Hilux Calipers

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Toyoda Hilux/Landcruiser have compact 4-spot calipers, but they are heavy cast iron pieces.

Overview

NOTE: For light alloy 4-pot calipers, see Brake_Swaps#4-piston_Calipers

Hilux calipers are heavy, but are inexpensive and readily available high performance brake calipers.

4-pot calipers advantage
* allow for not very tall, but wide brake pads
* allow for small diameter wheel
* look cool

Disadvantage
* heavy (unless made of alloy)
* expensive to repair
* not any better than sliding calipers

Parts

Caliper Bolt Spacing (dimension 'B')
* 3.5 inch (88.9 mm)

CALIPER DISC HEIGHT (Dimension 'E')
S12W     63 mm
S13WB    63 mm
S13W     72.5 mm
RX-7 S4  80 mm
R33      80 mm

Rotor Thickness
S12-type 20 mm
S13-type 22 mm

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4WD Hilux 1979-1990
4WD Pickup 1986-1988 (USA)
Landcruiser 60-series 1976-1990
2 small + 2 large pistons (43 + 34 mm)
* Centric 142.44014 (Left) & 142.44013 (Right) Loaded
* Centric 141.44014 & 141.44013 (Semi-loaded)
S12+8 for 289 mm x 20 mm rotors

Landcruiser HZJ75 series have 4 equal size pistons
EC526 LN106 and LN130 1989-1991
* Look very much like an improved Nismo MK63 Brakes caliper in iron
* SW13A
* SW13B
* Sumitomo S13WA: 45.34 mm bores (1.785")
* Sumitomo S12W for 302 mm x 20 mm rotors

Builds

S12-8
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s12+8 calipers - stanza strut
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Landcruiser 4-spot conversion on a Nissan C210 Skyline strut and running FWD 14 inch wheels for the offset.

On A10 Stanza strut, vented 200B rotors (were they available vented?) with hilux/landcruiser 4-spots machined slightly to centre them over the rotor.

Discussions

Discussion: Rotor to suit Hilux caliper and stanza strut

Best rotor may be the 257mm number 40206-71E07 S13/S14/M11/C22/C33/C34/P10/WP11/R32/A31/U12/U13/U14 unit.

S12+8  photo  photo 

Hi-lux 4-spot calipers with Nissan P10 Pintara vented discs on A10 Stanza strut
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200B strut with 200B discs and Landcruiser 4 spot calipers on left strut Corona twin-piston calipers on the right

Sumitomo twin-piston caliper on 200B strut

Sumitomo twin-piston caliper on Stanza strut and 253 mm discs