simons?
modified 200b strut
r32 calipers
Willwood 265mm x 29mm disc

Rears are also r32 with willwood rotors by the look of it

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yeah that was my concern also

i can get 13" steel and aloy over mine
stanza strut n14 disc landcruzer caliper
build thred

i was less than satisfied when i had the same sorta brakes on my car many years ago. you know, back when i used to have a 1200 that was on the road
mine was the landcruiser calipers some kinda camry vented discs and standard r31 rear brakes

possibly because they werent set up 100% perfectly
possibly because im picky with brakes
possibly because the next brakes they got compared to were full size r32 items(which were awesome)
but i just didnt like them

R-fast runs cruiser calipers and silvia(i think) discs on his race car and they are apparently pretty good, and also fit under 13s...once again beaten to the big brakes



But i think landcrusier calipers and what ever disc and r31 rear brakes are the text book big bolt-on* brakes to use under 13 inch mags

*note, brakes arent actually bolt on

hilux 4 pot (s12+8 caliper) and U12 pintara discs, been running em for ten years under 13 wheels, and doubt i was first

bobs would be on vented discs? a solid would be too thin for the caliper to work in its proper range

the U12 pintara disc is vented if you want a good disc to use, some machining required to fit

great brakes, only downside could be the cast iron caliper is heavier than an alloy alternate

Im interested on some advice with this setup - hilux 4 pot (s12+8 caliper) and U12 pintara discs. (R31 Rear)

I have done this in my CA Coupe and under hard braking it locks the front right and under firm braking it pulls left.

Im using a 180B master and booster, I removed the 180B poportining valve assy that I had when I had stanza drum brakes rear and stanza disc front. I replaced the poportioning valve for one off of a Ford Laser and I belive this to be causing the problem.

I ran the s12 calipers with the stanza drum rear end and the 180B poportioning valve and the car pulled up straight, but you locked the rears under hard braking.

I curious to know how you guys have the master configured? I spoke to Maddat and they said they dont use a poportioning valve. Just straight from the master into a y splitter and then to the brakes.

Any thoughts?

And sorry for getting off track in your thread

1200rc, they would be hilux calipers not land cruiser ones. They are pretty much the same caliper but the hilux ones are designed for a solid rotor instead of a vented one. So you would have actually been running 60 or 75 series calipers on your car not hilux ones. As far as I know no hilux came with the staggered piston calipers on a vented disc

Old_school. Can't really speak for running drums. But with disc all round and a 240k master cylinder I ran a willwood proportioning valve otherwise the rears would always lock up

A big solid rotor won't cause brake fade on a street car in most driving situations. The bigger rotors shed heat pretty fast on such a light car as the 1200.

Now if you are racing a road circuit that is a different story.

Good to see I have created a bit of discussion and have learnt things from it.
Yes the rotors are solid 13mm rotor.
The calipers are stamped S12+8 but I can't slip in much wider rotors because the cut out is about 18mm.
Can I machine this cut out wider to accommodate a 22mm wide rotor.(is this what you had to do rc1200?)

Cheers
Bob

You could also mill up a few spacers as the caliper are made of two halves. I have done this before so that I could accomodate a wider rotor. Longer fasteners are also used.