 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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Jun 19, 2006 - 11:45 AM
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im jealous..i want 4-wheel disks
 i'll get to it eventually drums = crap edit: did you do the full ST to GT setup? if you did what did you have to change for the front? just calipers? they fit in the ST backplate? This post has been edited by hurley97: Jun 19, 2006 - 11:46 AM -------------------- |
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Jun 19, 2006 - 1:15 PM
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QUOTE(hurley97 @ Jun 19, 2006 - 12:45 PM) [snapback]446278[/snapback] im jealous..i want 4-wheel disks i'll get to it eventually drums = crap edit: did you do the full ST to GT setup? if you did what did you have to change for the front? just calipers? they fit in the ST backplate? Well I heard that the gt would fit... But i do not see a point in buying front calipers and new rotors just to gain 20mm of braking power.... So i only did the rears.... and man does it look better than drums --------------------  |
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Jun 19, 2006 - 1:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Mar 3, '04 From Portsmouth, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 33 (100%) |
QUOTE(dustin15brown @ Jun 19, 2006 - 2:15 PM) [snapback]446310[/snapback] Well I heard that the gt would fit... But i do not see a point in buying front calipers and new rotors just to gain 20mm of braking power.... So i only did the rears.... and man does it look better than drums did you notice a big difference in braking power too? -------------------- |
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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 eggman40 QUOTE(UTSlickVic @ Jun 7, 2006 - 6:0... Jun 7, 2006 - 3:44 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 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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