Brake Upgrade For R32 Gtst

[luvboost]

hey guys im looking into getting front and rear brake upgrade cause mine arnt the best and i was wondering wats out there with out spending like 2gz? is there a difference between r23gtst and r32 gtr brakes? or can r33 gtst brakes fit because i think brembos will be to much money. the cars only for street so i dont need nothing to crazy

[libardi]

id just go for some R32 GTR or R33 GTSt calipers and rotors... its only a 16mm bigger rotor or so but theres not much else you can really do without spending big bucks on 33 or 34 GTR brakes.

prefferably go for the 33 gtst brakes as they came out with brembo's. better than the sumitomo things on the 32 GTR.

[luvboost]

ok thanks man are s1 and s2 33 gtst brakes different?

[gazza750]

id just go for some R32 GTR or R33 GTSt calipers and rotors... its only a 16mm bigger rotor or so but theres not much else you can really do without spending big bucks on 33 or 34 GTR brakes.

prefferably go for the 33 gtst brakes as they came out with brembo's. better than the sumitomo things on the 32 GTR.

33 gtst are the same sumitomo that are on 32 r

33r is brembo

[Nic_A31]

Rebuilt your current calipers, braided lines, new pads, drilled/slotted rotors, new fluid.

That'll do.

[PhilKenSebben]

^^^^^

Agreed. At least try that first before spending big.

Pulling mine down to every component, cleaning all the gunk out, replacing seals etc, then putting them back together with a quick lick of paint and some new rotors/pads did wonders for mine. And the paint added another 10kw, undoubtedly...

[libardi]

33 gtst are the same sumitomo that are on 32 r

33r is brembo

my bad, i thought all 33's came out brembo.

[luvboost]

ok sweet thanks for all the help. how much roughly would i be paying to rebuilt my current calipers, braided lines, new pads, drilled/slotted rotors, new fluid.

[PhilKenSebben]

Rianto is still doing group buys on RDA rotors and pads (rs73)

Seal kits, see a brake place

Brembos that don't need reconditioning anyway, a lot more.

[Dsturbd]

33 gtst are the same sumitomo that are on 32 r

33r is brembo

33 GTS-T is not same caliper as 32 GTR .. Both are made by sumitomo but both are a different caliper

Upgrade to 33 GTS-T calipers with slotted rotors and decent pads

[bubba]

Upgrade to 33 GTS-T calipers with slotted rotors and decent pads

+1

I've been through a couple of upgrades on my 32gtst, shoot me a PM if you need to clarify anything.

[snozzle]

if found the 32gtr brakes perform alot better, have installed a few r33 gtst brakes on some friends cars, none brake as well as my car and my car is heavier than most, imo pay a little bit more and get the 32 gtr brakes, im also using lucas pads, they are semi-harsh on discs but stop very well and are cheap as a full tank of fuel

[Dsturbd]

if found the 32gtr brakes perform alot better, have installed a few r33 gtst brakes on some friends cars, none brake as well as my car and my car is heavier than most, imo pay a little bit more and get the 32 gtr brakes, im also using lucas pads, they are semi-harsh on discs but stop very well and are cheap as a full tank of fuel

Would expect the 34 to pull up better with 310mm rotors compared to the 32 gtr n 33 gts-t 296mm . So the 32 gtr brakes work better then the 33 gts-t ?

[snozzle]

sorry i forgot to mention my car is an N/A chassis from factory, has been converted to a det motor and driveline.

i also upgraded the brakes to r32 gtr brakes, stock rotors (296mm) and lucas pads and yes, ive found them to perform better than 33gtst calipers, probably because of the larger pistons?

also id just like to say, dont bother rebuilding the calipers if they arent leaking or siezed, it will not yeild any performance gains.

[bubba]

I've had 32gtst, 32R and 33gtst calipers sitting next to each other and didn't notice a difference in piston size O_o

The only thing I noticed was that the 32R calipers were lighter and the 33gtst looked stronger (more meat in certain places) than the 32gtst and 32R.

[Dsturbd]

sorry i forgot to mention my car is an N/A chassis from factory, has been converted to a det motor and driveline.

i also upgraded the brakes to r32 gtr brakes, stock rotors (296mm) and lucas pads and yes, ive found them to perform better than 33gtst calipers, probably because of the larger pistons?

also id just like to say, dont bother rebuilding the calipers if they arent leaking or siezed, it will not yeild any performance gains.

Made me strip down 2 calipers to check .. both same size here

Also my Project MUs are ok

Edited June 3, 2010 by Dsturbd

[snozzle]

Well my sources are wrong then! haha thanks for the info guys. Must be my pads then? Well i guess my only advice remains to be, choose good pads hehe

[toddlls]

I have done the R33Gtst brake upgrade on my R32Gtst, Hawk pads, Motul 600 brakes fluid with slotted R33 rotors, made a hell of a difference at last track day-cost around $600 all up too

[bubba]

I'm running 324mm slotted rotors, 33gtst calipers, DS2500 pads, braided lines and a master cyl. stopper.. hauls up alright

Trying to figure out how to fit similar on the wagoon.. adapter brackets don't want to fit on the 4wd hubs

[heller44]

I had the same issue. Finally sussed it all out and went to bolt on one wheel.. not enough clearance inside my 17's for 324mm + r32 gtr sumi's + dogbones..