Big brakes for small cash?

C-Rex · January 28, 2009, 07:13:45 PM

Checked this out today man looks pretty handy in fairness. Theres an adaptor/spacer which looks as if it could be made veay easily and the calipers mounted on this. The disks are around 300-310mm I think was a rough measurement..

Will up load some pics in a while:Thumbs-up

Jimi_Hendrix · January 28, 2009, 07:17:36 PM

Quote from: C-Rex;579299Checked this out today man looks pretty handy in fairness. Theres an adaptor/spacer which looks as if it could be made veay easily and the calipers mounted on this. The disks are around 300-310mm I think was a rough measurement..

Will up load some pics in a while:Thumbs-up

Much thanks brother! Looking foreward to it!

TiddlesRX7 · January 28, 2009, 10:05:05 PM

Buy some drilled/grooved disc\'s for the FC and put FD callipers on the front. Should be enough breaking for what you need. Oh and some up rated pads too maybe. Mine has grooved disc\'s and FD callipers. It seems good to me.

Jimi_Hendrix · January 29, 2009, 12:57:01 PM

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;579349Buy some drilled/grooved disc\'s for the FC and put FD callipers on the front. Should be enough breaking for what you need. Oh and some up rated pads too maybe. Mine has grooved disc\'s and FD callipers. It seems good to me.

Was that a straight bolt on affair? Those FD calipers?

I keep spoting RX8\'s and their brake disks seem pretty mahoosive, does anyone know if its possible to fit those to a TII? They should be easy to source 2nd hand or from a scrappy.

G@NDY · January 29, 2009, 12:57:05 PM

Is there much work to put the FD calipers on matey?

Is there a how to ?

C-Rex · January 29, 2009, 01:18:34 PM

Well man here you go:

How the look behind a 17" wheel:

Heres the adaptor thats made up to attach the caliper to the FC hub

After a quick spray up to have it looking nice:Giggle

Can get more detailed pics etc if you want just let me know

TiddlesRX7 · January 29, 2009, 05:17:57 PM

My calipers were on the car when I got it, but I believe they are just a straight swap for the original ones. it\'s a nice cheap alternative to buying an aftermarket kit. I don\'t think the FD disc\'s fit though. Something to do with the bell housing size or something.

chrisJDM · February 14, 2009, 04:52:32 PM

they look really good and great idea but they still have that horrible name on there NISSAN

Prof · February 14, 2009, 06:10:01 PM

Just out of interest - do the RX8 brakes fit on an FC - with larger wheels - they are some of the biggest brakes around.

I\'m planning on rebuilding the calipers - as the stock FC ones are actually pretty good when in good working order - with aftermarket discs and pads the stopping power is excellent for normal or \'spirited\' road use. :cheers

L18M · February 15, 2009, 12:44:35 AM

Quote from: sweetiewells;584502they look really good and great idea but they still have that horrible name on there NISSAN

didn\'t u say u were thinking of either getting a 323GTR or a NISSAN GTI-R iirc???
:Giggle

Jimi_Hendrix · February 15, 2009, 01:48:54 AM

Quote from: BBCFC;584579didn\'t u say u were thinking of either getting a 323GTR or a NISSAN GTI-R iirc???
:Giggle

HAAA HA HA! Shotdown!:Giggle

chrisJDM · February 15, 2009, 09:39:58 AM

yes i reckon i must have been drunk at the time :Hammer

L18M · February 15, 2009, 12:01:18 PM

Quote from: sweetiewells;584605yes i reckon i must have been drunk at the time :Hammer

yeah yeah yeah, we know u actually pref NISSANS to MAZDAS :Laugh
traitor... :Nono!:evillaugh

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