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Thread: Skyline Brakes on AE86, will they fit in 15 rims?

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    Default Skyline Brakes on AE86, will they fit in 15" rims?

    Have been looking at brake upgrades for my 86 and like the R32/33 brakes.

    Some one has mentioned it before but i haven't been able to find any one who has used them.

    Is there a kit out there?
    Will they fit in 15" rims?

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    i was thinkin the same thing to do on my keto, i was just gunna measure the breaks and wheels and if seemed as if it would fit just trial and error until i got it,

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    depends on which calipers you use.

    there was a kit from japan that used R32 GTR calipers and discs which fit under 15" wheels. the discs being 300mm, but most likely as they 4 piston you would be very limited in what wheels you could use due to the caliper to wheel back face clearence.
    i currently have a hoppers stoppers kit which uses a AU falcon caliper which isnt very tall and fairly flat against the back of the wheel so i have no issues with clearence or wheel offset.

    you also have to factor in the weight of the caliper and discs, and how much its gonna cost to put it all together.

    also R33 brakes wont fit under 15" wheels.

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    NA R33 will fit under some.

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    the NA R33 ones where only 2 pot front and 1 pot rear, so i want to go for some off a turbo set up, the calipers will cost $500 for the R32 GTR ones and thats 2 x front and 4 x rear so i can have the hand break on a separate line.

    The R32 calipers are all aluminium so they will prob be lighter or at least even in weight to the current ones on the car.

    The problem (AKA the pricey bit) will be getting at hat made up to set the rotor as far in as possible to allow for rim selection.

    How do 16" rims fit on sprinters? so far the cars i have seen running them have had massive modification to allow them in or the car sits up at stock ride height.

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    early r32 gtr (non brembo) are the same (i think) as r33 gtst ones, and are half the price (I paid $300 for reco'd items).

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    they are not the same, but are almost the same size, very very close though.

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    Ok lets clear some stuff up here!

    All Nissan R series callipers are Alloy. (just not sure about R32 GTR)
    Dont use NA crap as their not 4 piston. only 2 piston
    R32 gtst are 280mm front and 296 rear, R32 GTR are 296mm all round ( R32 gtst have small fins on the surface, R32 GTR are Smooth)
    R33 gtst are 296mm front and rear, R33 gtst are smooth finish ( nissan must have changed the grade of alloy after R32 gtst to one with different/better cooling properties)
    R34 GTR are 324mm front and 296 rear

    Also dont be fooled... if your looking at R32 gtst callipers, look at 300zx turbo, they are exactly the same.

    R33 gtst 4pot callipers and 296mm rotors DO FIT under 15' wheels! BUT i cant vouch for every 15' wheel out their obviously

    I purchased R33 gtst callipers with 2nd hand pads and rotors for $300
    Rears are all the same. Dont be fooled by "GTR" their exactly the same as GTST unless Brembo.
    I brought 2 sets of R series rear calipers at $150 a set with pads.

    its all been done...



    ill get pics of fronts up... gotta find the camera.

    the Skyline rotors are heavier then stock 86.. but the calipers are lighter at only 3.3kg a piece
    you don't actually add that much weight for the braking performance gain.

    more info on rear:


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    Brembo means they came from Vspec GTR

    R32 GTR are alloy and whilst still being sumitomo run a different disc (from factory) cross drilled with MUCH thinner walls.

    Much lighter disc, the main draw back of nissan brake set ups

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    Ah! I knew I had seen a twin caliper set up befor. I've got a f series tarago diff this kit will bolt onto that yeh?!?

    Have you got the r32 4 pots on the front?

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