Hello all,
Well as you should know from previous posts, I was looking into the ES brake swap into my SE.
In the FAQ it says that the calipers/rotors/pads are all thats needed to do the front, so that was my plan of attack.
When I recieved the parts, it seemed like it would work, however... the part that the caliper bolts to, also needs to be changed... i believe thats called the spindle?? <--- terminology could be wrong
None the less, it appears that it could be done without the spindle, but when one tries to mount it, either the caliper will not mount, or if I manipulate it enough to make the caliper mount, the rotor will not mount flush
Anyways, I just wanted to let everyone know this incase you were thinking of doing it.
You need the spindle from a 4 wheel disc car in order to make this swap possible.
I did however use the 1.5L rotors, with the new ES pads and calipers, and it did mount and work.
I will have to get the spindle, and then I will redo it with the ES rotors.
The brakes are still being bedded in so I did not do any hard stops, however I wouldnt be able to give an accurate description on how much this swap improved, because the old calipes had seized sliders and the car didnt stop well at all
Here are some pics.
I am returning back to non cross drilled rotors (OEM)
I purchased those rotors 3 years ago thinking that they did something, however research and debate has proven that they actually are not increasing my braking performance.
So back to solid vented rotors. (well the cross drilled are currently back on because the ES rotors done fit without the spindle... but you know what i mean
anyways, he's a pic so you guys could see.
peace
- chris
Well as you should know from previous posts, I was looking into the ES brake swap into my SE.
In the FAQ it says that the calipers/rotors/pads are all thats needed to do the front, so that was my plan of attack.
When I recieved the parts, it seemed like it would work, however... the part that the caliper bolts to, also needs to be changed... i believe thats called the spindle?? <--- terminology could be wrong
None the less, it appears that it could be done without the spindle, but when one tries to mount it, either the caliper will not mount, or if I manipulate it enough to make the caliper mount, the rotor will not mount flush
Anyways, I just wanted to let everyone know this incase you were thinking of doing it.
You need the spindle from a 4 wheel disc car in order to make this swap possible.
I did however use the 1.5L rotors, with the new ES pads and calipers, and it did mount and work.
I will have to get the spindle, and then I will redo it with the ES rotors.
The brakes are still being bedded in so I did not do any hard stops, however I wouldnt be able to give an accurate description on how much this swap improved, because the old calipes had seized sliders and the car didnt stop well at all
Here are some pics.
I am returning back to non cross drilled rotors (OEM)
I purchased those rotors 3 years ago thinking that they did something, however research and debate has proven that they actually are not increasing my braking performance.
So back to solid vented rotors. (well the cross drilled are currently back on because the ES rotors done fit without the spindle... but you know what i mean
anyways, he's a pic so you guys could see.
peace
- chris
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