TOY: Re: Brakes

["Kevin A. Michael" <blkvoodoo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

'81 land cruiser rotors and 86 newer IFS brake calipers,  direct swap in,
 some assembly required ) brake pads are the same

I have the parts, just haven't had time to do the swap.

 Kevin
-----Original Message-----
From: Payne, Mike K. <MPayne1@allstate.com>
To: 4x4 Toyota Wire (E-mail) <toyota@4x4wire.com>
Date: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 4:26 PM
Subject: TOY: Brakes


>I know this has been talked about before but I don't remember the answer to
>my question.
>
>I want to go vented in the front because of bad brake fade and that
>"extremely" awful squealing noise my brakes make when they get hot...
>normally it isn't that bad but in bad traffic it can be downright
>embarrassing... it isn't as if everyone isn't already staring at me.
>
>So is there a rotor I can just bolt on?  I don't want crossdrilled because
I
>don't trust them... I just want the extra cooling associated with vented...
>Do I have to change calipers?
>
>Any help is appreciated...
>
>Any thoughts on rear disc would be helpful as well... the rear technically
>doesn't do much of your braking according to my (often inaccurate)
>knowledge... so why bother with the conversion?
>
>Thanks in advance...
>
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