Is this a FC brake pad
12-26-08, 08:18 AM
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How come it doesnt fit in where it suppose to go? unless I dont have 4 pot brakes?
I have 5 lug GXL brakes on base model car. Does the GXL have 4 pot front brakes?
I have 5 lug GXL brakes on base model car. Does the GXL have 4 pot front brakes?
12-26-08, 08:33 AM
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53.6%/46.4% - Crap!
^Those are the brake pads I ordered here recently. The front pads are on the left and they look about the same as yours (hard to tell with the plastic over them). I'm assuming they fit but I haven't put them on yet.
12-26-08, 08:35 AM
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Why does adjusting suspension matter? I bet it's just some way to identify which non-turbo cars have the 4 piston brake setup. If you are talking about auto-adjusting suspension (which I'd imagine you are), that's a GXL-only feature, which you have (or had at some point).
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12-26-08, 09:04 AM
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53.6%/46.4% - Crap!
As far as I know no GXL ever came without auto adjusting suspension or without 4 piston calipers. Maybe try taking a picture of your old pads and/or your calipers so we know what you are dealing with?
My suspicion is that the brake pads you ordered should fit.
I'm not sure if you pulled them off of an S4 or an S5, but it shouldn't matter.
These are from the FAQ section:
1987 (S4):
1989 (S5):
^Note the brakes on the GXL as well as the suspension.
Are you sure the front brakes came off a GXL?
My suspicion is that the brake pads you ordered should fit.
I'm not sure if you pulled them off of an S4 or an S5, but it shouldn't matter.
These are from the FAQ section:
1987 (S4):
1989 (S5):
^Note the brakes on the GXL as well as the suspension.
Are you sure the front brakes came off a GXL?
Last edited by Rexpelagi; 12-26-08 at 09:11 AM.
12-26-08, 10:59 AM
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With the auto adjusting suspension your mistaken. I believe only the gxl came with auto adjusting suspension. (From the switch). I have a gxl and factory it comes with auto adjusting suspension and both my gxl's have 4 pot brakes up front, vented rear rotor, adjustable suspension. (Normal or sports)
12-26-08, 11:59 AM
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53.6%/46.4% - Crap!
Well, your wrong. GXL are the "luxury" of the 7's. So 4 pot brakes up front. vent rear rotors. Also the s4 came with lsd, while the s5 did not.
With the auto adjusting suspension your mistaken. I believe only the gxl came with auto adjusting suspension. (From the switch). I have a gxl and factory it comes with auto adjusting suspension and both my gxl's have 4 pot brakes up front, vented rear rotor, adjustable suspension. (Normal or sports)
With the auto adjusting suspension your mistaken. I believe only the gxl came with auto adjusting suspension. (From the switch). I have a gxl and factory it comes with auto adjusting suspension and both my gxl's have 4 pot brakes up front, vented rear rotor, adjustable suspension. (Normal or sports)
I believe he swapped on the GXL brakes, as his sig indicates he has an 87 base model. As long as he actually did get GXL brakes and not an S5 GTU setup (I think that would be the only 5-lug car that would have single piston fronts) those brake pads should work I would think.
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12-26-08, 11:25 PM
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Well, your wrong. GXL are the "luxury" of the 7's. So 4 pot brakes up front. vent rear rotors. Also the s4 came with lsd, while the s5 did not.
With the auto adjusting suspension your mistaken. I believe only the gxl came with auto adjusting suspension. (From the switch). I have a gxl and factory it comes with auto adjusting suspension and both my gxl's have 4 pot brakes up front, vented rear rotor, adjustable suspension. (Normal or sports)
With the auto adjusting suspension your mistaken. I believe only the gxl came with auto adjusting suspension. (From the switch). I have a gxl and factory it comes with auto adjusting suspension and both my gxl's have 4 pot brakes up front, vented rear rotor, adjustable suspension. (Normal or sports)
j/k
GXL= LUXURY ftw!~
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