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Disc brake caliper location #1506709
09/24/13 12:16 AM
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My buddy has a 1969 dart that he has switched to disc. brakes and he has put the caliper towards the back instead of the front, is this right?
he has put the caliper on the rear of the front rotor instead on the front. I think this is wrong however, he was told this was right?

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Re: Disc brake caliper location [Re: cornet684me] #1506710
09/24/13 12:37 AM
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I think either can be made to work. Original may have been to the front? I don't know, but from a handling perspective if you don't care about originality, to the rear (on the front brakes) is better. Marginally... But better is better!


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Re: Disc brake caliper location [Re: 70Cuda383] #1506711
09/24/13 12:42 AM
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thanks for the input, we were sitting around and looking at the car and thought it looked wrong, it seems to work fine like that just look wrong,


Re: Disc brake caliper location [Re: cornet684me] #1506712
09/24/13 12:46 AM
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As long as bleeder is to the top, that's all that really matters... Or if you leave bleeder to the bottom, then understand you'll have to remove caliper and flip it over to bleed the air out, then reinstall


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Re: Disc brake caliper location [Re: 70Cuda383] #1506713
09/24/13 01:20 AM
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Either works. One reason to mount them on the rear is the sway bar clearance...

Re: Disc brake caliper location [Re: Jim_Lusk] #1506714
09/24/13 01:25 AM
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Quote:

Either works. One reason to mount them on the rear is the sway bar clearance...







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