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squeaks · 10-21-2010, 10:07 PM

Will 13 inch 4x100 steelies fit my 89 corolla gts. and will they clear my rotors?

drawsemaj · 10-21-2010, 11:38 PM

well the baseline corolla came with 13s on it and the have the same front rotors so the answer is most likely yes however i do know that a 12 will not fit on the front

***SCT*** · 10-22-2010, 02:01 AM

If it's any 1988 - 1992 Corolla, yes. If it's the 1988-1992 Corolla GTS (2door), no. The rotors on GTS are larger than other Corollas in that year/body chassis range.

eage8 · 10-22-2010, 12:35 PM

no, they're only larger on the 90-91 GT-Ss, on an 88-89 GTS they should fit.

you also have to take note of the side clearance for the calipers though, so the only way to know for sure is to test fit them

SuperRA · 10-22-2010, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by eage8

no, they're only larger on the 90-91 GT-Ss, on an 88-89 GTS they should fit.

you also have to take note of the side clearance for the calipers though, so the only way to know for sure is to test fit them

Yep, I believe eage8 is right.

***REN69*** · 10-22-2010, 09:28 PM

He's right... I ran 13" steelies/winters from a Tercel for my 89 GTS.

Createdtoburn · 10-25-2010, 09:28 PM

Does that mean I could get 90-92 Calipers, Pads and Rotors and put them on my 89 and theyd be better? lol

SuperRA · 10-26-2010, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Createdtoburn

Does that mean I could get 90-92 Calipers, Pads and Rotors and put them on my 89 and theyd be better? lol

Only 90-91 GTS. Yes you could put them on (you'll need caliper brackets also). They should be a little bit better. IMHO

Createdtoburn · 10-31-2010, 01:41 AM

Hmm which means I can go to a parts store and buy new calipers/rotors/pads for that year and find a hanger in junk yard, and have a nice new brake setup? What about rears, are they any better as well?

drawsemaj · 10-31-2010, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Createdtoburn

Hmm which means I can go to a parts store and buy new calipers/rotors/pads for that year and find a hanger in junk yard, and have a nice new brake setup? What about rears, are they any better as well?

honestly no and i have heard a bunch of people who say that the rear discs are worthless and the drums are better i saw one guy that swapped in the rear discs off of a 5th gen celica st but there was alot of modification if you want i might be able to go find his website just let meknow if you want me to

Createdtoburn · 10-31-2010, 01:24 PM

That's funny. Yeah I noticed the rears don't seem to do a lot lol. My E brake cant lock up for shit even when I tighten it. And when its wet out.

***REN69*** · 10-31-2010, 06:24 PM

yeah, I was never able to lock mine up either.

Donald · 10-31-2010, 07:21 PM

My rear rotors don't seem to get any wear.
I have always had doubts about whether they are working or not. They are clean, so I know that something is happening back there, but I suspect that the pressure regulating/distribution valve is closing off too soon, so they aren't getting full pressure.

I have been wanting to do a pressure check to see if the the valve is working properly, but haven't been able to find a pressure gauge that goes up high enough.

A new valve is about $130 from Toyota, and I haven't found one anywhere else.

Createdtoburn · 11-03-2010, 08:56 PM

Is there any other options for increasing the power to the rear brakes? Something to adjust not too hard?

65Pontiac · 11-03-2010, 09:06 PM

what about mr2 or ae101 rear set up?