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Old 01-12-2009, 04:15 PM
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Default GT500 Brembos. Thanks to Dex

I've had these on here for a while now, and I was going to post pictures a couple days after i had them on, but a minivan backed into my parked car so it was in the shop. Anyways...here's the pictures. Thanks again to Dex for the deal on these brakes!
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Old 01-12-2009, 06:55 PM
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nice man, I wanted to order them from Dex, but i couldnt get a new set of wheels in time....but i did score a set on ebay for a killer deal. How was the install? Any pointers? Did you reuse your stock hardware? Or did you get all new stuff?
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Install is ridiculously easy. I had a lift so that helped. But less than an hour start to finish, including bleeding all four corners. I re-used the caliper mounting bolts, if thats what you mean.
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awesome man, Thank you! Hows the stopping power compared to the stockers??
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Old 01-13-2009, 09:49 PM
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has anyone made a kit yet to move the front calipers and rotors to the back when you upgrade the fronts to the GT500 kit? it just makes sense that if you're going from 2 piston to 4 piston up front and have those 2 pistons laying around, you might as well upgrade the single pots on the back.
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Originally Posted by Texotic
has anyone made a kit yet to move the front calipers and rotors to the back when you upgrade the fronts to the GT500 kit? it just makes sense that if you're going from 2 piston to 4 piston up front and have those 2 pistons laying around, you might as well upgrade the single pots on the back.
Now that's something to think about. Would probably be easier to make a custom bracket though, heck of a lot cheaper anyways.
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Old 01-17-2009, 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by EagleStroker
Now that's something to think about. Would probably be easier to make a custom bracket though, heck of a lot cheaper anyways.
The 4 piston Brembos have the same volumetric expansion as the
OEM front 2 pistoners. They are direct replacements in the ABS systems eyes.
Moving the OEM front 2 potters to the rear where the OEM single piston
units are would not work as well as the volumetric expansion is NOT the same.
You would need 2 pistion calipers with the same volumetric expansion
as the OEM single rear calipers.
Now thats something to think about...
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Old 01-20-2009, 12:31 PM
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No problem!

BTW, I have none left
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Any more pics? I collect SS pics to give me ideas down the road.

Congrats on the brakes.
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Old 01-20-2009, 09:42 PM
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They look great!
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