r30/r32 brake upgrade

[rsx84]

those of you who have dont this can i ask what was done to the lower control arm as the standard one is too long??

[Boof]

those of you who have dont this can i ask what was done to the lower control arm as the standard one is too long??

To long in relation to what Matt??? Last time i checked it all bolts in once that steering arm plate comes off the lower control arm..

[DR JOSH]

Too long???? Just fine on my car. Ya just need to wind out the tie rod ends a bit and she'll be fine. Another thing you may find you need to do is drill out where the tie rod goes through the stub axle as r30's have a straight joint and the s13 one is tapered, so ya need to clear out the taper.

[rsx84]

i keep being told the lower control arms on the r30 are too long and i will need to have new shorter ones fabricated??have you guys physicilly done the conversion?

[Boof]

i keep being told the lower control arms on the r30 are too long and i will need to have new shorter ones fabricated??have you guys physicilly done the conversion?

Yerp its in both our cars, i'll be driving mine again tomorrow, why do they say you need shorter control arms?

[DR JOSH]

Yes I have done the conversion myself and yes I am running standard control arms.

[rsx84]

thanks guys thats all i needed to know.

[stagefumer11]

how easy and simple is the swap? i need a upgrade majorly.

[Boof]

thanks guys thats all i needed to know.

How ya going with it Matt?? Get it done yet???

Stagefumer : piece of piss mate prolly easiest thing i've done on the car, but i bought them off of my mate who had them in his R30 so it was a straight swap for me hehe

[stagefumer11]

How ya going with it Matt??  Get it done yet???

Stagefumer : piece of piss mate prolly easiest thing i've done on the car, but i bought them off of my mate who had them in his R30 so it was a straight swap for me hehe

from what i remember, the dr's have diffrent mounting spaces comared the the hr30's ? ami right. because im in dire need of a upgrade.

[rsx84]

from what i remember, the dr's have diffrent mounting spaces comared the the hr30's ? ami right. because im in dire need of a upgrade.

are you talking about the calipar mounting? i think there the same its the rotors and caliparsthat are different. have you throught of going to the r32 booster and master cylinder as they were fitted to my hr30 when the engine went in and i've never had a peddel feel the way this does now, i do have brand new slotted DBA's and bendix comp x pads and they pull the HR up very quickly. looking forward to the gtst brakes though....

[stagefumer11]

oh, so you are only using the R32 boost. that could be the way to go. since ive done some mods to the l20et and getting around the 130rwkw mark. the brakes seem to be worse then ever.

2 minutes of a down hill run and i have no brakes :S

[rsx84]

i guess your using good fluid and pads though? ducting cool air is another thing i'll be looking at later on.

[stagefumer11]

yeah it has been something ive been looking at. in theory with vented rotors they should not get brake fade at all, in any instant. i guess maybe my fluids could need replaing. (havnt done since ive had it 2-3 years)

[Boof]

yeah it has been something ive been looking at. in theory with vented rotors they should not get brake fade at all, in any instant. i guess maybe my fluids could need replaing. (havnt done since ive had it 2-3 years)

Thats not a true theory at all, you will still have brake fade, it will most likely be in your pads/fluid before you start to experience rotor's overheating...

I had my car in anger for the first time in the hills on christmas day and i have to say im impressed with the GTS-t calipers!! The run i did i used to have my standard brakes over heated half way along it, but the GTS-t's just kept pulling me up time after time! Funny thing is the pads that are in it are cheap $30 bendix things, so i can't wait to upgrade the pads/fluid and see how it goes!!

Matt have you done this conversion yet or what???

[Adam_RSX]

I've never had any problems with my standard brakes in the hills and I usually go to Flinders via Mt Lofty

[rsx84]

Matt have you done this conversion yet or what???

just haven't had the time and i need to get the rotors redrilled to the 4stud

[stagefumer11]

ok, does the HR30's use the same caliper mounting as the DR30's ? if so will the gts-t calipers bolt on to the hr30 mounts. (im not really keen on getting a cert, Dam new zealand laws)

[rsx84]

i believe so but with larger disks and different calipars. the short answer to the mounting ? is no...also the gts-t rotors are quite a bit thicker than the hr and the dr rotors...you might be able to use the r31 import struts to get around this as you can fit the gts-t rotors and calipars to them....