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.
The answer is always Miata 
85-89 Toyota MR2 or 87-88 Corolla FX16
1998-2001 honda accords, other years probably do also.
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.
Ian_F
New Reader
3/12/10 8:36 p.m.
MINI's.
Pretty common on newer cars these days...
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
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.
Escorts did too, but that's really because they used the same caliper as Miatas. I think some 323s did as well.
1988-1993 (+ 94 convert.) Saab 900s and all 9000s. 4-bolt (4x108), 10.2" disc, ATE caliper.
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.
IIRC, W-body GMs. I recall needing some PITA little tool to "reset" the caliper when changing pads
My 1994 Legacy sport wagon had them
PITA little tool
the magic cube?
the Zu calipers require this thing
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.
Focus SVT bits. Can get them straight from Ford too.
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.
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
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.
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.
