 Big Brakes and 7th gens, We got big news! The party boat is here! |
 Jan 6, 2004 - 12:21 AM
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I was at Toyota Heaven (local toyota only salvage) the other day and discovered something interesting.......
Toyota Heaven happened to have a 2001 Celica GT in their yard. For the hell of it I did some snooping around and comparing. My first thought was that maybe we could use their spindles so that we could get their brakes but alas, no dice there. The closer I looked the more amazed I was....the caliper mountings are exactly the same. 7th gen brakes will interchange with the 6th gen perfectly. All 2001+ celicas came with 10.8" vented rotors. A decent junkyard upgrade for us! I'll be ordering some reman calipers and slotted rotors soon. Whats even more exciting is that the above means that any 7th gen big brake kit will work on the 6th gen. This includes the Brembo GT system and several others. So there you have it. Mod away. |
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Jan 19, 2004 - 4:16 PM
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I'll second that... and elaborate... The St205 uses the Super Strut front suspension system, which is completely different from the Mac Phearson strut system... the system specifically on the ST205 uses a large 4 pot caliper, opposed to the smaller 2 pot calipers on the MacPhearson Celicas. The only way to make it work, will be to swap over the the entire Super Strut front suspension (which may include front axles as well...) and then the entire front brake assmeblies. Also NOTE: the Super Strut system is unique only to Toyota, and was only offered in a few vehicles that were availiable only to Japan and Europe. Parts would be a nightmare, expecially if something goes out. Also, American shops will have a nightmare working on this system... -------------------- "It's ok to be naked girl... I'm an artist!"
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SpedToe169 Big Brakes and 7th gens Jan 6, 2004 - 12:21 AM
Jason So if went ahead and ordered the Brembo GT Brake K... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:31 AM macavely nice looks like someone will be getting some big b... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:45 AM SpedToe169 No no no....sorry....I wasn't totally clear. ... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:45 AM GeEkBoY Brembo big brakes on the front, ST drums on the ba... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:48 AM macavely QUOTE (GeEkBoY @ Jan 6, 2004 - 1:48 AM) Brembo big... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:51 AM SpedToe169 Haha, you gotta do the disk conversion in the back... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:51 AM kuya1284 QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Jan 5, 2004 - 10:51 PM) H... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:08 PM SpedToe169 The 6th gen GT and ST calipers are not the same, b... Jan 6, 2004 - 12:56 PM kuya1284 QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Jan 6, 2004 - 10:56 AM) The 6t... Jan 6, 2004 - 1:05 PM NEVERSTOP QUOTE Once again... thank you for the useful info.... Jan 6, 2004 - 1:25 PM Kwanza26 QUOTE (NEVERSTOP @ Jan 6, 2004 - 6:25 PM) QUOTE On... Jan 6, 2004 - 1:30 PM SpedToe169 Yeah, a real brake system is pricey. Performance ... Jan 6, 2004 - 1:56 PM blkGT QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Jan 6, 2004 - 11:05 AM) QUOTE (S... Jan 6, 2004 - 6:51 PM SpedToe169 QUOTE honestly spedtoe, kuya, mac, and 97sccelica ... Jan 6, 2004 - 7:17 PM Jeremy1210 I agree with Blkgt. Thanks to everyone who knows t... Jan 6, 2004 - 8:30 PM Cragspider Yeah thanks guys.
Bryan Jan 6, 2004 - 11:49 PM macavely QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Jan 6, 2004 - 8:17 PM) QUOTE h... Jan 7, 2004 - 1:26 AM kuya1284 Don't thank me... I know I've been sorta a... Jan 7, 2004 - 2:05 AM 1bwilson QUOTE (kuya1284 @ Jan 7, 2004 - 12:05 AM) Don... Jan 7, 2004 - 2:32 AM JKceli Just to clear something up, do the rotors from a 7... Jan 7, 2004 - 9:31 AM SpedToe169 The whole assembly transfers....if you have 7th ge... Jan 7, 2004 - 9:53 AM Andy_GTfour My front Brake Jan 14, 2004 - 2:23 PM VlaCelica Aint the GT4 (st205) brakes a lot better then the ... Jan 19, 2004 - 2:20 PM SpedToe169 From what I've heard they do not work. This h... Jan 19, 2004 - 2:26 PM reborn0323 anyone know where i can look for the st rear drum ... Jan 23, 2004 - 5:55 PM Coomer QUOTE (Kwanza26 @ Jan 19, 2004 - 1:16 PM) QUOTE (S... Jan 23, 2004 - 6:48 PM jayi12-15psi QUOTE 1bwilson Posted on Jan 7, 2004 - 12:32 AM
... Jan 27, 2004 - 1:22 AM kamax just to make things clear for me =p
If i was to ... Feb 4, 2004 - 8:50 PM aaronc222 Must've skipped over this thread when it happe... Feb 5, 2004 - 2:43 AM jgreening Has anyone done the 7th gen front brake conversion... Mar 20, 2004 - 11:05 PM SpedToe169 You have the confirmation....They fit. I had them... Mar 21, 2004 - 10:05 AM snadman I'm dumb Mar 21, 2004 - 8:40 PM Hym3n Toyota Heaven all the way! That was my first e... Mar 21, 2004 - 10:56 PM madmods Ok here are some questions? You said the caliper m... Apr 23, 2004 - 12:44 AM phat94celi What he was saying, is that you can put the 7th ge... Apr 23, 2004 - 2:57 PM madmods I dont understand what you mean by "your usi... Apr 24, 2004 - 1:15 AM Chrobis I have a question also, if you ordered, say the br... Apr 27, 2004 - 2:18 PM SpedToe169 Ok, let me clear this up. If you get the 7th gen ... Apr 27, 2004 - 7:00 PM defgeph you need 16 inch wheels or bigger for the big brak... Apr 27, 2004 - 7:35 PM oOoHuY io was woundering how i would do the rear drum bra... Jun 4, 2004 - 1:03 PM SpedToe169 Step 1: Do a search. Jun 4, 2004 - 4:11 PM edo17982 QUOTE (SpedToe169 @ Apr 28, 2004 - 2:00 AM) Ok, le... Jun 11, 2004 - 4:43 PM Jeremy1210 I do not think you can. The 7th gen rotors are big... Jun 11, 2004 - 6:56 PM celicaracer18 ok this started out very confusing, but i think it... Jun 11, 2004 - 8:47 PM drdos i persoanly think the bremo BB kit would be a stup... Jun 12, 2004 - 11:14 AM lagos how about using the ST185 calipers on a GT?
i hav... Jun 12, 2004 - 11:55 AM remjay switching to the 7th gen brakes or using brake kit... Jun 12, 2004 - 9:01 PM Jeremy1210 if you did switch to another generation celica, I ... Jun 13, 2004 - 9:06 PM celicaracer18 QUOTE (celicaracer18 @ Jun 12, 2004 - 1:47 AM) ok ... Jun 14, 2004 - 8:08 PM oOoHuY ok so basiclly what all these comments lead to tha... Jun 15, 2004 - 3:21 PM Jeremy1210 QUOTE also i have searched on about if a 95 st rea... Jun 15, 2004 - 7:57 PM nightrider I have been told by TRC that there is no compatibi... Apr 6, 2005 - 9:49 AM Coomer As far as I know, no-one has done this. Who's ... Apr 6, 2005 - 1:55 PM nightrider I cannot find a big brake kit that fits 100%, comp... Apr 7, 2005 - 7:20 AM
Kwanza26 QUOTE(nightrider @ Apr 7, 2005 - 12:20 PM)I c... Apr 7, 2005 - 3:58 PM Consynx i'd PM speedtoe and see if he ever solved this... Apr 7, 2005 - 11:24 AM Kwanza26 QUOTE(Consynx @ Apr 7, 2005 - 4:24 PM)i'd... Apr 7, 2005 - 3:59 PM racingmcfly QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Apr 7, 2005 - 8:59 PM)QUOTE(... Apr 12, 2005 - 6:50 PM Kwanza26 QUOTE(racingmcfly @ Apr 12, 2005 - 11:50 PM)Q... Apr 12, 2005 - 11:13 PM racingmcfly QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Apr 13, 2005 - 4:13 AM)QUOTE... Apr 13, 2005 - 1:31 PM Kwanza26 QUOTE(racingmcfly @ Apr 13, 2005 - 6:31 PM)Oh... Apr 13, 2005 - 1:48 PM racingmcfly QUOTE(Kwanza26 @ Apr 13, 2005 - 6:48 PM)QUOTE... Apr 16, 2005 - 11:32 AM jgreening QUOTE(racingmcfly @ Apr 16, 2005 - 11:32 AM)Q... Apr 16, 2005 - 1:40 PM GT4WRC Why not just get a GT-FOUR? 315mm rotors all round... Sep 8, 2005 - 3:46 PM jgreening QUOTE(GT4WRC @ Sep 8, 2005 - 3:46 PM)Why not ... Sep 8, 2005 - 9:16 PM 1900 the calipers from the st205 could work but you hav... Sep 8, 2005 - 10:05 PM GT4WRC Read the first sentence in my post. I was refer... Sep 8, 2005 - 10:07 PM jgreening QUOTE(GT4WRC @ Sep 8, 2005 - 10:07 PM)Read th... Sep 8, 2005 - 10:40 PM GT4WRC Forget it. You've missed the point completely ... Sep 9, 2005 - 5:47 AM Jeremy1210 QUOTEWhy not just get a GT-FOUR? 315mm rotors all ... Sep 9, 2005 - 10:38 AM Silver GT any progress made onm this yet as id love a gen 7 ... Sep 19, 2005 - 4:49 PM jgreening QUOTE(Silver GT @ Sep 19, 2005 - 4:49 PM)any ... Sep 19, 2005 - 6:07 PM lagos cant this company verify if these will fit our car... Sep 19, 2005 - 6:50 PM Davesceli Real quick yes or no question, will a 7th gen BBK ... Sep 20, 2005 - 3:12 PM jgreening QUOTE(Davesceli @ Sep 20, 2005 - 3:12 PM)Real... Sep 20, 2005 - 11:15 PM x_itchy_b_x anyone ever do this. i wanna see pics. until then,... Jul 23, 2007 - 7:40 AM purplegt4 what about 7th gen rear disc? Jul 23, 2007 - 10:30 AM purplegt4 hmm compare?
http://www.newcelica.org/forums/show... Aug 1, 2007 - 12:07 AM chacha so frustrating...i hope this happens soon, if i de... Aug 1, 2007 - 12:20 AM |
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