Are there no brake upgrades for the 4 lug?
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Are there no brake upgrades for the 4 lug?
From what ive searched so far, theres aaroncakes write up but besides fabing up spacers, The only thing ive seen so far is 4 lug turbo 2 rotors on some site. looked fake though. Is there any options out there besides swapping for 5 lugs?
Is it clearance issues people have with keeping 4 or is it something else??
can anyone point me into the right direction for brake upgrades?
Is it clearance issues people have with keeping 4 or is it something else??
can anyone point me into the right direction for brake upgrades?
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oh...if i were to fab up some spacers and swap to the four piston brakes, could i then upgrade those with aftermarket rotors and pads? or am i stuck with the converted tii rotors?
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its waaay easy... one thing you might also have to replace when doing the swap is the DDTS bushing... on my donor car they were seized up so i had to torch them out to get the rear assembly out of the car.
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For the record, there is a proper write up on my site: http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/4lug4potbrakes.htm
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Actually, I'd argue this. If you just send the DXF file on my website off to a machine shop and then pick up the spacers in a few days when they are done (generally for under $75) then it is literally a 30 minute operation (if you have a good drill) to put the 4 piston brakes on the 4 lug hubs. With the hub swap you are looking at repacking bearings, potentially damaging the DTSS bushings in the rear, replacing the wheels, etc. etc. Depending on circumstances (for example, you might have a nice set of aftermarket 4 lug wheels), converting the 4 lug to 4 piston might be the easiest way.
For the record, there is a proper write up on my site: http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/4lug4potbrakes.htm
For the record, there is a proper write up on my site: http://www.aaroncake.net/rx-7/4lug4potbrakes.htm
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As all the mounting points are the same on the 4 lug and 5 lug hub, any aftermarket setup designed for the 5 lug should fit the 4 lug if the rotor spacing is maintained.
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