VT-VZ Calipers on Cressida??

[mrshin]

I've used both the Sumitomo and PBR calipers on different things at various times, and I must say the Sumitomo ones are enormously superior to the Aussie ones.

[ProjectSleeper]

Waaaaay back when Project Sleeper was still awaiting it's heart transplant and dreams of 12 sec passes were just ..... well...... DREAMS... I did some searching around and found out about the Commodore set up and decided I was going to go with that.

I found a brake specialist (can't remember his name now, but he was at North Narrabeen in Sydney and he had done heaps of these conversions, so I sussed it out and settled on it... I was chatting to the bloke who used to own that Cressida in Canberra about it and he decided to do the same.. My car suffered a few set backs and delays, so he went ahead and had his done before mine, I think by this same bloke in North Narrabeen...

In the end, I think it cost him about $1600 or so (including the rears) and there was a fair fit of stuffing about, so I had second thoughts... IT was around this time that Norbie started posting about the R33/BA set up and I decided to go that way instead...

So, cliff notes for the lazy...

Go the R33/BA set up... Piss easy and HEAPS cheaper

[Draven]

if you're searching for R33 calipers, skylinesaustralia is the forum to go to. They have about eleventy billion parts for sale at any time. I picked up my R33 calipers there for $250 from memory. They looked in great condition, but I rebuilt them anyway

Just don't talk to the rest of the people on skylines australia.. by and large they're tossers (they drive skylines, what do you expect? )

[itchybum1]

Sorry for the nieve question in advance. Is the r33/ba upgrade possible for the 83 rear as well as the front. Do the nissan rears fit the 83 rear spacings, i only ask because i can't find any pics or mention of the rears in any posts.Thanks.

[mrshin]

I'm gonna attempt to put 33 rotors and calipers on the back of my 83 sometime soon, I somehow doubt it will bolt straight up though. However, I put them on the back of my RA65 (and another guys MA61) without too much trouble.

[CrUZida]

You got a pic of the bracket you used for the RA65/MA61 conversion?

Did it look anything like mine?

http://conceptual.net.au/~peewee/dis...er_adaptor.jpg

[Norbie]

Aren't the stock MX83 rear brakes fairly big? I'd suggest there's not much to be gained upgrading them unless you're building a circuit racer.

[itchybum1]

The only reason i ask is the change in the offset when it comes time to upgrade to new rims. The ba rotor is thicker , thus making the offset different from front to rear. Thought it might be easier if it was the same all round . Not a major problem , just a thought.

[CrUZida]

Its thicker by like 2mm isn't it ?

[Norbie]

Yeah the brakes aren't going to make much difference to the offset.

[amichie]

Its thicker by like 2mm isn't it ?

Toyota mx83 is nominally 6.5mm thick on the mounting face. The BA rotor is 8.3mm.

[itchybum1]

Ok , thats not going to worry much at all.

[EldarO]

you can get slotted rotors for ANY car, any auto shop can order them and are usualy only a few more $$'s anyway

dunno what i was on when i wrote that post :|

but i was just covering my ass, as i havent heard of slotted rotors, and if id assumed they wouldve been avaliable, and said so, and they werent, i wouldve had my head bitten off

+ rep

Elmo.

[mrshin]

You got a pic of the bracket you used for the RA65/MA61 conversion?

Did it look anything like mine?

http://conceptual.net.au/~peewee/dis...er_adaptor.jpg

Hmmm, sort of similiar, but then again, nearly all caliper adapters look rather similiar!

[ProjectSleeper]

Sorry for the nieve question in advance. Is the r33/ba upgrade possible for the 83 rear as well as the front. Do the nissan rears fit the 83 rear spacings, i only ask because i can't find any pics or mention of the rears in any posts.Thanks.

No, they are not a straight/easy swap...

The easiest option for the rear is to get the US Spec rear brakes. They got vented rear rotors and slightly larger calipers... ( makes up fo the ugly bumpers that they had forced on them)