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I am currently running FSVT kit (300 mm OEM rotors + calipers).
Is that possible to keep the rotors and get aftermarket calipers like Wilwood or Baer?
Thanks.
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I doubt it, unless either compnay makes a caliper swap specifically for the FSVT which allows you to run stock rotors. Usually the aftermarket kit have a different rotor offset thus requiring you to run their own rotors with their calipers.
Why do you need different calipers anyway, except for bling?
IMHO the FSVT brakes are excellent and with better pads I'm sure I can hold my own with the BAER kits.
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Originally posted by Stazi:
Why do you need different calipers anyway,
Upgrade to 4 pot?
-'96 SE MTX 3L
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The short answer is NO.
Given 'mount offsets', rotor width applications, and most important; mounting centers and radius, this would not be an easy project.
Like a lot of things however; if you're willing to pay you can get about anything made.
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Stazi:
Why do you need different calipers anyway,
Upgrade to 4 pot?
Lighter, stiffer, better response than the floaters, etc. etc. etc.
Function before fashion.
'96 Contour SE
"Toss the Contour into a corner, and it's as easy to catch as a softball thrown by a preschooler." -Edmunds, 1998
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Originally posted by Todd TCE:
Like a lot of things however; if you're willing to pay you can get about anything made.
Which defeats the purpose of trying to upgrade the brakes at a lower cost.
-'96 SE MTX 3L
-'98 SVT 1,173 of 6,535
-'05 Mazda 6s, loaded, g/f's ride
-Need a 96-00 manual on CD? PM or email me
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It humors me to see the endless and sometimes frivalous performance mods that people will buy/install and then NEVER track or Auto-X the car. Sad really. 
2000 SVT Turbo 295hp/269ftlb@12psi
#1 for Bendix Brakes Kits!
Knuckles rebuilt w/new bearings $55
AUSSIE ENDLINKS $70
Gutted pre-cats $80/set
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!
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Originally posted by RogerB:
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Stazi:
Why do you need different calipers anyway,
Upgrade to 4 pot?
Lighter, stiffer, better response than the floaters, etc. etc. etc.
more prone to piston knockback, etc etc. Fixed calipers have thier downsides too.
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Commond Brian this isn't a salisbury axle, so piston knockback is almost non-existant, unless these guys have some SERIOUSLY F'ed up wheel bearings!
2000 SVT Turbo 295hp/269ftlb@12psi
#1 for Bendix Brakes Kits!
Knuckles rebuilt w/new bearings $55
AUSSIE ENDLINKS $70
Gutted pre-cats $80/set
A lack of planning on your part does not constitute an emergency on mine!
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Hey, I know of at least one CEG'er lately that has had knockback issues . . . lol
but seriously, just pointing out potential issues w/ fixed calipers; they aren't "perfect" is all I'm getting at.
And fwiw, under hard cornering, most any stock wheel bearing (unless it was way overdesigned to start with) will allow some knockback on a fixed caliper. I know I've seen a number of Mustangs that get the occasional extra travel after a corner from knockback.
now, go answer my question about your FSVT caliper bracket findings. 
Last edited by Rara; 05/10/05 05:48 PM.
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