Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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So if somebody asks "Can you mount a Lexus 4 piston caliper onto a Mopar passenger car spindle?" The answer looks to me to be "Yes". Of course, the best part is it didn't cost you anything and maybe you learned something. Please don't ask me about master cylinder's and bore sizes. I haven't gotten that far yet. I do know the Lexus master cylinder has a 1" bore size.
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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I went with crown vic brakes front and explorer rear, the explorer rears were the same size piston as the crown vic rears. installing the fronts on standard drum brake spindles and hubs with the rotors that fit perfect. Took a while to find compatible studs, but should be a simple upgrade because ford already did the engineering for me. Tim
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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I took the factory FMJ style brake rotors and cut them into hubs for my AMG brake conversion. Your thread made me think about all the fun I had putting my combo together.
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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I build my own cailper bracket by using Autocad. I 3D printed the bracket first before milling them.
I used the 2003 Mercedes rotor and a machine shop milled the mopar bolt pattern in them. For the caliper I used the Brembo caliper, 6 pistons, type Z18 used on a Porsche Cayenne.
That is EXCELLENT! However, I had to use a Sharpie, a pair of scissors and a piece of cardboard before I gave the plate to the machinist. Almost done with final mounting.
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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That is EXCELLENT! However, I had to use a Sharpie, a pair of scissors and a piece of cardboard before I gave the plate to the machinist. Almost done with final mounting.
That is what I call CAD. Cardboard Aided Design. I do it too.
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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I took the factory FMJ style brake rotors and cut them into hubs for my AMG brake conversion. Your thread made me think about all the fun I had putting my combo together. You got any pics?
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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I took the factory FMJ style brake rotors and cut them into hubs for my AMG brake conversion. Your thread made me think about all the fun I had putting my combo together. You got any pics? I'd have to do some pretty deep digging to find any pics of building the parts. Pics of the finished project are easy to find.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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WOW!!!! Now I kinda wish I'd used the larger Mustang Cobra rotors or the SRT8 rotors. But, the Crown Vic stuff keeps me in my budget. What did your whole brake project run you? AMG calipers don't fall off of trees. I just spent another $200 bucks to my machinist to fab my brackets so I'm still under $500 total for the swap.
Man... that sure is pretty.... I had about $2400 in all four calipers, pads, and rotors. That was in 2005 when there were no big brake kits for our cars. These are the front 8 piston calipers and 14.25" rotors as well as the rear 4 piston calipers and 13" rotors for a 2005 S55 AMG. I work at a Mercedes store and got them at my employee discount. As for the work, I have a machine shop at home. My first set of brackets were made by carving up old 2x4 lumber then copying it in steel.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: "Roll yer own" bigger brakes
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any chance to upload the pics from a different source than photobucket dickdale ? or did anyone save them ?
The answers are out there you just got to look hard enough
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