Rear BBK anyone?
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I don't think the fronts are gonna happen if you want it as cheap as this set up is. There would be a lot more machine work involved and thats gonna cost $$$ and time for anyone trying to work that. I'd say pick up sethron's kit its a decent price and you can get it a matching red
Thats just what I did $1300 total for 13.5" fronts ($850) and 12.5" rears ($450) is pretty damn good.
I wasn't referring to the evo fronts. I was wondering about the other kit that they were developing (with milled custom adapted calipers that bolt on). Mostly curiosity, I'm not looking to buy a kit yet from anyone.
To be honest I think I may have found something on my own here, but I won't post what it is till I know it will work for sure. It uses 4-pot calipers and 13.1" rotors that are easy to get and affordable (new or used), and it has performance pads available. As far as I can see from the diagrams and specs I found it won't need the calipers or knuckes modified, it will just need adapters. Possibly centering rings too, I still have to order the rotors when I get more car money but I know they are very close to not needing rings. I would have had this done already but my wife and kid were both just in the hospital at the same time and are both going in for surgery in the next few months and the bills from that don't leave much left for car stuff right now.
To be honest I think I may have found something on my own here, but I won't post what it is till I know it will work for sure. It uses 4-pot calipers and 13.1" rotors that are easy to get and affordable (new or used), and it has performance pads available. As far as I can see from the diagrams and specs I found it won't need the calipers or knuckes modified, it will just need adapters. Possibly centering rings too, I still have to order the rotors when I get more car money but I know they are very close to not needing rings. I would have had this done already but my wife and kid were both just in the hospital at the same time and are both going in for surgery in the next few months and the bills from that don't leave much left for car stuff right now.
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I haven't found a set of front calipers that will bolt up, so pretty much every application is going to require custom brackets in the front. If you search places like rockauto, you can find big rotors that come stock on other cars, for a really low price. I'm working on my own 14" 4 pot front setup using stock parts from other cars, but again, custom brackets required. The thing is, noone wants to work for free, so if someone goes through the trouble of findin and buying parts, making prototypes, and making or having brackets made, they are going to cost money, which most MKIII owners aren't willing to spend alot of. Look at Sethrons group buy, he didn't even get 10 buyers for his kit, and it's one of the cheapest BBK setups on the market.
really? well I guess I didn't look far enough. I found a few off the shelf calipers that were close to the MKIII mounting holes, but nothing that was exactly the same. I ended up with Brembos from another car.
Ok well I put my rear bbk on today, anybody care how it works or how it feels Ill post pics and tell if you care still.
^^^ I would like to know what the pedal feel is like. I already have the wilwood 13inch kit for the front and fear that adding a bigger caliper at the rear again with the stock master cylinder will affect pedal feel.
Also, where are people buying the STi rotors from? ive looked online but there doesnt seem to be much available thats not ridiculously priced.
Also, where are people buying the STi rotors from? ive looked online but there doesnt seem to be much available thats not ridiculously priced.
dude it feels great. I also have the azp 6pistion kit. if your in chi you can come feel mine. And I got my rotors from napa.
Good to hear man, I'm not in Chi but maybe in 2 years I'll be there perm.! Ahh how much are the napa rotors? I wonder if they ship internationally? Also what pads are you using in there and lines also? I actually have an evo 5 as well as my supra so was going to use the brake lines off that as a template...
Im using stock evo pads...for now i got my napa rotors for $80 im sure you can ebay some. I got stainless evo 9 mr brake lines, they fit but are a bit kinked.
has anyone else done this upgrade? I now have the calipers, pads and rotors ready to go on. The only thing I need are some bolts and washers (easy) and brake lines. Id rather not get something custom made because they will be a rip off. I wonder if the supra rear brake lines will work? If so, I will get some braided lines for the rear of the supra...
by fittings you mean for the lines? 160 isnt too bad I guess. What sort of orinetation were they? Fairly similar to the stock arrangement? I know the brembo caliper uses a banjo bolt.