AE86 Brake Upgrade - Nissan style

[JustCallMeOrlando]

The Nissan stuff is pretty interchangable, so any of their gear should be a bolt-on proposition. Same reason this works for R32 4-spots all the way to Brembo 4-spots.

[spoon]

yeah, i want one too - probably rear mount. Your a champ!

[Nim]

Quick question, and sorry if this sounds dumb, as I don't know much about suspension geometry. Will this effect camber, castor, or any other suspension geometry? I heard someone talking about RA40 struts on AE86s causing problems with alignment. I think it gives negative camber even at maximum camber adjustment, but can't remember for sure.

[CrUZida]

As the strut itself is not being touched, no geometry is affected.
If you use the offset RCA's, geometry will be affected, but I believe in a postive manner.

[CrUZida]

Forgot to mention.

For those who want REAR MOUNT adaptors, you will NOT be able to run the stock dust cover at all. I think even with uber bending it is out of the question. Time will tell for 100% sureness.

For those who want FLOATING MOUNT adaptors, you should be able to run the dust cover with a small amount of creative bending.


I'm also not sure on the legalities of dust covers, but I know my engineer preferred them to be on my car.

[bobob]

Is there better heat dissipation without the covers?

Also, I have not gone and taken mesurements, but many brake upgrades are common between sprinters and corollas, any ideas on what would it take to get this to fit a AE82 or similar?

I am happy to take mesurment if required, I think that that the studs will be a differnet pattern, but can the rotors be redrilled to suit?

thanks

[cri_ag]

hmm id like to make 100% sure i cant use the floating option. The ~36mm clearance for the caliper, where is that measured from? the hub face? do you know if there is a smaller caliper option like someone asked above that will give more clearance? Nice work but!

[CrUZida]

Hub face to outmost edge of caliper.

Other option is the SR20DET brakes. 280x22 with a single piston caliper.


EDIT: By hub face I mean the disc face, which will be where the wheel comes up against.

[cri_ag]

so the sr20 calipers will mount up in the same manner (floating disk, same caliper bracket you have designed) but not require as much caliper clearance?

[CrUZida]

Yes .

[Dom-AE71]

Hub face to outmost edge of caliper.

Other option is the SR20DET brakes. 280x22 with a single piston caliper.


EDIT: By hub face I mean the disc face, which will be where the wheel comes up against.

if we were to use these with the rear mount setup would there be enough clearance for 14inch wheels?

also the 280x22mm discs which ones are these? skyline? silvia?

[barned01]

cruz Is it possible to make the bracket to allow for the fitmet of 300zx brake calipers to R33 sized rotors?
Ie the bracket would need to have a few more millimetres added to where the caliper mounts to the bracket.
Just a thought to allow for the finding of cheaper 300zx calipers to fit the larger sized rotors.

[CrUZida]

Its possible, but R33 calipers are usually only $50-$100 more than R32/Z32 calipers.
So it wouldn't be a huge saving.
Plus R33 discs are more expensive too.

[Dom-AE71]

if we were to use these with the rear mount setup would there be enough clearance for 14inch wheels?

also the 280x22mm discs which ones are these? skyline? silvia?

????

need to know becasue ill most likely go with the single piston option becuase my mate has a set of calipers and discs hes not needing anymore but ill hve to be quick to get them off him

thanks

[CrUZida]

Rear mount vs floating will, in general, not affect fitment of 14" vs 15"

280x22 is S13 Silvia SR20DET only.