Front Brake Upgrade For Ke55

[Kriso]

hey guys,

 

was waondering if anyones fitted a larger front brake setup to their KE55 before and what did they find the easiest to use?

 

i have access to a ST141 1985 corona for parts and wondered if anyone has used them before

 

cheers ;)

[RedKE30]

Search.

 

Hilux/Corona/Peugot.

RA60?

 

Etc...

[jono1986]

If you end up removing the original brakes i'll take them off your hands in a jiffy, will pay for postage....

[Taz_Rx]

If you end up removing the original brakes i'll take them off your hands in a jiffy, will pay for postage....

 

 

You want Girlocks don't you Jono?

Make sure its a later model '55 as the earlier '55's had Sumitomos like KE30's ;)

[Kriso]

Jono as soon as I have some replacements lined up I will be selling everything from the car engine drive line brakes whole lot as it's all getting up grades I will check what calipers are on there for you and let you know if there the ones you want you have first dibs on them

[Kriso]

Red I have allready done a search, I want to know of a straight bolt on caliper an disc that is around not cut and weld stuff to make it fit

[Kriso]

Jono - the calipers on my car are girlock calipers

[silverra23]

xt130 corona struts and brakes will fit without cutting and welding. you just don't convert them to coil over and use a normal lowered spring. easy.

 

you will need the corona steering knuckle too.

[rob83ke70]

assuming you are running a k engine:

 

make sure the vac booster is working well. install slotted rotors, girlock calipers and bendix ultimate pads from the rear of a vn commodore..... nice new fluid, rears adjusted well, possibly ke5x import drums on the rear (larger). should pull up great, and won't increase unsprung weight :)

 

Robert.

[Kriso]

assuming you are running a k engine:

 

make sure the vac booster is working well. install slotted rotors, girlock calipers and bendix ultimate pads from the rear of a vn commodore..... nice new fluid, rears adjusted well, possibly ke5x import drums on the rear (larger). should pull up great, and won't increase unsprung weight :)

 

Robert.

 

cool what are the girlocks off? It has girlocks corrolla calipers on it allready

[Kriso]

cool what are the girlocks off? It has girlocks corrolla calipers on it allready

 

also I'm putting a ca18det into it

[silverra23]

girlocks are ke70 i think.. and run the same shape pad as a vn commodore.

 

which is good cos lots of people have performance pads available for that caliper :)

 

I have a set on the shelf I shoudl sell come to think of it!

[Taz_Rx]

girlocks are ke70 i think.. and run the same shape pad as a vn commodore.

 

which is good cos lots of people have performance pads available for that caliper :blush:

 

I have a set on the shelf I shoudl sell come to think of it!

 

Girlocks are on late KE55's and KE70's. So Kriso the ones Rob83 is talking about is what you already have.

 

PM me a posted price for the ones you'd got silv. I need some new pads. :)

[JiP]

Late KE55 and all KE55 Hardtops & all KE70's.

[rob83ke70]

you'll need something bigger with a turbo engine....

 

slotted rotors and performance pads in the standard size would be brilliant for a k motor, but go heaps faster and you'd need something bigger. our cars are all minimalist things, small engine, low weight...

 

Robert.