Garage is confusing me

[TrevS]

Hi Guys

 

I recently contacted my local toyota dealer about getting some new rear discs and pads. The guy at the garage asked me to supply them with the frame number and engine number as there are different types of supra.

 

I did this for my supra which is an 1997 (facelift) SZ auto. It has 18" aftermarket wheels but still has the standard brakes. However I think that as the car is an SZ that when it was new it would have had 16" wheels on it and smaller 1pot brakes, is this the case? I sent the frame and engine numbers to the bloke at toyota and this is his response

 

There are two different sets of pads and discs depending on what size you wheels are,

 

If the tyres are fronts 235/45/17 and rears are 255/40/17 then the discs are £73.98 each and pads are £39.89 plus VAT

 

If your tyres are not the discs are £73.98 each and pads are £30.87 plus VAT

 

for both of them the labour charge is £90 plus VAT

 

 

Could anyone tell me if this is correct for my car. The tyre sizes don't seem to make sense for an SZ and also do the prices seem resonable as it seems quite high to me?

 

Any help would be much appreciated

[colsoop]

Do you have the larger uk brakes ? if you do then you need the brakes specified in the description as 235/45/17 and rears are 255/40/17.

I would give Steve manley a try on those prices first though.

[markrzs]

[Prof. Monkey]

You can tell what type callipers you have my looking at them, if they look like the ones below they are just the normal jap spec callipers and you can get them most places...

[Scooter]

 

I did this for my supra which is an 1997 (facelift) SZ auto. It has 18" aftermarket wheels but still has the standard brakes. However I think that as the car is an SZ that when it was new it would have had 16" wheels on it and smaller 1pot brakes, is this the case?

 

not neccessarily. A lot of Facelift NA's have the larger brakes and 17" wheels as standard.

[JohnK]

And I have a facelift RZ-S (TT) that has the smaller brakes.