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Whats stopping You????
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 1:37 pm
by rocka
How are we all today?Have just seen the light and sold the yota and moved on to a 88 GQ so i not sure if its been posted before but ill ask anyway and see if any one has any suggestions on bracke upgrades? Cheers...
Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:14 pm
by Shorty88
hey m8 i got a 88 gq shorty i upgraded my frount brakes to the later model brakes off a 4.2 injected petrol st model with twin calipers + wider discs. pulls up 37 treps good and all bolts straight up
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 3:07 pm
by rocka
Cheers mate!!! went and got a set and as you said every thing bolts straight up and super easy to install and the old girl pulls up better then ever. thanks again...
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 4:48 pm
by sudso
If you want the best "straight bolt on" brakes the 4.8 petrol GU's have the biggest brakes (disc's and calipers/pads) of all the Patrols. Youd need 16"+ rims though
I'd steer clear of slotted rotors too.
cheers
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:04 pm
by rvh96
sudso wrote:If you want the best "straight bolt on" brakes the 4.8 petrol GU's have the biggest brakes (disc's and calipers/pads) of all the Patrols. Youd need 16"+ rims though
I'd steer clear of slotted rotors too.
cheers
GU brakes dont bolt straight on to a GQ you have to change the whole front diff housing to use them
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 7:11 pm
by Rainbow Warrior
I put a GQ disk brake rear end under my old GQ, but you had to change the whole thing as the housings are slightly different width from drum brake to disc rear ends, and there's a spacer block ibn the diff too apparently to sort the axle lengths out.
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 9:29 pm
by turps
rvh96 wrote:sudso wrote:If you want the best "straight bolt on" brakes the 4.8 petrol GU's have the biggest brakes (disc's and calipers/pads) of all the Patrols. Youd need 16"+ rims though
I'd steer clear of slotted rotors too.
cheers
GU brakes dont bolt straight on to a GQ you have to change the whole front diff housing to use them
Thats what I did. Havent had a chance to test them yet. Car is still in bits.
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:17 am
by vanbox
is there much to be gained from td42t brakes from an 01 patrol to the 4.8 brakes?
cheers
PAUL
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 10:02 pm
by YB.LOW4
vanbox wrote:is there much to be gained from td42t brakes from an 01 patrol to the 4.8 brakes?
cheers
PAUL
well theres 1 more inch in rims to start with if you have 15's now they wont fit under the 4.8's brakes. dunno how much more braking you will get tho?
Posted: Sat Dec 27, 2008 12:02 am
by chops
rvh96 wrote:GU brakes dont bolt straight on to a GQ you have to change the whole front diff housing to use them
what won't fit exactly?