Brake Upgrade

[flat out]

G'day,

I'm deciding on a brake upgrade for my new rolla,

 

not bothered on the rears but for the front i want vented brakes.

 

 

i have mx62 cressida front struts,

unfortunately they have the wrong king pin angle, (axle is on a different angle)

the same also goes for ra60 struts,

 

but i have found a conversion that uses, mx62 callipers, ra60 rotors and hubs and xt130 struts seen bellow,

 

 

 

This conversion uses a mixture of Toyota parts which are pretty easy to find at a wreckers.

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Parts required

 

* XT130 strut legs (apparently RT132 work too)

* RA60 hubs (though apparently again XT130 hubs work too)

* RA60 disc

* MX62 calipers

* AE86 top spring perch

* AE86 strut top (or KE70 for added caster)

* AE86 shock (or whatever you want that fits)

* Custom springs to match XT130 lower perch and AE86 upper perch (though you could even use an AE86 spring at a pinch)

* Reuse your current AE86 steering arms.

 

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And the work required

 

Bolt all of the above together.

 

The only really tricky point is mounting the calipers. They need to mount to the outboard side of the caliper mounts on the strut legs. This is the opposite side from factory for the XT130 struts. So a flat surface needs to me machined on this side. And then the threaded holes in the leg must be drilled out. Finally to centre the calipers over the disc a spacer must be made (~6mm, but it depends how much is machined off) to fit between the calipers and the strut.

 

A good guide to this conversion can be found here.

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The result

 

Big ventilated brakes, big stub axles, unaffected geometry and hopefully a very cheap upgrade in the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so is it a worth while upgrade in the longrun?

[Falken_KE30]

http://www.rollaclub.com/board/?showtopic=21181

 

Id say its worth it in the long run if you plan on putting a better motor in..

 

Though one big stomp and i reckon you'll be picking your teeth out of the steering wheel lol

[Budowski]

i have a ra60 strut/disc/caliper set so all i need is an xt130 strut ? with my original AE71 hats to fit to the AE71 ?

[greenmac80]

G'day,

I'm deciding on a brake upgrade for my new rolla,

 

not bothered on the rears but for the front i want vented brakes.

 

 

i have mx62 cressida front struts,

unfortunately they have the wrong king pin angle, (axle is on a different angle)

the same also goes for ra60 struts,

 

but i have found a conversion that uses, mx62 callipers, ra60 rotors and hubs and xt130 struts seen bellow,

 

 

 

This conversion uses a mixture of Toyota parts which are pretty easy to find at a wreckers.

[edit]

Parts required

 

* XT130 strut legs (apparently RT132 work too)

* RA60 hubs (though apparently again XT130 hubs work too)

* RA60 disc

* MX62 calipers

* AE86 top spring perch

* AE86 strut top (or KE70 for added caster)

* AE86 shock (or whatever you want that fits)

* Custom springs to match XT130 lower perch and AE86 upper perch (though you could even use an AE86 spring at a pinch)

* Reuse your current AE86 steering arms.

 

[edit]

And the work required

 

Bolt all of the above together.

 

The only really tricky point is mounting the calipers. They need to mount to the outboard side of the caliper mounts on the strut legs. This is the opposite side from factory for the XT130 struts. So a flat surface needs to me machined on this side. And then the threaded holes in the leg must be drilled out. Finally to centre the calipers over the disc a spacer must be made (~6mm, but it depends how much is machined off) to fit between the calipers and the strut.

 

A good guide to this conversion can be found here.

[edit]

The result

 

Big ventilated brakes, big stub axles, unaffected geometry and hopefully a very cheap upgrade in the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

so is it a worth while upgrade in the longrun?

 

 

hmmm mx62 struts.

what will this angle do!

i have these bolted in to my KE55. is it gonna f@$k something up?