celica ra40 brake upgrade

[geoffersmaher]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?V...K:MEWAX:IT


is this as the guy says a decent upgrade for an ae86?
sorry for all the questions all i know is old fords and a bit about nissans
thanks

geoff

[Ivan141]

I do believe it has been done before...
The Doctor probably knows this exactly, hope he's around to help out.

[geoffersmaher]

well lets hope, it ends in a couple of hours so it may be a cheap upgrade

[NoHachi]

SEARCH!!!!!

Lots to read on the aussie forums.

I dont remember exactly, but I "think" the only brake upgrades that they were doing required an entire change of strut. So not sure if you can slap the RA40 stuff onto the AE86 struts..

Then again...for 0.99GBP I guess it would be worth taking a risk ;-)

[geoffersmaher]

you would have nothing to get wound up about if i hit the search button

ended wuth no bids so im gonna send him a message

[NoHachi]

Not wound up just friendly advice to search if they fit before buying. And that i thought the info is out there somewhere. Maybe should have used more words, but i get lazy sometimes

[eight-six]

Sorry cant see the link as I am at work -

Are you talkign front brakes or rear brakes?

The RA40 brakes can be used on the rear of the T series axel - the axle caps bolt up properly but allow a bigger disc and caliper to be used. IIRC the dust sheild needs to be removed though.

If you talking fronts, havent seen a RA40 set up used up front but dosnt mean it cant. Usual upgrade is the FC3s 4 pots with a custom bracket and BMW Mini / Civic discs.

However big question when it comes to upgrading the brakes is do you really need them? Stock calipers, and discs with some braided lines and decent compound pads is more than enough for the car. Just make sure the stock stuff is working properly!

I run stock calipers, disc's, lines and Mintex 1144 on track, I have never run out of brakes even after a hard charging 20 lap session, and I am also a late braker. I have never felt I need anything more in the way of brakes on the 86. Good thing with the stock set up is when parts do need replacing then they are also cheap!

[geoffersmaher]

it was fronts and they didnt sell at 99p wish id placed a bid

and holy rusty ae86 batman ur sig has finally taken me to the uk 86 owners club ive been blooming after


top banana, im off to go annoy people at http://www.eight-six.co.uk