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are all you guys only changing rotors and keeping your stag calipers

my car cam factory with the 280mm front rotors and some small rotor in the rear with a crap single spot maxima style calliper

when i did my brake upgrade i changed the whole lot rotor and calliper

you brake mounting points would be the same as most of your uprights and so on would be very similar

now ive also completed a 5 stud conversion and have used RS4 Stagea front hubs and R33 gtst rear hubs the R33 gtst rotors and callipers all round the rotor has no problem fitting in the standard dust backing plate from memory mine are still on the car

if your going to change rotor you must change calliper and 1 one of the quesions are the GTSt calliper that good YES and they ARE 4 spot

'33 gtst front caliper is 4 spot? cool :D pity I just had 6mm machined off my '33 rotors :huh:

Edited by DaveB

yeah 33 gtst fronts are 4 pot over 296mm rotors. same as the 32 gtr fronts. both fit fine on the front of a S1 stagea. I ran them for a while before swapping to the g4 8 piston setup.

and speaking of which I have another set of 32 gtr fronts for sale - calipers, discs and pads $500 pick up in sydney.

ok so unless im missing something here nobody has actually come to an exact answer on what to upgrade the front callipers and discs for a series 2 RSV (RWD) not RS4 (AWD)

from what im reading im not sure if the 33 calliper and rotor has been tryed or not or if people are just putting callipers over there stock discs.

please remeber i am talking about a RSV not an RS4 series 2 front brakes.

i keep reading all the posts and i keep getting confused if people are talking about front, rear, series 1 or 2 or what they HAVE tried or what they are THINKING of trying. and then people start talking about N15 pulsars. there is just to much conflicting information.

just trying to get a straight answer otherwise im going to have to go to a wreckers with my car and pay some cash just to get the answers for myself.

ok so i decided to go and get a R33 callper and disc from the local wrecker. well it is true that these DO NOT FIT straight onto a series 2 RSV. as it has been said the offset is different and when u fit the new calliper and disc on u trash ur disc cause it rubs. i really dont know why nobody else has done this but all i did was space the calliper off the mounting hub by using a 2mm thick washer and i was done. however this created a new problem as the calliper now rubbed on the back of my rim. i had some 5mm wheel spacers that i was intending to use anyway to get the front and back wheels alligned better and hey presto i have clearence everywhere. i havent driven the car like this to test everything as i grabbed on calliper and a stuffed disc but i will get onto it next week and let u know how it goes.

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did you fit the GTS-t discs as well,or just the callipers? if you used both,they DO fit on,as will pretty much any other 4 pot offering from late model skylines.

I'm running R34 GTT front brakes with two piece rotors up front,and R32 GTR discs and callipers on the rear of my S2 RS4. 2wd or rwd,the knuckles are the same,so brakes bolt on.

Justin...

I'm wanting to change my pads and I've read through this thread and im not sure what to get does anyone know for sure what the front and rear pads are for series1 97 stagea is

should be able to find plenty of discussion on b/pads,it's all here somewhere, just checking my old pads ( still kept in the new box's) front bendix 1398 rear bendix 1144 (advance).

well i have no idea why everything fits on RS4's but everybody that has tried to upgrade there front brakes on an RSV have come across the same problem with the outside face of the disc rubbing on the calliper. all i did was space the calliper away from the mounting position so that the disc ran in the centre of the calliper. pretty simple really. now all i need to do is get some braided skyline brake lines and the other calliper and a set of discs. then onto the back which wont be a problem.

well i have no idea why everything fits on RS4's but everybody that has tried to upgrade there front brakes on an RSV have come across the same problem with the outside face of the disc rubbing on the calliper. all i did was space the calliper away from the mounting position so that the disc ran in the centre of the calliper. pretty simple really. now all i need to do is get some braided skyline brake lines and the other calliper and a set of discs. then onto the back which wont be a problem.

Yeah the rubbing is an issue on RS-Four's too.

the only sure fire way i can sugest is to replace the complete front hub assembly. that is of course if the suspension geometry is the same as the skylines. if u change the hub, backing plate at the same time as u do the rotors and callipers it has to fit as it did on the original car. im still going to use my theory of spacing the calliper away form the mounting plate by what i reckon needs to be about 2mm and then running a wheel spacer so that my calliper and rim dont hit.

Woohoo! new rotors and pads arrived from japan today. Fitted them up in an hour, no problems at all! Gotta love direct replacement parts.

Theyre WGC(N)34 RB25DET specific slotted rotors from dixcel japan. Bought off yahoo auctions if anyone is interested.

Where and how much are people getting S1 pads from? I've got the rears for $60 a set from Repco on special but I can only find the fronts at Bursons for $80. Is this a good price or can they be found for less money?

Cheers, Greg.

  • 2 weeks later...

why not use r32 gtr fronts? cheap 4 piston conversion that bolts straight up.

I've got a set of calipers, good dba rotors and 50% used pads for $700.

I had these on my stagea before I upgraded to the g4 8 piston caliper on 330mm discs.

Where and how much are people getting S1 pads from? I've got the rears for $60 a set from Repco on special but I can only find the fronts at Bursons for $80. Is this a good price or can they be found for less money?

Cheers, Greg.

hey guys.

im having some difficulties in finding some pads and rotors for my stag.

no one seems to have them.

what are ppl using on their S1 RS4's?

cheers.

Hey JVP,

they no longer make 1398's which is what the fronts were for Stagea's, so unless there is old stock floating around (checked and there isn't much) you will struggle to find them.

But i have since found an alternative for them whilst looking for FelixTRX and have one set instock :(

If your still struggling to find some shoot me a PM :P

  • 2 months later...

Hmm, I'm going to have to go through this thread to see how hard it is to get R32GT-R/R33GTSt brakes under my car - i have a set that I'm sure I can purchase pretty cheaply. I'll probably get the calipers front and rear, and get bigger discs and better pads.

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