @ Jun 12, 2006 - 12:07... Jun 13, 2006 - 7:08 PM dustin15brown Jeremy is the man! Can't wait to finally g... Jun 12, 2006 - 5:21 PM Jeremy1210 QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Jun 12, 2006 - 6... Jun 13, 2006 - 8:01 AM Celicaguy13 Lol, i'm about to get my hands on my first 6th... Jun 14, 2006 - 11:16 PM hurley97 QUOTE(Celicaguy13 @ Jun 15, 2006 - 12... Jun 15, 2006 - 11:38 AM Bitter well im here in chicago and im pretty confident th... Jun 15, 2006 - 12:02 PM dustin15brown We did my conversion tonight... All I have to say ... Jun 17, 2006 - 12:59 AM Jeremy1210 Yeah it was a good time last night. Wish that we w... Jun 17, 2006 - 10:37 AM dustin15brown Yes apparently my dad does like it in the ass... l... Jun 17, 2006 - 10:54 AM UTSlickVic Very cool Dustin. Man I love late nights workin o... Jun 17, 2006 - 8:56 PM Jeremy1210 QUOTE(Jeremy1210 @ Jun 19, 2006 - 8... Jun 19, 2006 - 7:47 AM hurley97 im jealous..i want 4-wheel disks i'll get to... Jun 19, 2006 - 11:45 AM dustin15brown QUOTE(hurley97 @ Jun 19, 2006 - 12:4... Jun 19, 2006 - 1:15 PM hurley97 QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Jun 19, 2006 - 2... Jun 19, 2006 - 1:33 PM soulshadow Drum disk change is a pain in da ass, but when com... Jun 23, 2006 - 8:22 PM Bitter that 30 percent of braking in the back can make a ... Jun 23, 2006 - 9:41 PM zipstrips does anyone have a image of the parts needed to co... Jul 17, 2006 - 7:26 AM malpaso QUOTE(UTSlickVic @ Jun 7, 2006 - 8:0... Jul 17, 2006 - 7:48 AM dustin15brown yees malpaso you have rear discs from the factory.... Jul 17, 2006 - 8:39 AM malpaso unbelevable how much are USDM and EDM celicas diff... Jul 17, 2006 - 8:59 AM jdg371 It seems that we always get the lower standards of... Jul 17, 2006 - 9:08 AM zipstrips any actual pictures of the ST and GT parts, not a ... Jul 18, 2006 - 3:40 PM celica47 hey guys i dont mean to hijack, but i have a quest... Jul 19, 2006 - 11:31 PM Kwanza26 QUOTE(celica47 @ Jul 20, 2006 - 4:31... Jul 20, 2006 - 12:05 AM malpaso QUOTE(celica47 @ Jul 20, 2006 - 6:31... Jul 20, 2006 - 2:02 AM brianforster im prolly gonna do this tomorrow the one part that... Jul 20, 2006 - 2:04 AM dustin15brown QUOTE(brianforster @ Jul 20, 2006 - 3... Jul 20, 2006 - 7:27 AM celica47 yeah i figured that was pretty pricey, but iam jus... Jul 20, 2006 - 12:06 PM creamed_corn In terms of performance I doubt this is a worthwhi... Jul 20, 2006 - 9:38 PM |
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