Decisions, Decisions

Decisions, Decisions

OK.

So my Rolla is a combination Show Car and performance tuner. I want to upgrade the brakes on all four corners. I want to put a Big Brake Kit on the front, and do the rear disk brake conversion on the rear. Given that I can't afford to do everything at once, the question is which should I do first?

Here's the trade-offs:

A Big Brake Kit will improve braking performance but will cost about $950, give or take. A rear disk conversion will cost about $500 give or take, and will look good for show purposes, but won't do much for improving the Whoa Gear.

So, which should I do first? :superconf

Rear disc brake conversion first. It is the bigger change of the two. It will actually improve your braking system by a whole lot, if you have same size rotors as the front. It improved mine to insane proportions at least. Braking from 60 - 0 in about 127 feet. Approximately + - 10ft.

Rears... I forgot which forum, but somebody was selling a wilwood conversion for the fronts for pretty cheap...

what makes your corolla show worthy?

Actually, converting the rears to disc doesn't show a huge difference unless you're using the braking system to the limit, such as at autocross. I would say do the fronts first.

i lol'd

he probably has the cleanest corolla on here.

I love his corolla its so damn sexy! Thats actually one that got me motivated to go with the red/goldish theme on my car. But now I have gunmetal rims. Oh well. Id go with the rear disc conversion if I were you

from his sig picture, looks like he only has wheels and is lowered. i think he has slip on seat covers, but that hardly makes a car a "show" car.

I think he means/meant to say that is his goal/purpose for modification.

go for the front first,people always look at the front first before the back.

I was going to say, form follows function.

Are you guys trying to say converting the back to rear disk brake is ricey?

How 'bout 4 trophies, including one from an all-Toyota meet that says "Best in Show"?

ikon for some reason can be a dick. he does point out something true most of the time. It's his "Dr. House method".

No, but doing the rears just to look nice without really improving the braking is just a waste of money.

I LOL. But it's the most effective. Sarcasm can go a long way.

key words are "toyota meet", which is hardly a real show against real show cars. there's just more needed to be considered a show car in my opinion. anyone can lower a car and put wheels on it, but do real mods. just saw your cardomain and the list of "mods" is funny. oil cap, air filter, gold badges, "bad boy" horn are not mods. Even some of the others are so, so if in a real car show. maybe the standards are lower in virgina compared to the west coast.

if saying the truth is being dick, than so be it because someone needs to say it. maybe i'm filling the gap left from turbo4age since he hasn't posted in a while. i have been through fixing up cars from simple mods to full conversions so i don't mind pointing out the truth in things.

that's why I said "Dr. House Method"

"your an idiot" lol

Standards are lower in most parts of the country.. Just look at car show pics from regional fourms and you'll see what I mean. sometimes you still see pics of cars with primered bodykits, suricide doors, and flip flop trunks.. it's no spocom or sema

LAMBO DOORS! lol

IMO put jet engines on it and a parachute.

Y'know what Saber? He is a dick.

The only show car i know around here is someone who swapped a GTR engine into a 240sx... drove it around, raced it , someone rat on the guy to the cops... then it became a show car because it wasn't street legal.

I know a yellow S2000 build by J's Racing and imported to the US.. been taking best of show at every event lately.

is that the one that pee mar has to load and unload at every car show? lol
the one by N1 concept? the show car i was talking about that got ratted on was his friend's car. But eventually it got sold a couple years back.

thanks. :wiggle:

We always need a few around to reality check people who are on crack.

at least hes a dick that knows what makes a car a showcar...

which just leaves you, looking like a dick that THINKS he has a showcar...

ok the only corolla that ever was a real show car was vamp back in the day....enough said

incorrect. im sure most would agree that pedro's car is a show car

this one...? right?