Lets cut the bs and handle this once and for all! challenge, 7th gen brakes Options

[madmods]

None of us really know do we???? We keep hearing< "i heard they fit" There are thousands of totaled 7th gens in the junkyard. Somebody go pull off one rotor and one caliper. If the caliper has a mounting bracket, pull that off too. Why hasn't anybody done this? I cant find a 7th gen-thats my excuse. Somebody do this please. Lets solve this once and for all. We all benefit.

[Silver94CelicaOw...]

Hmmm....funny you mention the "big brake" idea. I have a project underway that will probably give us an option for those seeking larger, more powerful brakes. I'll keep you all informed.


Really all it comes down to is getting a rotor that mates to the hub properly with a 5x100 lug pattern, a caliper that will match the size of the rotor after the pads are installed to maximize its surface area, a custom machined bracket so that the caliper hardware will bolt up to the knuckle properly and stay perfectly level (any imperfection would make for shuddery brakes) and then some custom lines to mate up with the calipers.

Its alot of work and custom fabrication and won't be cheap either way. 7th gen kits are going to be pricey and for less money you could source OEM parts to do the same thing with a visit to the machine shop. Sure its not name brand, but if name brand is what you want theres already options there too. There's upgraded brake kits for the ST202 as well, you can find them on EBay but they're way overpriced and use a massive 8-piston caliper.


I'll keep you all updated on what I find out.