LOGIE Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Anybody know a good place that does caliper rebuilds on an exchange basis? Jspec calipers that is. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fly Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Not on an exchange but Chris Wilson did mine. He can have them back pretty swiftly too - - - Updated - - - Not on an exchange but Chris Wilson did mine. He can have them back pretty swiftly too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 there is a step by step guide in the FAQ that may help http://www.mkiv.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?107717-Refurbing-J-Spec-Brakes and here is a uk spec guide that i done .http://www.mkiv.co.uk/vbb/showthread.php?244873-uk-brake-refurb&highlight=brake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 http://www.brakeparts.co.uk http://www.biggred.co.uk Don't forget the carriers are separate and will need doing as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOGIE Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the responses guys. Im off for a nosey at prices now. I should really upgrade to the larger oem ones. Funds wont allow sadly. Edited January 9, 2014 by LOGIE (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Q Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 i've used biggred in the past- prob about 7 years ago now, but they did a blinding job and had good service from what i remember. i've quite a few good nick parts / spares for Jspec in the garage now i've removed them if of interest. when i did my celica i bought another set to have refurbished then just swapped them for the ones on the car. That way the car was off the road for minimum time. Just an idea if you hadn't already thought of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOGIE Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 i've used biggred in the past- prob about 7 years ago now, but they did a blinding job and had good service from what i remember. i've quite a few good nick parts / spares for Jspec in the garage now i've removed them if of interest. when i did my celica i bought another set to have refurbished then just swapped them for the ones on the car. That way the car was off the road for minimum time. Just an idea if you hadn't already thought of that Thanks mate. This whole refurb is a bit more expensive than I thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'd save up and buy the bigger 4 pot 2 pot uk spec brakes and refurb your j specs yourself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 ...or go for a set of 4 pot lexus calipers. In 8 years of na ownership the calipers have been the only recurring problem and the amount of money I've spent on second hand calipers and then refurb kits from Toyota would easily have paid for a set of uk spec brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan_Turism0 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 +1 for bigred friend had his brakes refurbed with them and they came back great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOGIE Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 I'd save up and buy the bigger 4 pot 2 pot uk spec brakes and refurb your j specs yourself Yep I might just save up mate. Ill DIY pretty much anything except brakes. Too dangerous if I get it wrong, ill leave refurb to the experts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LOGIE Posted January 10, 2014 Author Share Posted January 10, 2014 ...or go for a set of 4 pot lexus calipers. In 8 years of na ownership the calipers have been the only recurring problem and the amount of money I've spent on second hand calipers and then refurb kits from Toyota would easily have paid for a set of uk spec brakes. Would that be 4 pot fronts and 2 pot rears? Are these a straight fit? Ie no modifications? Cheers for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Yep I might just save up mate. Ill DIY pretty much anything except brakes. Too dangerous if I get it wrong, ill leave refurb to the experts. It's really not that hard to do if your competent at doing other mechanical jobs, popping the pistons out and replacing the seals is very easy and pretty much only needs common sense applied to the job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Regarding the Lexus calipers, aren't you in the same boat as any other caliper ? if they're around 10 yrs old or more you'll be having to refurbish those sooner or later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 I thought the Lexus calipers were less likely to bind and were a close alternative in terms of braking ability to the uk specs, but at a fraction of the price and considerably lighter too. There's a set for sale on here, they require a little modification to fit (there's a how to somewhere I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Not sure why they would be less likely to have problems compared to UK spec calipers, they would be better than the j spec sliding carrier type as they are an opposed piston set up so no sliding pins to seize, same as the UK's. The outer dirt/moisture seals will still fail which will cause the pistons to seize exactly the same as they do on the UK's, my Landcruisers 4 piston fronts suffered this just before i bought it and had brand new OE front calipers fitted and thats a 55 plate with 70,000 miles on the clock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattP Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Rebuild your j-specs yourself you will save a fortune and it's easy as 123 just follow the guide on here I had never done it before but managed to do all 4 and refit in 1 day. Get the seal kit from Chris Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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