[Mk2] [Turbo] mr2 brake convertion.

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[Mk2] [Turbo] mr2 brake convertion.

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Hey guys im looking to upgrade my brakes on my 1992 rev 2 mr2 turbo but id like to put rx8 brakes on the front of my car and ive hurd that there is some1 on this site selling the adapters to do that could some1 point me in the right direction plz or help me out plz thank u :D
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ath16 wrote:Hey guys im looking to upgrade my brakes on my 1992 rev 2 mr2 turbo but id like to put rx8 brakes on the front of my car and ive hurd that there is some1 on this site selling the adapters to do that could some1 point me in the right direction plz or help me out plz thank u :D


And what are you going to put on the rear to keep the brakes in balance?
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] mr2 brake convertion.

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bobhatton wrote:
ath16 wrote:Hey guys im looking to upgrade my brakes on my 1992 rev 2 mr2 turbo but id like to put rx8 brakes on the front of my car and ive hurd that there is some1 on this site selling the adapters to do that could some1 point me in the right direction plz or help me out plz thank u :D


And what are you going to put on the rear to keep the brakes in balance?

Good question from Bob. When I upgraded to four pots on the front I wound up having to put an adjustable bias valve in the system ( rev 1 turbo - also put the later rear and used a rev 3 master cylinder and bias valve in the frunk at the same time but still had to put the adjustable valve in to get it right.)
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] mr2 brake convertion.

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I have run Brembo 4 pots on the front with Red Dot discs, and stock Calipers on the rear with EBC discs and yellow stuff pads with no problems on street or track for a good few years now. I have not had the need to install a bias valve? :-k
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] mr2 brake convertion.

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Are you looking for brake performance or looks? If it's performance just fit carbotech XP8 pads and good luck trying to make those fade!
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Re: [Mk2] [Turbo] mr2 brake convertion.

Post by Keri-WMS »

I've had some bits on the bench to play with this week...

- F+R SW20 hubs
- 323mm RX8 discs (rear)
- Rev 2 OEM calipers (rear)
- 323mm Supra discs (front)
- WMS 4 pot calipers (front)

The pistons in the calipers are the correct size to keep the correct front > rear bias. 8)
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