Potential Of Stock 33 Gtst Brakes

[eightsixboy]

On back order been that way for ages

[GTSBoy]

Even better, bigger rotors

Yuh, if suitable ones existed.

[HR32GTS 4DOOR]

On back order been that way for ages

Yeah I orded them the day they came on sale so I didn't have to wait

Edited January 10, 2013 by HR32GTS 4DOOR

[ARTZ]

Or buy them.direct from.Hel for 100$ on eBay....

[Plattsy]

Or buy them.direct from.Hel for 100$ on eBay....

thats a good idea....... ill check condition of mine this weekend.

[eightsixboy]

Or buy them.direct from.Hel for 100$ on eBay....

$100 really, the cheapest ive seen on ebay is like $180

[Plattsy]

$100 really, the cheapest ive seen on ebay is like $180

even better....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NISSAN-SKYLINE-GTS-T-R32-R33-TURBO-AEROQUIP-BRAIDED-BRAKE-LINES-HOSES-PIPES-MLUN-/400382881540?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5d38adef04

[GTSBoy]

No mention of those carrying ADR approval, so might be a small defect risk attached.

[MagicMikeZ32]

R33 gtr brembos are direct bolt on to z32. IF r33 gtr brembos are bolt on to r33, then in theory the z32 caliper 'dogbone' adapters will fit r33 and enable 324mm rotors with stock calipers.

[GTSBoy]

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO.

As HAS been said before, the legs on R33 calipers are longer than on R32/Z32/S14 calipers and so when you put them on those dogbones you end up needing a ~340mm rotor. Which is not available.

Sheesh!

[MagicMikeZ32]

Stock z32 calipers

Edited January 11, 2013 by MagicMikeZ32

[GTSBoy]

Why would you make a retrograde step like that? The old R32/Z32 calipers are horrible creaky things. More flex than a public service department.

[MagicMikeZ32]

Early ones were alum, later ones iron.

Regardless, it's a simple and cheap mod for 324mm rotors, assuming the r33gtr calipers are bolt on to 33gtst as I said in my first post.

Edited January 11, 2013 by MagicMikeZ32

[eightsixboy]

Bought some TRW pads, will chuck them in this weekend and let you guys know the initial results, Im pretty skeptical to be honest as there so cheap compared to ebc's or even qfm's.

[ARTZ]

So why'd you get them??

If you actually do go to the track just make sure you put in some good fluid and it will be fine..it will take you a year of track days before you kill the brakes at least and that's if your a hack or very fast, they should last much longer if you drive clean

[Frosty]

even better....

http://www.ebay.com....=item5d38adef04

NOT ADR APPROVED

[GTSBoy]

NOT ADR APPROVED

see post 28.

[Duncan]

I'm not sure what the specific concern is about ADR approved brakes lines when the calipers, pads and discs, or how they work as part of a system, are also not ADR approved?

[GTSBoy]

I think it is because it is easy to build a caliper that actually works without breaking open and leaking your fluid out while you're trying to stop. But there was a time when the first braided lines were being tried by people when there were inferior ways of swaging the ends on and so on that led to them failing. The ADR regs for how brake lines were to be constructed (or the tests they had to pass at least) already existed, so they just made it a requirement that any aftermarket ones had to be ADR approved. Not that the requirement wasn't already there in effect anyway, but at least if you require that they have a specific approval number granted by the regulatory body, you have an effecttive filter to stop the carppy ones being used.

Sure, there may be good ones available that don't have approval, and it sucks to be them. But they could always get them approved and start selling in competition to those that already are approved. But, to recoup the cost of getting them approved they'd probably come out at the same price anyway, so you wouldn't have the situation like those cheapies on the eBay link being as cheap as they are.

Edited January 16, 2013 by GTSBoy

[eightsixboy]

So why'd you get them??

If you actually do go to the track just make sure you put in some good fluid and it will be fine..it will take you a year of track days before you kill the brakes at least and that's if your a hack or very fast, they should last much longer if you drive clean

Thought Ill give them a shot, im not going to be doing alot of track work, mainly just deca, haunted hills type stuff so I think these will be fine.

Definently will put good fluid in, will also do brake stopper and braided lines.

I'm not sure what the specific concern is about ADR approved brakes lines when the calipers, pads and discs, or how they work as part of a system, are also not ADR approved?

I personally wouldn't trust any brake line from overseas or that isn't adr approved, I guess if its adr approved theres less chance of a failure. I've seen a few jap branded braided lines burst but never a Hel one.