relocating brake calipers mounting points - dodgy or not??

[Disturbed1]

i got 2 possile options to mount up a set of aftermarket rear brake calipers on my ma70 supra

1) chop off one of the factory mounting point (A) then use the (B) and (c)

orelse

2) move the caliper to the leading position and use the holes highlighted in magenta.



feel free to post away any concerns

[ecko]

what are the spare holes in magenta meant for?

[Disturbed1]

from memory they held the hand brake hub assembly on

[matty12]

seriously dude,magenta?

use the front two,far less work and you wont have to worry about any decrease in strength(if any really)from cutting the lug off.

[Disturbed1]

not worried about any effects of removign the factory lugs (the ones i dont end up using will get gut of anyway to save weight )

mor how srtong with the other holes be - dont look like theres much meat on them - esp if i gotta open them up to 10mm

[boona]

Think of it this way. If you use the 'magenta' holes, and they fail on you under hard braking on the road and you have an accident, will it have been worth it?

Get it engineered.

[Disturbed1]

so what about if it fails on a race track

[dfunkt]

so what about if it fails on a race track

put as much info as you can in your initial post disturbed, it'll save people guessing all the reasons for your proposal.

is making a bracket that mounts off points A & B out of the question?

[boona]

so what about if it fails on a race track

If it is purely a track car, then that is a different matter. That is up to whoever is running the show to make sure your car is suitable.

But if it is a street car, then it should comply with legal requirements don't you think?

And that means engineering as far as I am aware.

My 2c.

[boona]

put as much info as you can in your initial post disturbed, it'll save people guessing all the reasons for your proposal.

is making a bracket that mounts off points A & B out of the question?

Starting to make more sense now...

[PlacentaJuan]

i would want to keep the caliper in the same position as factory, because i guess the suspension and brackets have been engineered around it; you are pretty much guaranteed to be free of fouling on anything.

dunno why you dont make caliper adapters up.

if you dont need them engineered then it will be even easier

[Disturbed1]

ok - didnt realise i would have to go into so much dept to explain but i will

is a dedicated track car - wont see any street driving

deff cannont mount adapters off point A full stop..

eif the caliper mounts on original side - will be very touch and go with fouling on the camber arm bolts which isnt a bid deal as ill be upgrading those soon

can mount them on leading side no drams what so every as far as clearance goes

heres the brakes in question (324mm basically f40 calipers)

http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/6861/pc030045.jpg

if they were 332 + mm rotors id prob be able to utilise A and B