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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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Well they are still awesome !!
The wheel alignment that was needed due to the 95 to 00 balljoints needed to clear the rack ball joints was done in a nano second as the alignment was only a tad out .
Have only had one semi emergency stop due to some idiot backing out of a driveway , pulled up way clear and easy !!
Won't really fully appreciate the mod till I have a REAL emergency stop , one where the standard brakes wouldn't have allowed me to stop in time .
Was excellant to already having the bigger dust shields installed [ done way back when wheel bearings where done ] just made the install that much easier and of course it was nice not to have to cut or trim/bend the original shield .
I also get lots of comments about how big the disc's are or how close the caliper is to the wheel !!
I still think it was worth every cent !!
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 03:56 PM
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I didn't know you were doing this mod. Can you take some pics? So, the front calipers are now 6 piston instead of the OEM 4 piston or are they 4 piston with larger volume? I wish there were 4 piston upgrades for the rear brakes
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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 07:51 PM
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Mine is a 1st gen , so have gone from steel [ boat anchor !! ]two piston sliding with 276 mm disc's to 4 piston with 314 mm disc's .
4 piston on the back is not really necessary as with the weight transfer most of the braking is done at the front , in reality just a cosmetic thing .

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Old Aug 22, 2007 | 10:45 PM
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Originally Posted by steveski
I didn't know you were doing this mod. Can you take some pics? So, the front calipers are now 6 piston instead of the OEM 4 piston or are they 4 piston with larger volume? I wish there were 4 piston upgrades for the rear brakes
im trying to figure out a way to work out getting the supra 2piston rears to fit

oh yea, PM me, i think mike (lexkost) talked to you about my current little "toy"
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 07:52 AM
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Now the 2 piston Supras in the back would be nice - PM'd you Pure.
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Old Aug 23, 2007 | 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by richonenz
Mine is a 1st gen , so have gone from steel [ boat anchor !! ]two piston sliding with 276 mm disc's to 4 piston with 314 mm disc's .
4 piston on the back is not really necessary as with the weight transfer most of the braking is done at the front , in reality just a cosmetic thing .
Didn't know it was for a first gen. I bet it made a nice difference bro!
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