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Brake up-size

Postby adam » Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:27 pm

This may seem a silly question but is it hard/too expensive/impossible to increase the size of your rotors, as in, is the location of the calipers adjustable? With my limited mechanical knowledge i already think that my gt rotors won't fit my 2.0L because they are bigger and thicker but just suppose i wanted to get a complete upgrade for for the gt (rotors and calipers) then how hard would it be to transfer everything from one car to the other?
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Postby tangcla » Mon Apr 28, 2008 3:52 pm

It's not too hard, in theory. You get a larger dogbone anchor bracket, and you sit the caliper further out.

However, remember this anchor needs to be fvcking strong, so that it doesn't flex, bend or snap off when you are braking hard.
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