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Old 09-03-2012, 06:30 AM
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Originally Posted by RICK LAKE View Post
chromama1 2 thoughts about fixing problem,
1 why not rebuild your calipers, simple to do takes about 10 minutes a side. All you need is a seal kits for the fronts and a small motor hone to clean out the bores of any rust. A large bottle of brake fluid also. If the caliper lines are not stainless. you can pinch them off so not to have a complete bleeding party and just redo the calipers. If you want the calipers a different color, paint them with hi temp spray paint and bake them at 200F until hardening of the paint. A cheap little oven works great, DON'T use kitchen oven because of possible poison or fumes caused. A both $40.00 to do both calipers and paint.
Check out an Pepboys, Autozone, or ORRielys for rebuilt calipers. will need to match them up to what is on the car.
If money is not an issue and you are going to stay with 17" wheels, the brake options are there too. Unless you are high speed racing, 11"-12" rotors will work fine. If hgeat is and problem, install front ducts to the front rotors. Get orange hi temp hose to help direction cooler air through rotors.
Good luck with brakes. Rick L. Ps most aftermarket companies have kits to use their calipers on your spindles. This will be some cutting, grinding and tapping holes for bigger calipers and running bigger rotors. If you stay with 12" rotors 15" wheel will still work on them if the caliper is a flat top. I run 12" rotors on 15" wheels and have about 3/4" of clearance. My front ducts are hooked up to front brakes to help cool. Even after 15 years of racing, and a couple of fluid changes, the 12" will still put you through the windshield if you are not strapped in the car. IMO 2 piston calipers are more than enough for street driving and a little track time.
Was thinking the same thing if you are not into hard core racing why not redo your own brakes and save a lot of money.You can upgrade pad material to tailer your stopping power.Either way good luck
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