85>87 rotor upgrade

xwarp · 10-05-2005, 05:23 PM

i plan on driving my 85 daily. i have no intentions of hot rodding it. just want to cruise. it has the stock rotors and calipers.

i have access to an 89 with the rotors and calipers.

if i understand correctly, all i have to change is the rotors and the caliper mounting bracket.

is this correct?

second, i have a perfectly good set of 4 rotors, (2 front/2rear) rotors off an 85.

as a daily driver, is it worth changing the rotors knowing i have a comlete set of rotors if i need them, or would the 89 rotors be better?

thanks for any info.

nw_mr2 · 10-06-2005, 12:30 AM

Yep, thats all you have to change. I just did this a few days ago with Napa rotors, 87+ brackets, Russel SS lines, ATE super blue fluid, and Axxis Ultimate pads... DEFINATELY worth it IMO,the difference is night and day.

Kotaro10v2 · 06-24-2007, 01:48 AM

I will recomend the Porterfield R4S or Hawk HPS are about the best street pads you can get that will last a while. At lest thats my thot on thos pads.

Mista 2 · 06-24-2007, 03:35 AM

that is the minimum you will need but if you want the backing plate for legal reasons you will need more parts and it is a lot more work.

Kotaro10v2 · 07-01-2007, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mista 2

that is the minimum you will need but if you want the backing plate for legal reasons you will need more parts and it is a lot more work.

Well I gust finis today fixing my rear brakes. I got new rotors and new pads put I fund out that the R pasinger side caliper was an 85 sow I had to get new caliper and 88 atlis. will I was doing that I disaded to paint them an all then parts. it toke me at list a day 1/2 to fix them. Now it lioks good and it works beter.\
PS. MY AW11 is an 88 N/A

thirdvector · 11-13-2007, 05:36 PM

You know, everyone said that all you had to change was the rotors and mounting brackets, but I had caliper clearance issues when converting my 86. Luckily, I also had some 87+ calipers and ended up switching those as well. Perhaps it was user-error, lol.

That said, the car brakes much better now. Definitely an improvement.

10-05-2005, 05:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
xwarp No Skills Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 26 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	85>87 rotor upgrade i plan on driving my 85 daily. i have no intentions of hot rodding it. just want to cruise. it has the stock rotors and calipers. i have access to an 89 with the rotors and calipers. if i understand correctly, all i have to change is the rotors and the caliper mounting bracket. is this correct? second, i have a perfectly good set of 4 rotors, (2 front/2rear) rotors off an 85. as a daily driver, is it worth changing the rotors knowing i have a comlete set of rotors if i need them, or would the 89 rotors be better? thanks for any info.

10-06-2005, 12:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
nw_mr2 20v BT or 3sgte? Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Anacortes, WA Posts: 49 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	Yep, thats all you have to change. I just did this a few days ago with Napa rotors, 87+ brackets, Russel SS lines, ATE super blue fluid, and Axxis Ultimate pads... DEFINATELY worth it IMO,the difference is night and day. Last edited by nw_mr2; 10-12-2005 at 03:55 PM.

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06-24-2007, 01:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kotaro10v2 Some Skills Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 53 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I will recomend the Porterfield R4S or Hawk HPS are about the best street pads you can get that will last a while. At lest thats my thot on thos pads.

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Mista 2 Cage Fighter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Adelaide, Australia Posts: 461 Thanks: 16 Thanked 21 Times in 21 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	that is the minimum you will need but if you want the backing plate for legal reasons you will need more parts and it is a lot more work.

11-13-2007, 05:36 PM	#6 (permalink)
thirdvector Pixel Pusher Join Date: May 2007 Location: atlanta Posts: 39 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	You know, everyone said that all you had to change was the rotors and mounting brackets, but I had caliper clearance issues when converting my 86. Luckily, I also had some 87+ calipers and ended up switching those as well. Perhaps it was user-error, lol. That said, the car brakes much better now. Definitely an improvement.