confuse about rear disc

[ilovecorollale]

I have search and read but kinda confuse since i am a newbie here...
can anyone please answer the following q's...?( in order thnxz)
1. what year and car can i use to convert my drums to a rear disc on my 01 corolla?

2. What would i need from that car?

3. Would everything fit well with no adjust or i do need to adjust and customize?

thnxs

Please add any other useful and helpful information.

[all2baka]

Very first question is do you need rear disc brakes when most of the braking is done at the front wheels?

[Bitter]

it does make a difference, believe it or not....but maybe not a real big one on the rolla since its light to begin with.

[ilovecorollale]

Yes i want a rear disc brake conversion...and i do believe it improves ur stopping power.

[iskate631]

improves braking like crazy and makes a wicked e brake for drifting too

[Milky]

Originally Posted by iskate631

improves braking like crazy and makes a wicked e brake for drifting too

no. drum brakes actually lock up easier than discs will. so it would be harder to ebrake drift with disc unless they have drum parking brakes in the rotor hats.

OP the parts you need are from a ae111. the entire rear knuckle assemblies, cables and brake hoses. you can also use the brakes from a ae92. you have to pull all the same parts no matter which vehicle it comes from.

[iskate631]

Originally Posted by Milky

no. drum brakes actually lock up easier than discs will.

all i kno is the 04 mini cooper S and the 2008 maxima have some pretty awesome disc e brakes. friend almost killed me cause he thought itd be funny to pull my ebrake doing 60 down a road

[Salty_Dog]

Here is the saga of the conversion I did. I used the backing plates and parking brake cables from a 96 Celica GT. The 96 Celica GT's had 5 lugs so when I ordered the rotors, I had to drill them out to 4 lugs.

http://trdforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=42145

[Milky]

Originally Posted by iskate631

all i kno is the 04 mini cooper S and the 2008 maxima have some pretty awesome disc e brakes. friend almost killed me cause he thought itd be funny to pull my ebrake doing 60 down a road

IIRC both of those cars have a drum in the rotor hat. i know nissan used it on cars like the 300zx and 350z. so i have no doubt its on the maxima, but i cant quite remember if i saw them on a mini last time i did a brake job on one. its been a few years, but i do think it had them.

Salty_Dog good info there. looks like it was a decent swap. im not too big on redrilling rotors, but i know alot of people that have done it, my brain just cant let me. good job tho.

[iskate631]

hmm seems your correct, guess drums are more dominant there. quick question. and i assume anyone with a corolla knows what im talking about. what is the best household way to get those dang drums off? they always lock up on me and no matter how much banging or pulling i can never get them off

[ilovecorollale]

So will the 96 or 98 celica rear disc fit directly onto the 01 corolla?

would it matter if it is a gt or gts?

[Milky]

Originally Posted by iskate631

hmm seems your correct, guess drums are more dominant there. quick question. and i assume anyone with a corolla knows what im talking about. what is the best household way to get those dang drums off? they always lock up on me and no matter how much banging or pulling i can never get them off

if you cant get them to slide off by hand, try pulling out the rubber plug and adjusting them. sometimes a lip forms on the inside of the drum and the shoes snag on it when trying to pull the drum off. the adjuster plug is on the bottom in the center on the back side. below the knuckle.

ilovecorollale - if you read the link to trd forums you would see Salty_Dog had to do some machining to fit them. they are not a direct bolt on. only rear disc from ae92-ae111's are direct bolt ons. i even think the ae82 rear disc will work. but i have not cross referenced the parts.

[Salty_Dog]

Originally Posted by ilovecorollale

So will the 96 or 98 celica rear disc fit directly onto the 01 corolla?

would it matter if it is a gt or gts?

Directly? No. If you read my thread you will see that I had to bore out some holes on the Celica backing plates to make them fit the hub. The four bolts are arranged the same way, but are spaced a little differently.

Mine were from a GT. Not sure about the GTS.

[PhatRoyale]

Look on ebay for some jdm importers and special request if they can source you an set from a AE111.

[ilovecorollale]

Oh i see...so celica's do fit but u just have to play around with it inorder to get it to fit and while the ae92-111 can just be fitted on bolt on right....i see. but arent the ae92-111 japanese models only and non in america?so u would have to order it?