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Can I put front calipers and rotors on the rear as well?

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Old 09-09-2011, 05:46 PM
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Default Can I put front calipers and rotors on the rear as well?

I found some front calipers and rotors for cheap, and I was wondering if A) can I put them on the back? B) Would it make any difference at all? Thanks!
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Originally Posted by daltron
I found some front calipers and rotors for cheap, and I was wondering if A) can I put them on the back? B) Would it make any difference at all? Thanks!
No, you can't. Fronts are dual piston calipers, the rears are single.... And plus I doubt it would do much mainly cause most of your braking force comes from the front (hence the bigger rotors).
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Old 09-09-2011, 08:17 PM
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Yeah, I doubt the calipers would bolt up and at any rate it would screw up your brake balance and make your braking worse than stock.
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Simple answer...no
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Calipers. No. Rotors. Yes.

Get the calipers and sell them for the rear ones
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Originally Posted by stealth_GT
Calipers. No. Rotors. Yes.

Get the calipers and sell them for the rear ones
With the bigger rotors you would need the bigger caliper brackets, so how would that work?
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good point.. I thought they were equal sized rotors *face palm*
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Originally Posted by stealth_GT
good point.. I thought they were equal sized rotors *face palm*
Lol its all good man, I was just wondering what made you think that wasn't trying to give you a hard time.
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Originally Posted by 2005Redfire6
Lol its all good man, I was just wondering what made you think that wasn't trying to give you a hard time.
lol no problem.. it's Friday after all

Not sure why I thought they were equal sized honestly
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I think it would be a great mod project. Of course, get the front calipers and brackets and rotors. But you will have to fab some stuff to bOlt the brackets onto. And it will have to be factory precision work or stuff will not line up correctly.
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