Cheap 294mm Brake Upgrade - Tutorial

[tharaka]

What you'll need:
Evolution IV Calipers and brackets + suitable pads (i was told that you only need the caliper brackets, but just to be on the safe side get the whole lot...)
Evolution IV Rotors - redrilled to 4x114.3
Tools :?:


1. Cut the dust shield away

2. Bolt up calipers

and there you have 294mm rotors on the front



You'll need at least 16" wheels for these to fit, caliper clearance is not an issue either due to these being the same profile as the standard twin pots.

Enjoy better braking on the track

 

[tharaka]

You can also use TJ/TL Magna AWD or KJ/KL Verada AWD calipers and rotors

 

[Skuz]

hey taco whats the bolt spacing on the caliper bracket?

skuz

 

[tharaka]

hey taco whats the bolt spacing on the caliper bracket?

skuz

no idea

 

[veerfour]

Don't evo IV's have the same calipers and Pads as a vr4. I've been wanting to do this but haven't been bothered to design a bracket. Does anyone know someone that has made them.

 

[tharaka]

Don't evo IV's have the same calipers and Pads as a vr4. I've been wanting to do this but haven't been bothered to design a bracket. Does anyone know someone that has made them.

All you need is the caliper bracket
and the rotors

 

[veerfour]

This means you could also get the evo IV DBA 5000's.

So has anyone done this and do they have a picture of the brackets

 

[tharaka]

This means you could also get the evo IV DBA 5000's.

So has anyone done this and do they have a picture of the brackets

 

[veerfour]

So the EVO IV brackets extend further than the vr4 ones, I was talking about custom brakets that connect the standard caliper as a whole to the hub.

 

[tharaka]

So the EVO IV brackets extend further than the vr4 ones, I was talking about custom brakets that connect the standard caliper as a whole to the hub.

You don't need custom brackets

The Evo 4 brackets work

 

[veerfour]

sweet

i was thinking the whole calipers/brackets were the same.

thanks

 

[Liberoz]

Have you done this Mod Tharaka?

What you'll need:
Evolution IV Calipers and brackets + suitable pads (i was told that you only need the caliper brackets, but just to be on the safe side get the whole lot...)
Evolution IV Rotors - redrilled to 4x114.3
Tools :?:


1. Cut the dust shield away

2. Bolt up calipers

and there you have 294mm rotors on the front



You'll need at least 16" wheels for these to fit, calliper clearance is not an issue either due to these being the same profile as the standard twin pots.

Enjoy better braking on the track

 

[tharaka]

no


apparently it doesn't work

but i was told by some guy in japan that it did

 

[DOUGMO]

i believe it does work,

i am about to give it a crack and try to fit them into a competition
15" rim which has heaps of clearance.

we just fitted 296mm nsx rotors with nissan 4 spot
calipers into a 15" rim, so i am hopeing it will
fit into my rims

 

[WRCVR4]

i believe it does work,

i am about to give it a crack and try to fit them into a competition
15" rim which has heaps of clearance.

we just fitted 296mm nsx rotors with nissan 4 spot
calipers into a 15" rim, so i am hopeing it will
fit into my rims

DETAILS ?
I could do with 4pots, under my 15" rims :wink:

 

[CLuTZ]

Yeah i'd love to know about 4 pots under 15's too

 

[DOUGMO]

well its a no go for the evo 4 calipers into a 15" rim.

not far off but still, it wont fit.

next step is to try and fit r32gtst or z32 4 pots
into the 15's.

i am hopeing this will be ok as it is mainly the caliper brackets
on the 4 calipers that are hitting.

 

[WRCVR4]

Thats always another idea, twin twin pot calipers :wink:

 

[DOUGMO]

i put 2 in there to make sure it had full clearance all the way around

 

[rob323]

At the next rally, I'll have a good look at what brakes the later model evo's are using as they have to fit under 15's.