>EBC Green Stuff or other upgraded front pads. Something better than
semi-metallic. This is supposed to offer a dramatic improvement.
Go to http://www.carbotecheng.com/main.htm
>Kevlar or other upgraded rear shoes. Not that readily available it seems.
Go to http://www.carbotecheng.com/main.htm
>Different rear brake cylinder. 7/8 maybe. Morgan and maybe MGB GT 7/8 are
supposed to fit right up???
7/8" from Sunbeam Alpine Series I is a bolt-in. Vicky Brit P/N P/N 7-946 @
$19.95 ea. I have a set mounted on my TR6.
>Do smaller or larger bores than stock give you more rear brake?
More
>I understand that 4 pot front calipers from a 1980s? Toyota 4WD bolt right
up? With this conversion, do you stick with the stock rotors?
There are two conversions. One, detailed at
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/brake-conversion.html uses stock rotors. There
is another conversion that uses later Toyota 4-pot calipers and modified
Toyota Cressida vented rotors. If you're interested in that one, email me
and I'll give you the part numbers.
>I'm not overly ambitious about the 240Z or similar aluminum brake drums, as
I wonder how much rear brake drum heating is a consideration for street
cars. Am I wrong here?
Don't know about that, but they are lighter and look a whole lot nicer.
There is not much price difference between the two and if I needed to
replace a worn out set of iron drums, I'd go with the aluminum ones. I have
a set on my TR6 - Autospecialty P/N EBD-044R
>The stuff I've read suggests that the commonly offered grooved and drilled
front rotors offer at best a minimal improvement.
Grooved is "supposed" to work real nice. Drilling holes in rotors can
induce stress risers that can lead to cracking and failure.
>Vented rotors are said to offer a real improvement, but you also need
different rotors. Bigger $$.
Actually the Cressida vented rotors are about the same price (or less) than
stock TR6 rotors.
>I use DOT 4. I don't hear of silicone being used for performance braking
reasons.
(IMHO) DOT 5 silicone is great for car that sit for long periods or
street/autocross use. Silicone is not good for ABS cars or race cars. If
you want real performance fluid, check out the DOT 5.1 fluids. These are
high-temp, non-silicone fluids. They do however, take on water and eat
paint.
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