What brakes are you using ?

[Brian]

I'm running complete front brakes and strut housings from a mk2 supra, the same one that the popular "supra mags" are from. The benefits? Well, think about it, my car is 3-400kg lighter than a supra. The down side? Only 14" or bigger wheels will fit.

You need to have a custom NC-RCA made up to adapt the strut to the ae86 steering knuckles, because the bolt-spacing is different. Pretty simple to have done.

My strut housings received the standard short-stroke + coilover conversion. The housings actually take the same size inserts as the ae86, so you could also run the housings without modifying them. Just put the ae86 springs in, along with the ae86 strut mounts, etc.

The brake proportioning issues are up to you. Also, because the front calipers are bigger, you may wish to find a larger m/c to run the brakes. But I'm currently running the stock ae86 m/c and stock ae86 proportioning valve.

If you have access to a number of cars in your local wrecking yards, you can actually take the complete front brakes, strut housings and steering knuckles from a RA6x celica (RWD, 22r engine) and bolt them right up to the ae86. The balljoint size and steering arm dimensions are the same on the RA6x and ae86. Dunno if the ackerman angles are affected, but it's pretty much a bolt-in affair.

I've seen some FC caliper kits, and IMO they're not as good a value as bolting up Supra brakes.

I had the car out on a few track days, and the short-tracks that are hard on brakes, I had no issues with my car, even though I'm running street pads. OE pads from Toyota actually