Stock brake calipers .. hate them?!

[ottawa]

Greetings to all Solaraguy guys,

I have gen 1, 1999 V6 Solara..
I hate the stock calipers for the Solara, they tend to rust very easy.. Nobody likes that!

I know most people do the caliper paint job, that's the trend these days.. At the same time, when I look at different cars on the street, I see many quality calipers on the road which don't seem to get rusty, they are mostly for more expensive cars (bmw, audi, acura, some nissan's, ..)

I tried to search (long hours) for some quality brake calipers on the internet, and all I was able to find is racing level ones, which don't fit my car without some modification.

My questions:
*) Is there any quality calipers on the market that fit my car?!

**) If there is none and I had to paint them, is it possible to do it myself?! is there any instruction on how to powdercoat them myself ?! What is a good paint material brand?!


Thanks,
--b

[woa_its_j3ff]

The new avalon calipers from what I heard are pretty sweet. But I dont htink it'd fit.

[akora12]

You can paint them yourself, but not powdercoat them unless you have an electromagnetic paint booth.

[Akfahad]

I've never seen a pair of quality brake calipers besides the more expensive one's which are over 1k. (stoptech/rotora, i.e.)

[Dawgz]

powdercoating involves a machine that discharges 90,000 volts....

[(K)]

There's got to be another car out there that's just plug and play...

I almost refuse to believe that Toyota and Lexus make no other caliper that will fit onto the Solara/Camry platform and has better stopping power.

[Eye8Pussies]

there isn't any


but again, with some work, you can always make a pair fit

[ThurzNite]

Supra calipers for the front. Do you know a machine shop?
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/334919

[(K)]

I miss Astro's car...

But those were just the rotors from a supra, there's a caliper relocation kit (for stock calipers) to be moved outward in order to accommodate the supra rotors.

[ottawa]

ok..

It seems that some of you have already gone the Supra path..

Which Supra rotor/caliper year is the right fit for Solara 99?!
What is the mod required to make them fit in Solara?!

Did any one try NHT calipers (http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/search/?N=9178+11796+1725+4294967264+11920)

How about caliper covers as last option (http://www.calipercover.net)?!

Thanks..
--b

[ThatVietGuy]

http://www.solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php? ... cation+kit

[M_ABILLONES]

Just upgrade to either Rotora or K-Sport Big Brake Kits! Pricey but well worth it! Try Brembo, Stop Tech or Willwood too.

[JavaJoe_2]

Just upgrade to either Rotora or K-Sport Big Brake Kits! Pricey but well worth it! Try Brembo, Stop Tech or Willwood too.

If you have a spare 3 to 4k. I'd rather spend that on making it go faster.

[M_ABILLONES]

If you want to make it faster then I suggest you invest it on a real sport cars...no sense dumping all that money on a 2 door camry!