February 2005 – Aborted Big Brake Kit


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This is the write-up and images of my aborted big brake install, which I worked on for a couple weekends in February of 2005. There were a couple of reasons I decided not to finish. Foremost among them was that I just felt uncomfortable with my ability to complete the installation, and make it safe.

I stopped taking pics after here due to dirty hands.

After this point you are basically home free. Tighten everything down, bolt up the caliper, hook up the hose. Rinse, repeat. Check for clearances, and do so again once the car is on the ground. Don’t worry about the tie rod end bumping the swaybar mount when the car is off the ground. The car does this even in stock configuration. The tie rod bumping is what made me take the whole thing off, and put it back to stock. I was shocked when I found out it was that way to start, since getting the right brakes is essential for a car, so you need to check those to find the perfect fit for your car.

You may have unforeseen problems, and this is by no means a complete guide. Just some pointers to help out.

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