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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 12:59 AM
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Exclamation FD fron brakes ?????????

so will fd front calipers fit on an fc or what mods do i need to do. also for those who care my fd wheels are almost done. i have had then sand blasted and now its time for fresh paint i am going to go with gunmetal and infini center caps. (i think) give me what yea think..

thanks guys ill have pics up soon.

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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:16 AM
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The FD front brakes are functionally the same as ALL FC 4-piston front brakes.
There is no gain in performance by switching them.

You CANNOT swap the FD front brake rotor.
It's just too big.

This has been covered a bazillion times already.


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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:19 AM
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k cool yea im not doing it for performance just looks. so do you know if they will just bolt up with little mod or what. i have fd wheels so the rotor will fit but i have a set of project mu front rotors... so please if u have more advice let me know ok thanks.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 03:38 AM
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No, the brake rotors have nothing to do with the wheels...
The hub is totally different from FC to FD.
Are you trying to retrofit FD hubs to your FC???

The FD brake rotors will not fit unless you run customer adapters for your hubs.


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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 12:45 PM
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What’s up Ted is that your girl in your Avatar?
I noticed you like Asian women exclusively as I always see them on your Avatar.
Nice pics by the way.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:03 PM
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What’s up Ted is that your girl in your Avatar?
I noticed you like Asian women exclusively as I always see them on your Avatar.
Nice pics by the way.
Funniest post ever.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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To the OP......just run 4 pot FC brakes.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:44 PM
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why do you guys talk so much **** on this webpage. why are you guys saying **** like this is the funniest thread ever. i asked a simple thing. will the fd front calipers fit on an fc plain and simple all you guys need to do is just say yes or no. god damn i can not get on this webpage and get a simple answer. so if u know how to make them fit cool let me know if not cool dont say ****.

thanks for your help.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 89_fc_tII
why do you guys talk so much **** on this webpage. why are you guys saying **** like this is the funniest thread ever. i asked a simple thing. will the fd front calipers fit on an fc plain and simple all you guys need to do is just say yes or no. god damn i can not get on this webpage and get a simple answer. so if u know how to make them fit cool let me know if not cool dont say ****.

thanks for your help.
I said funniest "post" ever. It had nothing to do with your question.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 02:16 PM
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thanks for your help.
No sweat
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 03:02 PM
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READ POST # 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how many times do you need to read "NO" before it sinks in bro? What "LOOK" are you trying to get??? The brake rotors will look the same and the calipers won't be too different. If you want improved performance use the TII brakes (4 piston). If you want looks then buy the Project Mu brake kit or the endless kits (haha ) but just quit your bitching.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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Originally Posted by 89_fc_tII
why do you guys talk so much **** on this webpage. why are you guys saying **** like this is the funniest thread ever. i asked a simple thing. will the fd front calipers fit on an fc plain and simple all you guys need to do is just say yes or no. god damn i can not get on this webpage and get a simple answer. so if u know how to make them fit cool let me know if not cool dont say ****.

thanks for your help.
bahhhh hahahaha

u realize where you are ???

your question was answered in the first reply to your question.......

I'd search next time if I were you before getting on people for replying on a PUBLIC forum.....mellow out guy....
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 03:48 PM
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^^^ we're not called the NYC of forums for nothing. Do a lot of research and put a couple of thick layers of protection around your dainty lil heart before posting again, especially if it's an issue that has been covered on MANY occasions.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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simply put the calipers will fit( with stock rotors) FD rotors will not fit due to hub differences. there is no measureable performance gain.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 04:43 PM
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am I the only one that thinks it's dangerous and silly to change out CRITICAL parts for any other parts JUST FOR LOOKS? change your front bumper for looks. Change your headlight and wing for looks. Don't *** around with your BRAKING SYSTEM for looks!! that's like going to your MD and saying: hey, look here doc. I have perfectly good, functioning feet but I want to wear a size 14 (you know the ladies like that ) instead of my ladies size 6. I know I don't need it and that my body might not be able to accept the size 14's but I just think it looks good.

seriously, do a 5-lug hub if you don't have 5 lugs, do a TII brake swap if you want the 4 piston calipers, upgrade to better rotors (there is a debate over the benefits of drilled rotors vs. solid) but YOU need to research before coming in here and posting non-sensical crap about how you're going to replace important parts (you know, the kind that can kill you or others if THEY FAIL!!) with parts that LOOK nicer!!!!

In the end you can do whatever you please. IF you do it then I guess darwinism is still in effect, except that it's not a predator killing off those who lack common sense, they're doing it themselves.

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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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+1 million to that last post.

Don't need stupid kids running around killing others because they wanted some looks.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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you guys kill me. for never seeing me you guys talk about of **** but hey its cool you guys act like honda owners always talking **** but w/e guys. thanks for the input i have a tII with mods so im not a jackass i just had a simple subject so thanks for ur input.
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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 10:03 PM
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*sigh*

About my avatars...
Yeah, I'm partial to Asian women.
Figured you don't see too much JDM female pics being used, so I gotta be a little different.


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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 10:28 PM
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Originally Posted by RETed
*sigh*

About my avatars...
Yeah, I'm partial to Asian women.
Figured you don't see too much JDM female pics being used, so I gotta be a little different.


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Old Jun 26, 2007 | 10:33 PM
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HERE!!!..will this Be ANY help?.. https://www.rx7club.com/showthread.p...ight=big+brake
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 12:42 AM
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wow the brake conversion is crazy thinks for the link. it looks clean.
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 01:14 AM
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Those brakes (rotors) look fricken heavy...


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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 01:18 AM
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well they do look heavy but i dont beat my tII so for the look im going for i think they will look nice on my car. but like you said yes they are heavy im sure. plus u have to run a 17" rim so i dont know alot of extra lbs. but they look good.
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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 01:26 AM
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Just to give you an idea...

I run 12.19" 2-piece rotors on my FC, and the entire set-up was a few pounds lighter than the stock set-up.
This is mostly due to the 2-piece brake rotor, which uses an aluminum center.

When I weighed a 13.0" 2-piece rotor, it was several pounds heavier than the stock set-up.
More unsprung weight - ugh.

Those rotors are slightly larger in diameter *AND* one-piece, so I think the weight jump is significant.
More unsprung weight is going to hurt...
I wouldn't be surprised if it was 5 lbs. or more per corner...


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Old Jun 27, 2007 | 01:50 AM
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yea damn thats alot if you think about it. well what do you think for a daily driven not beat on car is a good set up. do you know where i could get a set of stock fc calipers? i am trying to do somthing that will look clean i have 1.5 drop(tein s-tech springs) and im on a set of fd wheels with the spacers done the correct way from auto rnd.





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