HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
|
07-01-2005, 11:00 AM
Post: #11
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
You know I hate working.
Someone plz make the brackets and all necessary stuff, and i'll just go buy the rx callipers and disks I 'll buy the package if someones make like bolt on style p.s NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE HENS danielvanderwoude Wrote:looks like the nmwisima joke saved you in the endhttp://www.jdmbits.com |
|||
07-01-2005, 11:05 AM
Post: #12
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
nmwisima Wrote:You know I hate working. As we are in Europe - in future I will offer only BMW/Volvo 4-pot calipers/adapter plates as kit ! :wink: But first - let test one in my car. |
|||
07-02-2005, 10:16 AM
Post: #13
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
That's amazing. You're the man Hen and Ian! Big thanks for both of you!
|
|||
07-02-2005, 11:16 AM
Post: #14
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
jamiemirror Wrote:nmwisima Wrote:You know I hate working. Sounds like a good plan Jamie..The volvo 4 pot girling callipers are f*ing huge (but all aloy so not to heavy). Lots of other cars used the same callipers, so pad selection is plentifull. Having to slow down a volvo that weighs a 3 tons also means that they have plenty of heat capacity, certainly more then the FC callipers. Maybe it would be good to also take a look at the rear callipers. A switch to E30 BMW callipers could be a cheap upgrade that would improve capacity somewhat, but, more important, totally open up the choice of pads. FABRICA MI DIEM, PVNC! |
|||
07-02-2005, 11:26 AM
Post: #15
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
2 Ivan141:
Quote:Maybe it would be good to also take a look at the rear callipers. A switch to E30 BMW callipers could be a cheap upgrade that would improve capacity somewhat, but, more important, totally open up the choice of pads. I compared BMW E23 728 rear calipers and pads to the AE86 ones. The BMW pads have smaller friction area ! They haven't e-brake mechanism also (E23 uses drums for e-brakes!). I have a little strange way to modify rears - using Wartburg 353W fronts (4-pot but with solid discs!!!) - but this is exotic and will not be useful with conventional e-brake. I found some 2-pot rears in Opels so maybe this is the right modification for rear brakes - cheap and widely available ? |
|||
07-02-2005, 02:52 PM
Post: #16
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
Hi Hen,
thankyou for coming to join aeu86.org - we are a good bunch and thankyou very much for taking the trouble to design the brackets. Regards Ian. |
|||
07-02-2005, 05:06 PM
Post: #17
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
Thanks for all the comments guys. I bought a pair of FC calipers years ago without realising how hard they would be to fit. So I thought anyone in the same boat might want to know my results.
As for rear brakes, if you have a T series rear end (not sure what models you got in Europe, in Oz we got an S series (crap) rear end) then the entire disc assembly fron an RT141 Corona bolts on. Reasonable sized discs with an internal drum handbrake (good for rally/drift). Only modification is that the shock mounts on the diff need to be moved in about 10mm. Hen No, this thing is totally stock standard officer... |
|||
07-02-2005, 09:49 PM
Post: #18
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
Hen,
i have never seen a corona rt141 in Holland.. ( maybe some other dutch here??) i see a lot of older nice japanese cars driven in australia that are here only in a museum.. ( like older corolla's, or cars like the mazda Rx3,Rx4. R100. often they used it for the dragsports.. http://www.fullboost.com.au in australia) and are the adapterplates made for the original brakedisks? or is it posible to fit rx7 disks?? ( wich disks have you mounted?) thanx again !! Toyota Starlet 1994 Mitsubishi Space wagon 2.4 1999 ex Ae86 owner |
|||
07-03-2005, 01:21 PM
Post: #19
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
AndrE86 Wrote:Hen,No, I thought the corona stopped here after the Mark II. 1983 - AE86 Sprinter Trueno - import project 2013 - Honda Civic sport - daily driver 2004 - AEU86 dot ORG - daily domain Support our forum, buy from the AEU86 shop: |
|||
07-03-2005, 01:51 PM
Post: #20
|
|||
|
|||
HOWTO: Mazda FC3S 4pot Calipers
Do not forget more is not better. Bigger calipers and bigger disks means more weight. You have to find the balance. The FC 4-pot are alu so maybe they are not even heavier than OEM calipers. Getting 4-pot rears is just silly overkill. I think you only need to do the front.
Broken down 1984 Trueno HB |
|||
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »
|
Possibly Related Threads... | |||||
Thread | Author | Replies | Views | Last Post | |
Brake calipers identification | FanIsHere | 4 | 4,211 |
10-23-2020 11:45 PM Last Post: FanIsHere |
|
RX7 Calipers with Rota Grid V ET0 15x8' | pack | 11 | 13,423 |
02-06-2015 11:28 AM Last Post: mad.matt |
|
4 pot rx7 calipers | Petros AE86 | 17 | 18,338 |
02-20-2012 09:39 PM Last Post: Jimmi The Kid |
|
Golf Mk4-AudiA4 calipers on rear | Dino86 | 3 | 5,331 |
11-02-2011 05:30 PM Last Post: filh |
|
mazda rx7 wheels | Roger | 2 | 4,214 |
05-27-2011 05:45 PM Last Post: Roger |
User(s) browsing this thread: 4 Guest(s)