My Es300 Caliper (front and rear) swap thread.

by **Dawgz** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:48 pm

So just making a thread about my swap. Going with the dual piston's upfront and the larger one piston for the rear...the rear calipers are the size of the FRONT stock ones! and the rear disc is bigger than the front!

As for the brake pads, i went with the Brembo Sport pads for the front, and Hawk HPS for the rear.

I will post more pics durring/after the install.

by **ASG14** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:49 pm

by **GzNutz** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 2:57 pm

Nice!

by **trd4life** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:52 pm

Dawgz are you keeping the stock sized front rotors so can you keep your 16" rims?

by **~SolaRaSpeed~** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 3:57 pm

keep us updated, and let us know how it drives once everything is bedded in. All those parts look nice and shiny!

by **jetbtkng** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:08 pm

dont be surprised when the asss end of your car passes you up when you have to break hard, and especially if your in a slight turn, those rear brakes were made for a station wagon, alot more weight in the rear, thats why they are bigger, so be careful, and feel it out before you drive it hard................ :drinking:

by **Dawgz** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:20 pm

trd4life wrote:Dawgz are you keeping the stock sized front rotors so can you keep your 16" rims?

yes, for now. Otherwise I would have gotten a relocation bracket from u.

by **Dawgz** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:21 pm

jetbtkng wrote:dont be surprised when the asss end of your car passes you up when you have to break hard, and especially if your in a slight turn, those rear brakes were made for a station wagon, alot more weight in the rear, thats why they are bigger, so be careful, and feel it out before you drive it hard................

this can be a valid statement, but, the es300 weighs about the same, and all the parts in the picture are for/from an es300.

Also, the caliper itself was offered on the 99 Solara (v6).

by **ASG14** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:25 pm

I have the same setup, and my car weights less then Dawgz. We're both keeping our 16" rims as the roads we drive on are absolutley horendous, so we can't get bigger front rotors.

by **jetbtkng** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:28 pm

i hope they work out for you, it is a nice looking setup, just be careful, that was basically my point, hate to see a nice car get damaged...................... :drinking:

by **Dawgz** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 4:31 pm

jetbtkng wrote:i hope they work out for you, it is a nice looking setup, just be careful, that was basically my point, hate to see a nice car get damaged......................

gotcha.

Didnt gabe do the same swap on his solara.

by **GreenSolara01** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 6:16 pm

ASG14 wrote::-D

x2

by **SleeperSolara** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 8:17 am

Nice man.

by **JavaJoe_2** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 2:10 pm

jetbtkng wrote:dont be surprised when the asss end of your car passes you up when you have to break hard, and especially if your in a slight turn, those rear brakes were made for a station wagon, alot more weight in the rear, thats why they are bigger, so be careful, and feel it out before you drive it hard................

Won't the abs take care of that? If not, a proportioning valve should work.

Website · by **99BlackSandv6** » Sun Aug 23, 2009 3:22 pm

Cool, have fun stopping :lol:

My Es300 Caliper (front and rear) swap thread.

My Es300 Caliper (front and rear) swap thread.

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