Brake upgrade

[Olazz]

Guys, I'm looking to upgrade the brakes on the 80. Wanted vented discs and braided hoses etc. Is there a readily available kit for this that anyone knows of?
Would save me a load of hassle/time of having to source individual parts for the job.

I'm assuming it's a pretty straight forward job.
Any pointers?

Thanx

 

[Grimbo]

In the UK all 80's have vented front and rear discs so Roughtrax will have stock of both OE style or grooved /cross drilled upgrade versions .... also braided lines I would think
Some ....and I'm among them run 100 series front brake pads....also EBC and the like do different compound pads.....

 

[Jon Wildsmith]

I'm thinking along the lines of an upgraded booster like this: Terrain Tamer Heavy Duty Brake Booster Toyota Land Cruiser 80 Series 1990-98 Dual Diaphragm Servo - 4x4 Works - [Leaving Land Cruiser Club] and I think that place had disc / pad 'upgrade' kits. Haven't got any further than reading their advertising so can't say if they're actually any good. Should be a straight forward job, yes. Rear discs pull off. Front discs are bolted to the hub, so a bit more involved because the hub has to come off, but still not difficult.

 

[Shayne]

Roughtrax black drilled and slotted if they still sell them , genuine pads and a Biggred caliper overhaul all four corners made an astonishing improvement to brakes i thought were quite good anyway .

Same for all 3 of my trucks .

 

[Olazz]

Thanx for the replies gents!

The brakes on mine a pitiful and I keep meaning to get them sorted so will crack on .
@JW... that booster looks interesting will investigate further thanx.

 

[Cruiser84]

The aftermarket drilled and slotted discs Rought Trax sell are supplied by MTEC Brake in Derry N. Ireland. You can buy direct at about 25% cheaper.
Mtecbrakes.com
Shipping to Z.A. would be costly.

 

[AndycruiserguyLomas]

You can buy direct at about 25% cheaper.

Good shout, I got my set of grooved and dimpled discs from RT about a year ago. I'll bear this in mind next time I buy discs.

As an aside Chris and I fitted a full set of RT G/D to Des's 80 and they did feel pretty sharp, as in less pedal effort. I'd fit them again but I'd get them direct.

 

[nick_the_fish]

Off topic I know, but how is your other big project coming on @Olazz ?? Haven't seen an update for a while...

 

[Olazz]

Nick, finished that some time ago now.

TBH, I'm not too sure it's really my thing. It's fabulous to drive and use, very comfortable and hugely capable.... but I haven't fallen in love with it as I have the cruiser travelling.

I'm really on the fence on this and deciding if I want to keep the truck or not.

Thats why I kept the cruiser just in case.

 

[Cruiser84]

Good on ya! Olazz for finishing the truck after all the crap from K2.
Any photos of the finished beast?
Thanks.

 

[Olazz]

Good on ya! Olazz for finishing the truck after all the crap from K2.
Any photos of the finished beast?
Thanks.

Yes, all details on www.overlandingtrucks.com.

 

[whereisgibson]

I'm curious regarding drilled / slotted rotors. In the dirt bike world people intentionally run solid discs to keep the mud etc out and eating pads - is that not a factor for LC80s?

 

[Shayne]

Heat is not an issue for dirt bike brakes .

 

[whereisgibson]

Well... a dirt bike's rear disc is often single skinned so they do overheat... I think the stock rotors on an LC80 are double-skin / vented, but not drilled or slotted, hence my curiosity towards the latter two choices.

 

[Tractionman]

There is the other choice as Andy said, grooved and dimpled.
Like Andy I bought mine from Roughtrax last year, without realising I could have got them cheaper. They didn't do grooved and drilled for my 120.

 

[Cruiser84]

Watched Carlos Sainz Snr Dakar documentary on Rad Bull tv his Audi 4x4 had slotted discs, on holes!
Some say disc with holes will crack. I have drilled and slotted on my 120 for 6 years no cracks.