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Hakan Pasha
TryHard
Victoria
JZZ30
Posts: 160
Reg: 05-2008
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Are there variants of Toyota brake pads for front and rear TT brakes? Or is there just one type/part number that fits the front and one type/part number that fits the rear?
Been told there are variants for both front and rear brakes on a TT and depends on which model... Can anyone confirm? |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 10580
Reg: 11-2004
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Only one each for front/rear for the TT. |
Dave Cazes
TryHard
SA
tt
Posts: 462
Reg: 08-2007
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TT front RDB1395
TT rear RDB1396
V8 Front RDB1209
V8 rear RDB1234
Cost $65 in Lucas through me if youd like some 
A very dusty pad but cant be matched for quality and performance for even double that price |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 10581
Reg: 11-2004
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Dave, DB1234 is for a Celsior only!
The Soarer V8 uses the same rear pad as the TT. The calliper is the same, just the mounting arm holds the calliper a bit further out.
UZZ32 also uses the same front pad as the TT. |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 10582
Reg: 11-2004
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Do a search using "DB1234" and see the complaints from people that have tried to fit them to V8 Soarers. |
Daniel Lee
Goo Roo
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 1776
Reg: 07-2005
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Peter,
If rear V8 calliper is the same as TT, so can i change the rear disc to TT without changing the V8 calliper? |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 10583
Reg: 11-2004
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Daniel, you need the TT calliper mounts. The calliper is the same, but it has to be mounted further out to allow for the bigger disks. |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 10584
Reg: 11-2004
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Apparently the extra leverage improves the rear brakes by around 16% so it's a worth while upgrade. The bigger rotor would also absorb a bit more heat, and have a bigger surface area to dissipate heat from, but adds to unsprung weight. |
Hakan Pasha
TryHard
Victoria
JZZ30
Posts: 162
Reg: 05-2008
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Hmmm I was told there are various part numbers for TT fronts and various part numbers for TT rears depending on the year of the TT... but that seemed fishy to me.
Nevertheless, thanks for the confirmation guys.
Dave pm sent. |
Nickel Quimada
TryHard
Western Australia
GT-T
Posts: 417
Reg: 04-2006
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Agree on the TRW Lucas Pads. Highly rate them for performance. As said can be a bit dusty but mehh  |
Daniel Lee
Goo Roo
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 1777
Reg: 07-2005
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Thanks Peter!
I thought i can just change the V8 disc to TT disc but look like i'll need the TT rear disc and calliper. |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
NSW
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 4389
Reg: 07-2005
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What Peter said was that you do not need to change the rear caliper. |
Phil Gibson
Goo Roo
WA
'91 UZZ31 track bunky, '94 blk/blk UZZ31
Posts: 1449
Reg: 07-2005
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Peter is right but in practice calipers & mounting brackets are sold as one item so yes you do need to buy TT "calipers" as such to get the right brackets
Pic explains- red part is the mount that is different between TT and V8, the rest is the caliper itself and is identical between the two models
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Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 10586
Reg: 11-2004
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However you might prefer to use your own "known good" calliper instead of an unknown one that might not have been sealed from the elements if it's been sitting around off the car for a while. |
Matthew Sharpe
Goo Roo
North Island
JZZ31
Posts: 4315
Reg: 10-2005
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Need to be wary if upgrading rear brakes only. Its always a good idea to make sure the front brakes are a lot better than the rears - excessive rear brake bias in a panic stop situation is not nice. |
Daniel Lee
Goo Roo
Victoria
Soarer GT Limited UZZ31 V8
Posts: 1780
Reg: 07-2005
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Thanks guys, i already upgraded to the TT front brakes with lucas pads.
Just a thought that i may upgraded the rear later to the TT brakes too. |
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