Al Massey Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 My question is referring to the brakes and how they're fitted to the hub. Now I know there is large brakes predominately UK, and the small Jap spec. I also know you can swap and change between the two. Was there any other set up? The reason I ask is that my tarox brakes don't fit, the mounting bracket is off. I've just had an email back from tarox stating that they have two brackets, one for normal supra one for grey import. Which confused me. Now they've given me the cad drawings for both mounting brackets so I can check which one I currently have, and if the other is what I need. So was there another brake setup or different hubs where the carriers bolt to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
safcdixon Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Maybe they are from a mkiii? Never heard of any others oem to the mkiv tbh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 9, 2014 Author Share Posted May 9, 2014 Maybe they are from a mkiii? Never heard of any others oem to the mkiv tbh I thought of that, but the kits are specific to the mkiv, and has dates it's used for. I was thinking maybe front and rears. I just need to measure the distance between the mounting holes on the hubs I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignum Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Hub carriers are all the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Some Jspec's also came with the bigger 4 pot front and 2 pot rear setup like the UK's so might be worth mentioning to them. From their response I can only assume when they refer to the grey import they are thinking 2 pot front and 1 pot rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 As per Si's post, all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Some Jspec's also came with the bigger 4 pot front and 2 pot rear setup like the UK's so might be worth mentioning to them. From their response I can only assume when they refer to the grey import they are thinking 2 pot front and 1 pot rear. I've managed to measure the front hub, and found out I need the other mounting bracket. And I knew UK and Jspec were the same. So is euro and us spec still the same? I'm pretty sure it is. So now I need to measure the rear hub, or find measurements for the mounting points and see if that is where their confusion lies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Euro/US/UK all the same, export spec as opposed to J spec, 4 pot calipers and bigger discs/dust shields. But the mounts are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Euro/US/UK all the same, export spec as opposed to J spec, 4 pot calipers and bigger discs/dust shields. But the mounts are the same. I wonder how tarox have got it wrong then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Maybe they mean Mk3 Supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Well on their website they state it's for the MKiv and have the correct years for the MKiv. That's why I think it could be front and rears. I just need to measure the mounting points on the rear hub I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keron Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 ive had tarox brakes on a supra before. they had a separate mounting bracket too but still had to elong-gate the hub carrier holes slightly to fit.... all mkiv supra hub carriers have the same mounting positions on all models... (front and rear are different) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxluc Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 eurospec came all as aerotop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 ive had tarox brakes on a supra before. they had a separate mounting bracket too but still had to elong-gate the hub carrier holes slightly to fit.... all mkiv supra hub carriers have the same mounting positions on all models... (front and rear are different) Yeah, I read that the hubs needed modifying so I started mine then realised that it's too far out, so messaged tarox and they are sorting it out for me. Do you have a rear hub free you can measure the mounting points for me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Some Jspec's also came with the bigger 4 pot front and 2 pot rear setup like the UK's so might be worth mentioning to them. my Jspec had UK spec brakes factory fitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Id be getting brakes that fit rather than modifying the hubs personally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Id be getting brakes that fit rather than modifying the hubs personally It's the mounting bracket that is supposed to be a direct fit, but a few members said they had to file the hole slightly for alignment. But that's because tarox have the wrong mounting bracket for the supra. But they have a different version that will fit now I've worked it out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Aaaah I get it now! You have an adaptor plate that bolts to the hub, and the calipers bolt to the plate, gotcha. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Aaaah I get it now! You have an adaptor plate that bolts to the hub, and the calipers bolt to the plate, gotcha. Yeah, and the drama is with the adapter plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just drag the holes a bit then, but don't go too crazy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Just drag the holes a bit then, but don't go too crazy. The adapter I have is about 9mm out which is too much to do, but the other bracket they do is spot on apparently so will see how that goes when it arrives Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Good luck mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Good luck mate Cheers, to be fair Tarox have been amazing. They said if there other bracket doesn't fit, they make a brand new one from my hub to get it perfect. Now that is customer service, and all for free, so they can get mine and future customers spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 Just an update of anyone is interested. Tarox have confirmed the mounting bracket they have is wrong. They have found the correct one and will be sending me them free of charge even though I did not purchase through them. They will be updating their website and records so no one else with have the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Ian Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Well done Tarox good customer service there Cheers -Ian- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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