Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I've decided, after owning my very first supra for about a month now, the brakes need some upgrading. It's a J-Spec N/A SZ. My question is - which is the best value for money big brake kit for the supra? I'm currently on 19" alloys, so not much in the way of clearance issues. The only thing i'm really constricted by is money (although i don't intend to scrimp too much where brakes are concerned). For starters, i can't afford anything like the Brembo bb kit. £3k on brakes seems outlandish to me (only on an NA, TT might be a different story). I've seen a Wilwood 4-pot front brake kit on ebay for £645 with brembo plain discs, but something tells me that's a little cheap. I've had a look at AP Racing, which are somewhere near £2200 ish which is still a little high. Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 UK spec brakes in my opinion, a lot of the singles still run them just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 As above the uk spec brake will be all you ever need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drazen_gti Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 UK brakes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I've seen a Wilwood 4-pot front brake kit on ebay for £645 with brembo plain discs, but something tells me that's a little cheap. I've had a look at AP Racing, which are somewhere near £2200 ish which is still a little high. Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks. I've been looking at the same kit, when I used too have my rs turbo the was alot of guys running wilwoods on high power cossies and the where highly regarded on the ford forums, but after thinking on it for a few days I'm just gonna get some uk spec calipers with fast road pads and discs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 To be honest your jspecs will be fine, they will just be tired and need refurbished. The brakes are actually fairly simple and replacing a few parts can make them like new. If you are handy with the spanners you can easily refurbish them yourself for around £30 per axle. Add to that a decent set of fast road pads (CWs are pretty good from experience) and some new stock discs and you will honestly feel that you have new uprated brakes on your car. I wouldn't recommend getting 2nd hand UK brakes as you can easily spend a fortune refurbishing them, unless you get them very cheap of course. You can buy full refurbished UK spec calipers for £100ish per corner, so you could have a full set of new UK brakes for around £700 total (including new discs & decent pads). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 ok, thanks guys. Useful info. Might try to find a decent UK spec set. Failing that, i'll just refurb the ones i have. I'm handy with tools, i'll just need general advice on what needs doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 19" wheels will not necessarily clear uk's either so check beforehand if you go that route........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 i think i'm more inclined to go down the refurb route first after having a little think. Anyone know where i can get refurb kits from? Cheers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnny g Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You should also speak to Chris Wilson about a set of his fast-road pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I've decided, after owning my very first supra for about a month now, the brakes need some upgrading. It's a J-Spec N/A SZ. My question is - which is the best value for money big brake kit for the supra? I'm currently on 19" alloys, so not much in the way of clearance issues. The only thing i'm really constricted by is money (although i don't intend to scrimp too much where brakes are concerned). For starters, i can't afford anything like the Brembo bb kit. £3k on brakes seems outlandish to me (only on an NA, TT might be a different story). I've seen a Wilwood 4-pot front brake kit on ebay for £645 with brembo plain discs, but something tells me that's a little cheap. I've had a look at AP Racing, which are somewhere near £2200 ish which is still a little high. Anyone have any other ideas? Thanks. I have an unused, as new boxed pair of D2, 8 pot 356mm's for sale if you want them. I paid £899 a year ago but never fitted them to a car I sold as the wheels need to be 19's. My current Supra has stock wheels so I need to buy new wheels or sell these... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-SUPRA-MK4-JZA80-356-D2-FRONT-BIG-BRAKE-DISC-KIT-/320534863868 I'd take £800 but tbh, I would rather buy new 19" wheels/tyres and fit them as intended than accept less. The quality is superb throughout except the 'anti-rattle' clips which are poorly designed and don't spring open the pads but rather, apply pressure to the top edges only. Nothing to stop normal springs being fitted though, as the pads all have holes for them. Identical to those listed above, as purchased from them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 They can be had here quite cheeply.... http://www.brakeparts.co.uk/ Or the original ones can be bought from Toyota. Either or is fine as the company who make the parts is very well known. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 You should also speak to Chris Wilson about a set of his fast-road pads. will do. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 he does a 'race' version as well which give very impressive bite and fade resistance (trade off is dust that might be best avoided if you aren't an obessive cleaner of those 19's) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 he does a 'race' version as well which give very impressive bite and fade resistance (trade off is dust that might be best avoided if you aren't an obessive cleaner of those 19's) haha, the 19's are in dire need of a refurb at the minute, so i'm not particularly fussed about a little dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 haha, the 19's are in dire need of a refurb at the minute, so i'm not particularly fussed about a little dust. That's handy! Mine are gathering dust; well the box is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 another quick question - which discs should i upgrade to? any particular brand? I'm not planning on doing very many track days, maybe the odd 2-3 through a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 That's handy! Mine are gathering dust; well the box is. haha! I'll give your brake kit a thought while i try out refurbing my originals. If these j-specs aren't up to scratch then i'll probably be tempted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 another quick question - which discs should i upgrade to? any particular brand? I'm not planning on doing very many track days, maybe the odd 2-3 through a year. I hear D2's are quite good............ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Get a set of stockers, those are pretty decent and will take a fair bit of abuse with the right pads. If you start taking it seriously then you will need to upgrade the whole lot anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Get a set of stockers, those are pretty decent and will take a fair bit of abuse with the right pads. If you start taking it seriously then you will need to upgrade the whole lot anyway. Yeah, remember the 6 P rule..... Proper Preparation Prevents P!ss Poor Performance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest SilverSup Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Get a set of stockers, those are pretty decent and will take a fair bit of abuse with the right pads. If you start taking it seriously then you will need to upgrade the whole lot anyway. ok cool. I've had a look on Brakeparts.co.uk and i'm looking through the refurb parts. Does anyone reckon i'll need new caliper pistons? Or do i just need to get their "caliper service kit" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripped_fear Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 another quick question - which discs should i upgrade to? any particular brand? I'm not planning on doing very many track days, maybe the odd 2-3 through a year. simple, stock disc's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morpheus Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 ok cool. I've had a look on Brakeparts.co.uk and i'm looking through the refurb parts. Does anyone reckon i'll need new caliper pistons? Or do i just need to get their "caliper service kit" Only if they're badly corroded but even then, they'll clean up with a single cut file. It will only be around the seal lip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 ok cool. I've had a look on Brakeparts.co.uk and i'm looking through the refurb parts. Does anyone reckon i'll need new caliper pistons? Or do i just need to get their "caliper service kit" They are pretty fast with delivery so I wouldn't worry about it at the moment. It works out quite expensive going down that route so it's best to avoid it if you can. Once you split your calipers and pull the pistons you will know straight away if they need relaced. If they do, just buy as you need them. You will get them within 2-3 days anyway (as long as there is stock, but I know another supplier if need be). I've also read reports that the pistons they supply are stainless steel so that's good to know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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