Is it possible to mount front calipers in the rear? How much modification is needed? Can the brake master cylinder handle it?

I just got some new tri-spoke wheels so a lot of caliper shows now, the back calipers look like crap (design wise), and i happen to have a spare set of 4-pots so i wanted to try to throw them on the back to keep the symmetry and get the added brake power. So i just wanna know what im getting myself into, and maybe some other cost effective options to get rid of the ugly rear calipers if using stock calipers is more trouble than its worth.

 

upgrading the rear is purely cosmetic (unless you have downforce car with slicks)
fyi

 

You can really screw up your brake bias putting front calipers on the rear with no other mods. Even with mods I don't think it would be an easy thing to make work.

I'd measure the dia of the piston in the rear caliper and then look for a dual piston (one on each side)caliper with a piston that size. You won't pick up much added performance but you might get a slightly better feeling pedal.

 

There's somebody on these forums selling adapters to make this happen.. I ran a quick search couldn't dig it up. It was this year..

 

Yeah, i was worried about the brake bias too. So maybe i should go with a single pot fronts to put on the rear.

I was looking at the spare set I have, and it seems the rear has a mechanical aspect to it. It almost looks like a trigger thats pushed/pulled by the weight of the vehicle stopping to activate the rear caliper piston. If thats the case, would putting front calipers on the back even work since fronts dont have the same mechanics?

 

I'd recommend it ONLY for a secondary caliper to use with a hydraulic handbrake system.

And since this probably isn't a drift/rally car then you are better off keeping things stock.


The fronts do most of the work.....like they're supposed to.


Just doing it for looks probably isn't worth it and you may find your braking performance suffers greatly.


Even fully race ready aftermarket setups run more bite up front than in the rear.