single piston to four piston conversion?
05-05-03, 10:31 PM
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single piston to four piston conversion?
and no i'm not talking about putting a civic motor into a weedwacker. how tough is it to put 4 piston calipers onto a car that normally has 1 piston calipers? how tough is it to find these in a junkyard? the reason i ask is cause i found a gtu and it aon't got nothing.
05-06-03, 06:22 AM
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Ok guys,
It is very easy, just a matter of un-bolting the single piston calipers, and bolting on the double piston calipers; once you have everything THAT IS!!
All you need:
-Double Piston calipers
-Hard lines <----There is a hard brake line (like the ones coming from the brake master cylinder) Between the rubber brake line and the calipers. When purchasing used calipers, make sure THEY HAVE THE HARD LINE ATTACHED to the it (the caliper) otherwise you will need buy them from mazda or someone else. They shoould'nt be VERY expensive!
That's all you need!
It is very easy, just a matter of un-bolting the single piston calipers, and bolting on the double piston calipers; once you have everything THAT IS!!
All you need:
-Double Piston calipers
-Hard lines <----There is a hard brake line (like the ones coming from the brake master cylinder) Between the rubber brake line and the calipers. When purchasing used calipers, make sure THEY HAVE THE HARD LINE ATTACHED to the it (the caliper) otherwise you will need buy them from mazda or someone else. They shoould'nt be VERY expensive!
That's all you need!
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Originally posted by KNONFS
Ok guys,
It is very easy, just a matter of un-bolting the single piston calipers, and bolting on the double piston calipers; once you have everything THAT IS!!
All you need:
-Double Piston calipers
-Hard lines <----There is a hard brake line (like the ones coming from the brake master cylinder) Between the rubber brake line and the calipers. When purchasing used calipers, make sure THEY HAVE THE HARD LINE ATTACHED to the it (the caliper) otherwise you will need buy them from mazda or someone else. They shoould'nt be VERY expensive!
That's all you need!
Ok guys,
It is very easy, just a matter of un-bolting the single piston calipers, and bolting on the double piston calipers; once you have everything THAT IS!!
All you need:
-Double Piston calipers
-Hard lines <----There is a hard brake line (like the ones coming from the brake master cylinder) Between the rubber brake line and the calipers. When purchasing used calipers, make sure THEY HAVE THE HARD LINE ATTACHED to the it (the caliper) otherwise you will need buy them from mazda or someone else. They shoould'nt be VERY expensive!
That's all you need!
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And you DONT need the hard line, accually.. the hard line fucked me up, i took it off and used the stock soft line, works like a champ. ALTHOUGH i am talking about a 4lug-->5lug swap on an S4. Either way, its pie.
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I just got a 5 lug swap, but it doesn't have 4 piston front calipers. So I just have to get the 4 piston calipers for the front and bolt them on? And is there any good aftermarket 4 pistons calipers out there, such as wilwood that would just bolt on?
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Originally posted by KNONFS
Who told you that
That is not true, it is a bolt in swap 
Unless you are talking about the 4 studs to 5 studs swap 
Who told you that
That is not true, it is a bolt in swap Unless you are talking about the 4 studs to 5 studs swap
Originally posted by j200pruf
I just got a 5 lug swap, but it doesn't have 4 piston front calipers. So I just have to get the 4 piston calipers for the front and bolt them on? And is there any good aftermarket 4 pistons calipers out there, such as wilwood that would just bolt on?
I just got a 5 lug swap, but it doesn't have 4 piston front calipers. So I just have to get the 4 piston calipers for the front and bolt them on? And is there any good aftermarket 4 pistons calipers out there, such as wilwood that would just bolt on?
) and rebuild kits from mazdatrix for them...for a very nice price. I'm sure you could find 4piston front calipers for a helluva lot less than new calipers and rebuild them as well.
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