Guest tsup Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Hi Guys just wanted to know what brakes will be good for performance stopping. As the current brakes are not good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon F Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 If your brakes don't feel too inspiring, the chances are that you have the J-spec brake setup, 2 piston front calipers and single piston sliding rears. A switch to the Uk setup, 4 piston fronts, 2 piston rears will transform the car ( it did mine), and there are also aftermarket 'big brake' kits available for the Supra. UK brakes are more than enough for normal use, anything bigger is for serious track day stuff. Do a search - there is plenty of info on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 Another alternative to look at if you don't drive very hard or do track days is to do a complete fluid change and put some CW pads in, there have been good reports of that working well. Full UK setup is the better option but you also need to make sure you wheels will fit over them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted June 14, 2004 Share Posted June 14, 2004 also fit the shims , mine are knocking like a cobblers , cobbly thingymagig.lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outatime Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Originally posted by Steve Cargill Another alternative to look at if you don't drive very hard or do track days is to do a complete fluid change and put some CW pads in, there have been good reports of that working well. Also, some stainless steel brakelines might be useful - they firmed up the pedal a lot on mine. I put them on my j-spec brakes along with CW Fast Road pads and Motul RBF600 fluid. Improved the brakes no end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Cargill Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Originally posted by outatime Also, some stainless steel brakelines might be useful - they firmed up the pedal a lot on mine. I put them on my j-spec brakes along with CW Fast Road pads and Motul RBF600 fluid. Improved the brakes no end. But you also changed the fluid. I suspect that a lot of the qdos of braided hoses is down to the fact the you will always do a fluid change when you fit them and the fluid change on it's own will normally make quite a difference. I'm not dismissing them as bling, just pointing out the affect may not be as big as often cited. There has also been 'discussion' about ones that are not coated, the braid is a magnet for muck and can corrode quicker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outatime Posted June 15, 2004 Share Posted June 15, 2004 Fair point, I should have said that the lines were fitted two weeks after the pads and fluid so I could see any difference. My brake pedal was particularly mushy, the brake lines definately firmed it up. Much more so than adding new fluid. Mine are coated in plastic. They were from Whifbitz, made by Goodrich IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsup Posted August 4, 2004 Share Posted August 4, 2004 cheers guy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 If you are looking for some UK spec calipers i found a website that sells remanufactured calipers for about £65 each. Dont know if this is a good price but i think it is. http://www.brakes-international.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albundy68 Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 If they can indeed get reconditioned calipers for £65 each, - and according to the website they can, thats a massive ammount cheaper than buying them new, i got mine on the cheap and they were still nearly 3 times that much!!!! It might be worth you posting that link in the for sale/wanted section, coz that could save people a fortune!!!! (just wish i'd knew about it 9 months ago!!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason m Posted August 5, 2004 Share Posted August 5, 2004 Originally posted by smarty If you are looking for some UK spec calipers i found a website that sells remanufactured calipers for about £65 each. Dont know if this is a good price but i think it is. http://www.brakes-international.com Anyone tried these ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsup Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 Guys Someone has mentioned because mine is the R 98 model TT the brakes are the same as the UK Spec is this true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 I haven't heard that before. I've got a 98 and mine were the std jap spec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Originally posted by tsup Guys Someone has mentioned because mine is the R 98 model TT the brakes are the same as the UK Spec is this true? Not necessarily. If it is an RZ it will have the big brakes (and be a manual with Recaro seats), otherwise they were optional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
womble Posted August 8, 2004 Share Posted August 8, 2004 Originally posted by tsup Guys Someone has mentioned because mine is the R 98 model TT the brakes are the same as the UK Spec is this true? I'm in Leeds too mate, if it's of any help we can meet up and visually compare the brakes to see if yours are Uk or Jap as I know mine are Uk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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