drums to disc

[dark_serphen]

has any1 upgrade rear drums brake to discs brake on '03+ corollas...price? where's about?

were there any paint support extreme high heat resistant for drums brake?

mine has burned after came back from track. it was alrite on daily used.

[varietta]

hey man, this is kevin (silver ae86). what kind of paint did you previously use?

i think any high temp. brake caliper paint would withstand the heat from some mild track use?

[Corollin]

You really don't need to get rear discs unless your gonna put 20hp on your car.
Just upgrade the fronts with crossdrilled rotors and better pads.

[dark_serphen]

Originally posted by varietta
hey man, this is kevin (silver ae86). what kind of paint did you previously use?

i think any high temp. brake caliper paint would withstand the heat from some mild track use?

so it is u Kev, wassup?

the red paint on my caliper was ok, but on the drums got burned... cuz drums were made of steel aye, so it produce more heat.

i got the paint from Canadian Tire, sorry 4 got the name thow.

[dark_serphen]

Originally posted by Corollin
You really don't need to get rear discs unless your gonna put 20hp on your car.
Just upgrade the fronts with crossdrilled rotors and better pads.

hahaha, u got it rite man.. it has more than 20 hp compare to stock.

[Corollin]

Originally posted by dark_serphen
so it is u Kev, wassup?

the red paint on my caliper was ok, but on the drums got burned... cuz drums were made of steel aye, so it produce more heat.

i got the paint from Canadian Tire, sorry 4 got the name thow.

Cool I would actualy like to see that.
I guess you can try mounting celica rear discs...not sure if it will align properly thoe.

[Hatch]

why not use 05 XRS rear disks? same car - you might just have to adjust or replace the brake booster.

Jeff

[turbocamry]

just get the discs from another corolla so that they will just
bolt right on, NO modifications to do...parts will be easy to find.

as far as your caliper paints... buy the specified caliper paints
may stores sell these and NOPI and automotive paint suppliers
and don't forget to guy the clear paint for it too..
after a couple of coats with the color, let them dry completely
and then give it a couple of coats of clear... they'll last!!!

[turbocamry]

and oh YEAH.

THEY MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU SWAP DRUMS TO
DISCS!!!!!!!!!

[LonelyDriver]

someone on 2003corolla.org did a rear disk brake swap. there are a couple of kits out there.

larger front brakes would improve your stopping more that rear disk since 80% of the vehicles weight shifts to the front when stopping

[Chris Corolla S]

"just get the discs from another corolla so that they will just
bolt right on, NO modifications to do...parts will be easy to find"

Right except no Corolla with his chassis has rear discs.

I personally know someone with an '04 Corolla with a rear-disc brake conversion from a Matrix XRS.

In fact he will be selling the kit on his website as soon as testing is done. Unfortunatly I have no idea when it will be available.
http://www.vpower.net/catalog/produc...products_id=85

[michael9413]

Yeah... Just change it to the Corolla Rear Disk Brake...
No Hazzards when you put it on... just have to do some adjustment on the brake fluid pressure...
Please ensure that when you push your brake pedal, your rear brake won lock up easily

Very Dangerous

[dark_serphen]

Originally posted by Hatch
why not use 05 XRS rear disks? same car - you might just have to adjust or replace the brake booster.

Jeff

yep that was a good idea... i was thinking about that too, i think i should wait for a while,

[2wickedtoyz]

some times all you have to do is remove the drum assembly and bolt on the disc assembly my boy did it to a saturn he didn't even remove the suspension to do the swap. and wouldn't the matrix or a celica rear assembly fit?

[Chris Corolla S]

It seems like people aren't reading the thread.

I already posted that this swap has been done and there is a kit for it.
For sourcing parts to do the swap on an 03+ Corolla, there is only one donor car in north america that has the brakes that will fit, and it's the Matrix XRS. The matrix is on the 03+ Corolla platform and has basically the same chassis.