I just thought I would let you all know exactly how much it cost me to put
some good brakes on my 1600. I blew the budget a little by buying some new
bits. You could do all this for half the price if you tried very hard. The
only disadvantages are that the callipers are damn heavy and the rotors
arn't vented. But I did take my car out to the new Queensland Raceway and
after many, many laps my brakes didn't even look like softening. And that
track is terrible on brakes. This is what I bought:
Front:
Pair of 240K Struts $50
New 240K Rotors $180
Toyota Hilux 4 spot Callipers $90
2 Calliper Kits $100
Back:
R31 Skyline Rotors $75
R31 Skyline Callipers $75
R31 Skyline Handbrake + Cable $30
R31 Skyline Mounting Bracket $20
The only other bits I needed were a 180B Booster (Had it laying around.)and
a 240K Master Cylinder. ($75)
The front brakes all bolted on perfectly. I had to swap struts and mount
the calliper at the front though. And they still fitted under 13 inch rims
after taking off a little calliper with an angle grinder. The back took a
lot more work. I had to re-drill the holes on the skyline mounting bracket
to get the calliper where I wanted it. I then had to use the angle grinder
on the bracket to take of any bit of the flange that hit. After that,
rotors and callipers bolted on, perfect offset. The biggest trouble then
was putting in the hand brake. I got the cable shortened, modified the
skyline bracket and cut a hole in the floor. It was all fairly easy.
I am extremely happy with the brakes. I can't wait to get this damn fuel
injected, turbo charged L series in the car so I can really test them out.
If anyone wants more info just email me.
Happy datsuning
Andy.
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