Quick Question on Optional Brake Rotors Options

[Random_Stranger]

Ok, now I see there there are some for sale that are slotted and drilled. A friend said not to go with drilled, because chances are they are not cast that way and they will crack. I guess slotted seems like the way to go and someone is offering to make me some (this is their business and so they do quite a bit of them daily) for $150 shipped both F & R, and also powder coated. I just wanted to know what you guys thought, because I know I could use some new rotors for both the front and especially on the RH side.

[Random_Stranger]

Very helpful! Thank you so much! What do you think of Big Brakes? My friend told me that a brand (which is listed on eBay) can run up to $4k, and yet I found that brand on eBay for only $768 shipped for all four. I am not planning on spending that much right now, but in the future, heck yeah.

[yagamius]

if you want "big" brake system why not go for the GT-Four breaks. thats what I'm planning to do in a near future.

just need to find the GT-Four calipers and make the swap. I read over here that for the rear caliper there is no modifications to make since GT and GT-Four use the same application.

on the front you need to add some spacers to make it work, that was made on an ST celica so it will work for ST and GT considering the ST is more limited than the GT models

doing that you will need to change the brake fluid pump but beside that there is not to much work on it, and in that way you will have the Toyota's Big Brake system from an GT-Four

This post has been edited by yagamius: Aug 7, 2009 - 1:07 PM

[Random_Stranger]

if you want "big" brake system why not go for the GT-Four breaks. thats what I'm planning to do in a near future.

just need to find the GT-Four calipers and make the swap. I read over here that for the rear caliper there is no modifications to make since GT and GT-Four use the same application.

on the front you need to add some spacers to make it work, that was made on an ST celica so it will work for ST and GT considering the ST is more limited than the GT models

doing that you will need to change the brake fluid pump but beside that there is not to much work on it, and in that way you will have the Toyota's Big Brake system from an GT-Four

Thank you so much! That sounds like a much better way to go. Are the sizes the same for GT-Four as the Big Brake system though? I believe it is 13" unless it is just the front. And I was misinformed, that price I gave was only for the Front brakes of the big brake system, so they will run nearly $1500 for both front and rear, if I were to go with Willwood (I think that is the brand), which I thought was a ghetto brand, but according to my friend, that is actually in fact a very good brand.