Hello all,

I am trying to iron out a hard left pull with these front brakes. Does anyone know of a cheaper option than buying $600 in calipers? I saw the other link for the conversion kit posted by Joe P, but they only make a kit for 15 in. wheels.

Anyone have these rebuilt or know where to get rebuilt set that is reasonable?

 

Try new hoses, since sometimes the internal lining can collapse and act like a check valve, but failing that it's probably time for resleeved calipers.

As for the single piston conversion, note that the stock brackets and calipers (and equivalent repros) DO clear 14" wheels, since they came that way from the factory. If you have four piston disks now, all you would need are the caliper brackets and the calipers and hoses. Everything else would be the same. This should run less than $100.

 

I did the conversion, found elsewhere on the board. And while I regret the loss of the original parts, the job was much easier, much cheaper, and LOOKS every bit as original unless you knew the car came with four piston units. The single piston calipers are lighter, too, which always helps.

Some people will argue that the dust shields need to be changed, but I did not find that to be the case. The whole changeover took about two hours, and knowing what I know now, could probably be done in one hour if your parts are not all rusted together. I took the time to replace things like wheel bearings, etc.

I DID have a problem with my replacement brake hoses. The metal shim or lock washer that holds the brake hose to the bracket on the frame rail would not go in. This is a problem with the replacement brake hose design. You might not have a problem if you end up with a different brand of hose.

No changes to the master cylinder or distribution block were necessary. No bending of brake lines.

As for the rotors themselves, I understand you can keep your original two piece rotors, but I chose to sell mine with the original four piston calipers so that someone else could keep everything intact. New rotors are cheap enough, and the originals bring enough money from a purist where it pretty much pays for the whole swap. The other advantage is that people dont say "Hey, why do you have four piston rotors and single piston calipers???" You know the kind of people that I mean....

 

Hey! I resemble that remark!

 

How much you get for them?