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tr8todd
tr8todd New Reader
3/12/10 8:03 p.m.

I'm looking to make up a rear disc conversion for a friends TR8. I need to find a rear caliper that has an integral cable activated parking brake. I know VWs use this system. What else does? We don't want the ones that have the small drum parking brakes that ride inside the hat of the rotor like on the Explorer. Just the ones where a lever actuates the caliper as well as does the hydraulics. I'm trying to convince him to either use a spot caliper or a Willwood system, but he wants to go cheap. That means something common and available for short money at any parts store.

EvanB
EvanB HalfDork
3/12/10 8:08 p.m.

The answer is always Miata

zipty842
zipty842 Reader
3/12/10 8:08 p.m.

85-89 Toyota MR2 or 87-88 Corolla FX16

ansonivan
ansonivan Reader
3/12/10 8:20 p.m.

1998-2001 honda accords, other years probably do also.

patgizz
patgizz SuperDork
3/12/10 8:26 p.m.

caddy seville from late 70's, same with ws6 2nd gen trans am, i think 3rd gen f bodies with rear discs, fox bodies with rear discs.

P71
P71 SuperDork
3/12/10 8:32 p.m.

1st Gen RX-7's as well.

4g63t
4g63t Reader
3/12/10 8:36 p.m.

1g Eclipse, Galant VR-4

The answer is box Galant

Ian_F
Ian_F New Reader
3/12/10 8:36 p.m.

MINI's.

Pretty common on newer cars these days...

irish44j
irish44j Reader
3/12/10 8:47 p.m.

wrx......alot of nissans

Sonic
Sonic Dork
3/12/10 8:56 p.m.

90+ integras and 88+ civics with discs have it integrated in the caliper. BMWs have a small drum brake in the hub of the disc rotor

TJ
TJ Dork
3/12/10 9:55 p.m.
patgizz wrote: caddy seville from late 70's,

I'm surprised...I would've guessed rear drums on a 70's caddy.

unevolved
unevolved Reader
3/12/10 10:07 p.m.

Escorts did too, but that's really because they used the same caliper as Miatas. I think some 323s did as well.

procainestart
procainestart Dork
3/12/10 10:22 p.m.

1988-1993 (+ 94 convert.) Saab 900s and all 9000s. 4-bolt (4x108), 10.2" disc, ATE caliper.

impulsive
impulsive New Reader
3/12/10 10:50 p.m.

late 80's to early/mid 90's Isuzu trucks: Troops, Amigo, & P'up

10.45" rotor

plenty were sold but barely anyone cares to work on them so the salvage stuff is dirt cheap.

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
3/12/10 11:40 p.m.

IIRC, W-body GMs. I recall needing some PITA little tool to "reset" the caliper when changing pads

DaveEstey
DaveEstey New Reader
3/12/10 11:58 p.m.

My 1994 Legacy sport wagon had them

impulsive
impulsive New Reader
3/13/10 12:03 a.m.
PITA little tool

the magic cube?

the Zu calipers require this thing

neon4891
neon4891 SuperDork
3/13/10 1:01 a.m.
impulsive wrote:
PITA little tool
the magic cube? the Zu calipers require this thing

I remember that thing, only One of the reasons I HATTED that Lumina with a supreem firey passion.

ZOO
ZOO Dork
3/13/10 5:44 a.m.

C4 Corvettes. too.

BobOfTheFuture
BobOfTheFuture Reader
3/13/10 7:49 a.m.

Focus SVT bits. Can get them straight from Ford too.

car39
car39 Reader
3/13/10 7:52 a.m.

RWD Volvo's

fifty
fifty Reader
3/13/10 8:15 a.m.
impulsive wrote:
PITA little tool
the magic cube? the Zu calipers require this thing

For the VW rear calipers, i had more success with this tool:

http://www.germanautoparts.com/Tools/Volkswagen/Brake+tools

You have to compress the piston while turning it at the same time - I didn't have the mOtOr SkIlLz to do it with the (cheaper) cube. The knock-off of the VW factory tool that i linked to made it super easy.

Sidenote on the VW rear caliper - these are about as rare as rocking horse poop, and consequently pretty pricey. Rebuild parts are also hard to find. - if it were me I'd go with a more common caliper that's easy / cheap to rebuild and has a lot of performance pad options - eg Civic, Miata etc.

joey48442
joey48442 SuperDork
3/13/10 9:12 a.m.
neon4891 wrote:
impulsive wrote:
PITA little tool
the magic cube? the Zu calipers require this thing
I remember that thing, only One of the reasons I HATTED that Lumina with a supreem firey passion.

What's so bad about that little tool? I thought it wa kinda neat when I was working in some lesabre brakes.

Joey

White_and_Nerdy
White_and_Nerdy Reader
3/13/10 4:10 p.m.

Saturns with 4 wheel discs (cars equipped with ABS up thru, what, 98 or so when they switched to rear drums for everything) have an integrated e-brake.

z31maniac
z31maniac Dork
3/13/10 4:12 p.m.

E30s, believe the inside diameter of the hub is 160mm with a friction surface around 27-28mm wide.

Friction surface for the outside portion is 256x10mm I believe.

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