I GOT LSD!!!!!!!!! now I have a few questions. (mostly brake related.
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I GOT LSD!!!!!!!!! now I have a few questions. (mostly brake related.
Well I receantly bought a running GSL, and decided to strip off all the parts I want, Swap them with my GS and sell it......
Well I did my rear end swap yesterday, and HOLY **** does my car stop!
But my question is, how in the hell do I get the rear calipers to retract so I can put in new pads?!?!
Also what RPM's are everyone launching at with the LSD?? Before, with the open diff I was launching at around 3500, and had very nice results consistantly.
Now I dump the clutch at 4000 and it bogs the motor a little......
I do have big oll BfGoodrich g/force KD's on the back..... so they stick pretty well......
Any help would be great
Thanks Micah
Well I did my rear end swap yesterday, and HOLY **** does my car stop!
But my question is, how in the hell do I get the rear calipers to retract so I can put in new pads?!?!
Also what RPM's are everyone launching at with the LSD?? Before, with the open diff I was launching at around 3500, and had very nice results consistantly.
Now I dump the clutch at 4000 and it bogs the motor a little......
I do have big oll BfGoodrich g/force KD's on the back..... so they stick pretty well......
Any help would be great
Thanks Micah
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Re: I GOT LSD!!!!!!!!! now I have a few questions. (mostly brake related.
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But my question is, how in the hell do I get the rear calipers to retract so I can put in new pads?!?!
But my question is, how in the hell do I get the rear calipers to retract so I can put in new pads?!?!
Look at the piston on the caliper... See how it has little dents? Match the dents to the bumps and turn the piston. (It may help to open the bleeder.)
Alternatively, if you need to do it NOW, use needle nose pliers in the dents and put a wrench on the pivot point of the pliers.
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I just purchased an LSD, but it's on it's not here yet....
Are the rear calipers on it that much different from every other caliper I've ever seen, including on my explorer with discs all around? I just use a C-clamp to push the pistons back when I do brakes...
Are the rear calipers on it that much different from every other caliper I've ever seen, including on my explorer with discs all around? I just use a C-clamp to push the pistons back when I do brakes...
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hey, on the front brakes of a 85 w/ a 4x114.3 bolt patern, what, if any, is the difference in the disc size, cuz I got a new rear and I want to be able to have the same pattern all the way around, so I was thinking about redrilling the front.
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Originally posted by nization
I just purchased an LSD, but it's on it's not here yet....
Are the rear calipers on it that much different from every other caliper I've ever seen, including on my explorer with discs all around? I just use a C-clamp to push the pistons back when I do brakes...
I just purchased an LSD, but it's on it's not here yet....
Are the rear calipers on it that much different from every other caliper I've ever seen, including on my explorer with discs all around? I just use a C-clamp to push the pistons back when I do brakes...
I know because I've worked on them before.
On our RX-7's, the parking brake is a screw inside the caliper, As you yank the parking brake lever, it turns the screw and pushes the piston out.
As the pads wear out, the piston moves further out on the screw.
You need to turn the piston backwards on the screw to push it back in.
Orignially posted by OtakuRX
hey, on the front brakes of a 85 w/ a 4x114.3 bolt patern, what, if any, is the difference in the disc size, cuz I got a new rear and I want to be able to have the same pattern all the way around, so I was thinking about redrilling the front.
hey, on the front brakes of a 85 w/ a 4x114.3 bolt patern, what, if any, is the difference in the disc size, cuz I got a new rear and I want to be able to have the same pattern all the way around, so I was thinking about redrilling the front.
THe main reason people upgrade is to trash the drums for discs... The SE has bigger discs... The GSL also has discs, but they're smaller... The do, however have the same bolt pattern as your 83 does..
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That is what I thought, thanks, and it is a GSL rear going into an 83, I don't have the fronts, but if the bolt pattern is the same there shouldn't be a problem.
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