Alternative rear disc conversion?

[sh0rtlife]

5mm when your on 14s is ALOT lol when your talking about bigger calipers

i just made note than an 03 prius..uses 255mm rear rotors...prius rotors and calipers should clear, at that point its mounting them..and any weirdness with the hand brake cables

how are you handling the brake cables anyway

[Neinris]

Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

5mm when your on 14s is ALOT lol when your talking about bigger calipers

i just made note than an 03 prius..uses 255mm rear rotors...prius rotors and calipers should clear, at that point its mounting them..and any weirdness with the hand brake cables

how are you handling the brake cables anyway

I'm using the 2012 Yaris SE parking cables, they'll work with the Corolla calipers, that's one of the first thing I looked at before I envisioned the swap. With the exception of the hangers that they come with, they're pretty much a drop in. I'd have to route it differently than the Yaris though, because the mechanism for the Corolla pulls from the top. And the Corolla's calipers has to be clocked around 2 (driver side) and 10 (passenger side) O'clock to point the bleeder valve up. The Yaris' calipers are fine to be at 3 and 9 O'clock since the bleeder valve will already be pointing slightly upwards. See pics below, the shinny caliper is for the Yaris.

[Neinris]

I just realized I could run just one long rubber hose per side to the rear calipers instead of having multiple couplings. I’ll buy the Corolla rear brake lines and see if they’re long enough.

[Compeer]

Originally Posted by Neinris

I just realized I could run just one long rubber hose per side to the rear calipers instead of having multiple couplings. I’ll buy the Corolla rear brake lines and see if they’re long enough.

Just go to a brake shop and have hardlines made at that point and move the tabs at the same time, you would need to make propper mounts to hold the hose correctly may as well just get little hardlines made and move it, but personally I just went back to stock holes. Need to put my tein flex z back on soon, I want some 5mm spacers.

[Neinris]

Originally Posted by Compeer

Just go to a brake shop and have hardlines made at that point and move the tabs at the same time, you would need to make propper mounts to hold the hose correctly may as well just get little hardlines made and move it, but personally I just went back to stock holes. Need to put my tein flex z back on soon, I want some 5mm spacers.

I actually have all the hardware I need to do the disc brake swap, minus the brackets for the hose lines. I wanted a different approach to reduce the coupling from hardline to rubber, to hard line again, then rubber to the caliper.

[Compeer]

Originally Posted by Neinris

I actually have all the hardware I need to do the disc brake swap, minus the brackets for the hose lines. I wanted a different approach to reduce the coupling from hardline to rubber, to hard line again, then rubber to the caliper.

Hell yeah you have been shopping, this is going to be a sweet setup!

[Neinris]

Originally Posted by Compeer

Hell yeah you have been shopping, this is going to be a sweet setup!

Yeah little by little… I had to do my research first before I pulled the trigger. ��
You guys taught me something, to not use a long one piece hose, unless it’s braided. But I think I’ll just stick with what I already have.
The bracket relocation is easy. I think I know what to do now, and hope to install next weekend. I need to use the drill press at work. ��