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Does anyone know if it is possible to move the front rotors and calipers to the rear. I just got a 13" baer kit for the front, and would like larger rears as well.
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been talked about before
if you did you would loose the parking brake anyway
best I think you can do is upgrade the rotors and pads, but someone else might know a bit better then I also
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With a custom bracket yes.
Is it a good idea? -NO
Reason:
You would no longer have an e-brake.
Cost would be high due to a custom bracket
Brake bias would be WAY OFF!, More tendancy to fish tail
Would nt really help braking as when you brake, the weight shifts forward and the rear does like less than 20% of the braking.
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i saw on hot rod tv (iirc) an old muscle car had been upgraded to the big baer kit all around and to solve the e brake problem they installed some kind of dedicated e brake caliper on the rear in addition to the normal caliper
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key word being "kit". there is a lot to be taken into account here. like the spy guy mentioned, if you simply put bigger rotors in the back the bias will go out the door, which will not help, but rather hurt.
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more than likely it would require a new master cylinder to adjust to the change in piston size, and it may also render the ABS calibration useless, as the system would no longer be remotely like what it was developed for.
Unless you have a very thourough knowledge of brake systems, I would suggest using the components from a well known and reputable kit maker, and of course, make sure they recommend that those particular parts be used together.
This won't 100% ensure you won't have issues, but it is the safest way.
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