Celica Brake Upgrade

[brett_celicacoupe]

i doubt it....the origional struts had heaps of + camber , about a degree actually.

with the XT130 struts, the camber was a little better, ie. a smidge more neg camber....however not enough to make the angle 0 .

but i got adjustable camber bolts so its tracking at zero again

[chris_rg]

ahwell... i guess i'll just have to get off the keyboard and do my own leg work...

[ra23celica]

I got a 10mm front track increase on my RA23 once I completed the Corona/Pug/Hilux upgrade.
I run the 15x6 Soarer rims, the same design as the MA61 14x7, which have an 8mm offset, and no clearance issues whatsoever.
Hope this helps.

[chris_rg]

The front of my ra40 is quite low and the current wheels (14x7 -8 offset with 195x60 tyres) already come very close to protruding out past the guards, and close to rubbing when on a bump.

[takai]

I didnt have much of a track increase with the Corona/Pug/Hilux setup at all. The 25mm offset RCAs did much more in that department.
The one thing im wondering about is the little nodule on the outer face of the caliper between the pistons. Does anyone know if this can be ground off or ground flat at least? On my setup it protrudes out from the hub quite considerably, and makes it somewhat hard to find rims to fit.

well chatting to the guy who did the machining, he reckons people generally don't use it.. just washers.. i think i'll use both though
maybe i just worry too much.

You worry too much? I use both loctite and washers on my setup.

[MWP]

The one thing im wondering about is the little nodule on the outer face of the caliper between the pistons. Does anyone know if this can be ground off or ground flat at least? On my setup it protrudes out from the hub quite considerably, and makes it somewhat hard to find rims to fit.

What nodule?
I cant see anything like you describe on mine:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~mwp/...ont%20Calipers

[TA-022]

have confirmed with repco.

xt130 / ra40 / ra23 / ra28 / ra60 all have the same part number in pedders and monroe shocks.

so id say all these shocks are interchangable.

on a side note afaik all hub bearings are the same as well (interestingly so is HQ holden which ive trial fitted and work...5 stud anyone?)

Cheers

Nathan

[fuzz!]

You worry too much? I use both loctite and washers on my setup.

oh good stuff, someone agrees..

[takai]

What nodule?
I cant see anything like you describe on mine:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~mwp/...ont%20Calipers

Ok weird, mine have a small nodule in there.
Ill see if i can get a photo tonight when i get home. Cant find any in my pic archive.

[chris_rg]

have confirmed with repco.

xt130 / ra40 / ra23 / ra28 / ra60 all have the same part number in pedders and monroe shocks.

so id say all these shocks are interchangable.

on a side note afaik all hub bearings are the same as well (interestingly so is HQ holden which ive trial fitted and work...5 stud anyone?)

Cheers

Nathan

Ahh sweet, thanks for that. Save me buying new shocks.

[TA-022]

im in the same boat...$380 on the front inserts... last thing i wanted to do was buy newies again...hence why i check interchangability.

[Wezelton]

Also ae86 front inserts are the same. Definetly same diameter not 100% on length but if someone wants to look up codes, im pretty certain it'll be there too. Im running agx mr2 inserts, havent had a chance to run em but there nice n short and very stiff

[takai]

Yeah, AE86 inserts are the same OD. Again not sure on length, because i cut mine down for short stroke. Tokico HTS102s ftw.

[Wezelton]

When ordering a sleeve kit for coil overs, its just easy to ask for 86 bits too.. 2 1/2 inch i think ?

Wes.

[takai]

What nodule?
I cant see anything like you describe on mine:
http://www.overclockers.com.au/~mwp/...ont%20Calipers

Ok, i have found a thumbnail of the photo i took last year before my gallery died.
Sorry that there istn a bigger one.


You can just see the little nodule at the far end of the caliper.