Hey anyone ever put on rear discs before?

I don't really know what they'd come off of.

I figure you gurus might know better than me

Quoted from Jcmcc

Hey anyone ever put on rear discs before?

I don't really know what they'd come off of.

I figure you gurus might know better than me

Not sure about this one, but I assume that maybe one that would have fit the Tercel 4WD, since the rear is supposedly the same.  You may want to try http://www.Tercel4WD.com.  Also, the regular Corolla mod sites, such as ToyotaCorollaModifications.com might help.  I'm curious as well now that you've brought this up; I'll check with a few other places in the meantime.

I also considered this, but wasn't sure about  how to do it.  Right now I'm trying to figure out which KYB struts & cartridges work on the front, in  place of the stock Toyota struts.

From what I have heard, the AE86 rear end was very similar to, possibly the same as, the ae95 rear end. If it is the the same, i'm 90% sure the AE86 had a model with disc brakes.

Yeah the ae86 has the same axle set up the only difference being that the ae86 has a limited slip differential - not sure enough to comment on the brake set up though...

I don't think the diff would make a difference on the brakes you could use. To be perfectly honest, I'd be surprised if there would even be much of a difference between rear discs and rear drums. I know there would be a difference, but I'm not sure how noticeable it would be.

Discs would be easier to change out the pads than drums, for sure   I have to wonder about the proportioning valve, if that would need to be changed as well.

Quoted from SirRipo

I don't think the diff would make a difference on the brakes you could use. To be perfectly honest, I'd be surprised if there would even be much of a difference between rear discs and rear drums. I know there would be a difference, but I'm not sure how noticeable it would be.

True.., they wouldn't make a difference on the brakes you use, although the AE86 had a few different differential ratios ...& none of them were anything like the AE95's

http://akb.norbie.net/Public/AxleList.aspx?ModelID=5

Also for those who like driving their wagon in the mud or on wet dirt roads, disc brakes work better in those situations.

Generally discs are considered to be superior, here's a little about what makes them better...

http://www.edmunds.com/car-technology/brakes-drum-vs-disc.html