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Oteck · 10-28-2007, 07:46 PM

Im also working on a rear upgrade but i doubt anyone other than me will be crazy enough to do it, has alot of parts requirment. I don't leave anything out specialy the handbrake since i plan to upgrade it, the mr2 piston push style is weak like a girl compared to what i have in store hehe

here a mock comparison on 17" rims

Now i will detail how this will work in our cars. In order to keep the caliper/rotor distance. the Brake caliper bracket will need to be milled. The mr2 brakets are skinny as hell (10mm vs 22mm) see image bellow

Left is the 93T and on the right is the IS300. the extra width on the bracket works as a spacer, if left alone,
this will force you to space the rotor and wheel atleast 12mm, which is why you need to mill one end of the bracket

you can see abit of difference with the pad size, and on the right side caliper(is300) the LEFT bracket (shortest) needs to be milled exactly 12mm.
This will re-align it perfectly with the rotor to avoid the use of spacers. Coincidentaly the MR2 HUB is 12mm thick so it will be flat on it's back perfect for the adapter to sit on

*issue for conern*
though some of you may fear that milling the bracket will weaken it, fear not. these are made of iron and heck the mr2 got away with it being so skinny.

Here is the top view how it will sandwitch.

10-28-2007, 07:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Oteck Guu Sama! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,728 Thanks: 8 Thanked 47 Times in 44 Posts Blog Entries: 2 iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Im also working on a rear upgrade but i doubt anyone other than me will be crazy enough to do it, has alot of parts requirment. I don't leave anything out specialy the handbrake since i plan to upgrade it, the mr2 piston push style is weak like a girl compared to what i have in store hehe here a mock comparison on 17" rims Now i will detail how this will work in our cars. In order to keep the caliper/rotor distance. the Brake caliper bracket will need to be milled. The mr2 brakets are skinny as hell (10mm vs 22mm) see image bellow Left is the 93T and on the right is the IS300. the extra width on the bracket works as a spacer, if left alone, this will force you to space the rotor and wheel atleast 12mm, which is why you need to mill one end of the bracket you can see abit of difference with the pad size, and on the right side caliper(is300) the LEFT bracket (shortest) needs to be milled exactly 12mm. This will re-align it perfectly with the rotor to avoid the use of spacers. Coincidentaly the MR2 HUB is 12mm thick so it will be flat on it's back perfect for the adapter to sit on issue for conern though some of you may fear that milling the bracket will weaken it, fear not. these are made of iron and heck the mr2 got away with it being so skinny. Here is the top view how it will sandwitch. Last edited by Oteck; 11-04-2007 at 03:33 AM.