How easy would it be to put r33 skyline brakes on a k10 micra, you would have to use bigger discs, GTiR ones maby?
Has anyone done this before?
So do you think it would be a good idea or not then?
you,re gonna have a loooong pedal unless you fit a bigger master cyl, and the front/rear bias will be potentially lethal imo fwn
How easy would it be to put r33 skyline brakes on a k10 micra, you would have to use bigger discs, GTiR ones maby?
Has anyone done this before?
Smaller would make more travel as a larger piston wold push more fluid to compensate for the larger pistons in the skyline calipers. Especially if 4 pots etc of which I'm unsure
I've experienced issues with different sizes of master cylinder when fitting various hydraulic handbrakes in my cars and the larger the cylinder I've fitted the less movement but more pressure (force/ area = pressure yeh) required to Pply the braking force. If the brake pads were in constant contact with the discs the brake pedal would not be affected but as the pads have to move slightly the brake pedal master cylinder would have to travel more to allow the larger pistons in the skyline calipers to take up the bite to the disc say for example 1mm.
If for example a master cylinder is 40mm in diameter and each piston is (twin pot only for simplicity) 10mm in diameter, the master cylinder is moved 10mm then eachpiston would move 2.5mmeach. ( divided by yeh)
If the same master cylinder 40 mm was used with bigger calipers 20 mm (2 pot again) and the brakes applied where the pedal was pushed causing the pistons to move. The pedal would move 10mm and the pistons would only move 1.25mm. The pedal would have to move further for the calipers to bit inthe same way as the original calipers would.
This is only applicable as the pads are not touching the discs and have to move.
ah right i get you now, so as soon as the pads make contact and stop moving and just increase in pressure it makes no difference in travel as far as the master cylinder to caliper piston size ratio goes, but of course a smaller master cylinder would allow more pressure but less travel and vice versa for a larger master cylinder.
Sorted peeps. My newly bought micra has Nissan gti-r front brakes (k11) and it genuinely has the best brakes I have ever driven with, also has discs on the rear. My mk1 escort has ap open back calipers on the front with rear discs too and doesn't stop As well as the micra. I'd be impressed if you think/ need better brakes than the set up fitted to this car. Runs a 5.1 diff and 116 bhp so not too slow.
Get some pics and spec list up sounds like an awesome car