Rear drum to disc conversion question - 6G Celicas Forums
good job with the conversion griff
can't wait to see pix, as this is the summer of celica lovin
my rear drums are shot to hell, so i've been savin up that $$ n orderin stuff slowly but surely.
also, i don't mean to hijack the thread, but seein as there are a few people online, in reference to the conversion from drum to disc with abs, is it any harder than without? also, my ABS isn't functional at the moment..
can't wait to see pix, as this is the summer of celica lovin
my rear drums are shot to hell, so i've been savin up that $$ n orderin stuff slowly but surely.
also, i don't mean to hijack the thread, but seein as there are a few people online, in reference to the conversion from drum to disc with abs, is it any harder than without? also, my ABS isn't functional at the moment..
Pandelica 2.0 in progress.
I don't actually have ABS, although I don't think it would be any harder than without ABS. I imagine you would use the sensors that are on your car already. They actually detect wheel speed, so it stands to reason that they control the application of the brake regardless of being drum or disc. However, I don't know this for a fact. It could also be that ABS on an ST only has wheel speed sensors on the front wheels, since that's where the majority of your braking load is anyway. Do GTs have wheel speed sensors on all 4 wheels? It seems like I read on here they do. . . IDK.
glad you did the conversion 
GTs with ABS have sensors at all 4 corners.
GTs with ABS have sensors at all 4 corners.
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QUOTE (BloodyStupidDavey @ Jul 7, 2008 - 1:58 PM) 
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Prove it. No pictures, no step-by-step how to = didn't happen
QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Jul 7, 2008 - 9:38 PM)
>DONE!
Prove it. No pictures, no step-by-step how to = didn't happen
Awesome work, Michelle. And I know you are still in pain about that electric windows conversion but it is great to see new things being tried and such mods do put you in a different league.
I guess a little pain is the price of innovation. Hopefully with time you'll enjoy the mod and decide it was worth the effort and hopefully others will follow where you lead and find it easier with guidance than you did working blind.
Still looking for that how-to.
I guess a little pain is the price of innovation. Hopefully with time you'll enjoy the mod and decide it was worth the effort and hopefully others will follow where you lead and find it easier with guidance than you did working blind.
Still looking for that how-to
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Awesome, glad to see you got it sorted out.
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Lines in the rear are the same either way, the difference is in the stuff up front.
The only potential problem I can see is if you need different knuckles, you'll need to make sure they're for ABS so they will hold the sensors. I'm assuming you can use your old wheel bearing assy, if not you will need ABS ones for those too.
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All Toyota cars have 4 wheel ABS, only some early 90s trucks have 2 wheel ABS.
This post has been edited by alltracman78: Jul 13, 2008 - 5:29 PM
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QUOTE (xs94st @ Jul 8, 2008 - 2:27 PM)
>also, i don't mean to hijack the thread, but seein as there are a few people online, in reference to the conversion from drum to disc with abs, is it any harder than without? also, my ABS isn't functional at the moment..
Lines in the rear are the same either way, the difference is in the stuff up front.
The only potential problem I can see is if you need different knuckles, you'll need to make sure they're for ABS so they will hold the sensors. I'm assuming you can use your old wheel bearing assy, if not you will need ABS ones for those too.
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QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Jul 8, 2008 - 3:08 PM)
>I don't actually have ABS, although I don't think it would be any harder than without ABS. I imagine you would use the sensors that are on your car already. They actually detect wheel speed, so it stands to reason that they control the application of the brake regardless of being drum or disc. However, I don't know this for a fact. It could also be that ABS on an ST only has wheel speed sensors on the front wheels, since that's where the majority of your braking load is anyway. Do GTs have wheel speed sensors on all 4 wheels? It seems like I read on here they do. . . IDK.
All Toyota cars have 4 wheel ABS, only some early 90s trucks have 2 wheel ABS.
This post has been edited by alltracman78: Jul 13, 2008 - 5:29 PM
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Thanks, me too! I'm totally happy with my new brakes. They did AWESOME on my road trip down to Vegas and up through California. We drove up Hwy 101 home (the coastal highway - LOTS of steep curves, mountains, etc!) and the brakes just did great. They felt totally solid. Gotta love that kind of security!
As for the ABS - makes total sense. My last car was a '92 4Runner, which is what I was basing my ABS question on originally.
QUOTE (alltracman78 @ Jul 13, 2008 - 3:28 PM)
>Awesome, glad to see you got it sorted out.
All Toyota cars have 4 wheel ABS, only some early 90s trucks have 2 wheel ABS.
All Toyota cars have 4 wheel ABS, only some early 90s trucks have 2 wheel ABS.
Thanks, me too! I'm totally happy with my new brakes. They did AWESOME on my road trip down to Vegas and up through California. We drove up Hwy 101 home (the coastal highway - LOTS of steep curves, mountains, etc!) and the brakes just did great. They felt totally solid. Gotta love that kind of security!
As for the ABS - makes total sense. My last car was a '92 4Runner, which is what I was basing my ABS question on originally.