


Would be nice to pick your brains.

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timmycr90 wrote:Ive heard that supra/rx8 setup is quite regually used?
Nic wrote:timmycr90 wrote:Ive heard that supra/rx8 setup is quite regually used?
The Supra 4pot front calipers are very good but they are very heavy and wheel clearance is a problem, you would need at least 17" wheels to clear them.The calipers also sit quite wide so clearance between the front face of caliper and the rear face of the spokes can be an issue.
Supra brakes work great on a Supra, I definitely wouldn't consider using them on an MR2 though.
thepodge86 wrote:Surely this is the answer?
www.imoc.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?t=164686
I am looking into this once I purchase an MR2 Turbo.Previous owner of a N/A several years ago.
sheppy wrote:For what it's worth the stock brakes are 20 years out of date and are completely hopeless for my needs..
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raptor95GTS wrote:the stock brakes are the best in the world and cannot be improved on.The design, from the late 80's
(and it resembles something from the 1880's) is so good that nothing else compares and is a complete waste of time and money to upgrade to bigger discs and or callipers.
Also, if you change the callipers the first time you brake hard, the car will swap ends and explode into a billion parts
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Or you could fit something that keeps hydraulic and brake torque balances close to stock and use bigger discs/ different callipers.
Any calliper not pig iron would be a good place to start though as corrected pointed out, the rear caliper is the handbrake as well so if that's important to you it does force you to keep the front callipers the same(ish) piston size, ie 36mm avg