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Old 07-28-10, 07:38 AM
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Old 07-28-10, 07:58 AM
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I did it for the brakes. It will bolt directly on.

My swap parts had bad bushings though, had to replace those. That worn rear steer bushing made the *** end scoot all over the place.
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k ill make sure their good / not wreck them when i pull them off the donor car
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Originally Posted by clokker
Four piston calipers are notoriously prone to failure?
I did not get that memo.
nor did i ...
Old 07-28-10, 09:59 AM
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^ Well I have never heard of any 4 lug brakes ever failing. Of course the flipside is I almost never hear of anyone actually running the 4 lug brakes for an extended period of time.
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^ Well I have never heard of any 4 lug brakes ever failing. Of course the flipside is I almost never hear of anyone actually running the 4 lug brakes for an extended period of time.
So, you frequently hear of the four piston calipers "failing"?

Are we confusing "fail" for "need servicing"?
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OP: put 400 towards a parts car, and get a mostly complete car for the same price as the 5lug conversion. Then you can part the rest out or when you need more parts, you have them.
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Originally Posted by clokker
So, you frequently hear of the four piston calipers "failing"?

Are we confusing "fail" for "need servicing"?
All the time, where have you been? I always thought 95% of 4 lugs eventually fail so that the piston stays stationary and the caliper moves back and forth?
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The calipers are so easy to rebuild, especially the front 4 pots.
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Originally Posted by Gringo Grande
The alternative to the view espoused by the poster above is that a base model weighs a bit less than other models which can be a positive. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a base model and quite frankly, all things considered equal...power, driver skill, etc. your car would be faster than his due to less weight. =)
A lighter weight street production car is not going to shave .730 seconds around Spa Francorchamps. esp with the Open Diff it comes with. The whole "less weight" idea is the only thing going for those models.
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