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SquidNov-19-02 01:41 AM
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#13505, "RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod"
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I'm assuming you're talking about VR-4 calipers and rotors.

The non-turbo 3000GT calipers will bolt up. They are identical to GSX calipers except they use a different brake line fitting (I’ve also heard the piston diameter is 1mm bigger), but I believe people have gotten the proper brake line from RRE. And the rotors are the same as GSX.

I have thought of the VR-4 caliper upgrade plenty of times and to the best of my knowledge you are correct that all you would need is the right brake lines and custom-mounting brackets.

The problem is the custom-mounting brackets. Machine shop time is not cheap and designing the bracket won’t be terribly easy (it shouldn’t be that hard either). You’re probably looking at a few hundred dollars for the brackets alone. Then you still have the cost of the rotors, calipers, and lines. Meanwhile the AEM big brake kit will run you under $400 for relocation brackets and bigger rotors (I don’t recall if it includes new SS brake lines). The Bear big brake kit will run you around $800.

If you have the money and time and want something truly unique then go for it (as far as I know the only Eclipse with VR-4 calipers is a guy that goes by Widebody on DSMTalk who was sponsored by Quwees).

I believe Widebody had 3000GT VR-4 steering knuckles and hubs modified to fit the Eclipse.

-J

  

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3000gt rotors and calipers mod [View all] , gssplaya, Nov-19-02 01:07 AM
  RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, Squid, Nov-19-02 01:41 AM #1
RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, gssplaya, Nov-20-02 11:14 PM, #2
      RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, tacoman123, Nov-21-02 09:50 AM, #3
           RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, HadesOmega, Nov-21-02 08:20 PM, #4
                RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, gssplaya, Nov-22-02 01:08 AM, #5
                RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, fasterGS, Nov-22-02 03:31 AM, #6
                     RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, HadesOmega, Nov-22-02 08:24 PM, #7
                          RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, gssplaya, Nov-25-02 10:53 AM, #8
                               RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, HadesOmega, Nov-25-02 07:10 PM, #9
                                    RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, gssplaya, Nov-25-02 10:44 PM, #10
                                         RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, WheatKing, Nov-29-02 08:18 AM, #11
                                              RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, bullox, Nov-29-02 09:48 AM, #12
                                                   RE: 3000gt rotors and calipers mod, WheatKing, Dec-04-02 08:36 AM, #13

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