AE86 / AW11 interchangability

[NoHachi]

Hiya,

I have picked up on a rumour some time ago by some people on this forum (Mux anyone) that the AE86 and MR2 AW11 front brake assemblies might be interchangable.
I didn't think much of it, but recently I've found a source of really cheap big brake upgrade kits for the AW11..And with cheap, I mean really cheap..like 450E and without big shipping costs.

So if there is any truth to this rumour, please let someone who can compare speak up now.

[cannabolic]

I bought complete rx7 front calipers in exellent condition(with almost brand new pads) for 30€ and that's incl shipping

[Mux213]

cannabolic,

You sure you didn't buy first gen single piston calipers (also featured on 4lug FCs) ? someone selling 4 pots FC calipers for 30 E is nuts and should be committed! A rebuild set for those calipers cost more already!

[Bean]

cannabolic Wrote:I bought complete rx7 front calipers in exellent condition(with almost brand new pads) for 30€ and that's incl shipping

where?

[The Doctor]

AW11 uses 4x100 PCD and an FWD offset, so i guess all the front is different, but dunno about that for sure. D.wars didn't have his AW11 that long so i could take a good look at it

[Mux213]

NoHachi I think it was the 2nd Gen MR2 that Rutger was looking at. Not the AW11. Still no idea if they would fit without adapters or anything...

[SekiguchiUeno]

i payed for fc callipers around 150euro and i thougt it was cheap,
for 30eu i am able to buy another set as spares

[Mux213]

I did pay 50 euro's for my spare set but that was because I bought them along with some other bits and the seller thought they needed a rebuild and was surprised to find them being in pretty good shape, but the deal was done and he had already sold his car a long time ago so he gave me a break

but 30 euro's for good FC calipers is just nuts, normal running price for a set of good rebuild FC calipers is around 250 euros or so.

[dAYTONA]

I don't see how any MR2, be it AW11 or SW20, would have brakes that fit the AE86. Unless it's the calipers only. As stated above, 4x100 psd for aw11, and 5 stud for sw20.

Sometimes in Poland you can get stuff cheap, because rare parts can be expensive or they can be cheap, and RX-7's are rare here.

Just like parts for AE86's. If some one knows, a AE86 is rare, then the price is high. But if they think it's only a 85 Corolla or so, then you can pick stuff up cheap. Like I paid around 70€ for a complete differential, lsd, brakes, etc...

[cannabolic]

mux, 4 pots so i'm geussing it's not 1st gen

it's like dAYTONA says,people don't know what they got