Swapping front brakes to rear........?

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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 06:49 PM
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Swapping front brakes to rear........?

well soon i was going to get some crossdrilled brakes for the the front, but my weird question is:

can i put the larger front rotors on the rear? has anybody done this? info please

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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 07:01 PM
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no i think u can not as front rotors are bigger than the rears and it is vented.but the cls' rear is solid and smaller..besides the brake caliper is different too..i think u can buy the cross drill rotors and new pads for the fronts.for the rear.u will need a lot of work to covert it to the bigger caliper and vented rotors. good luck
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 07:28 PM
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No, it won't work. Not only are the dimensions differernt but also the rear rotor is a drum in disc design.
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 10:07 PM
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No, because of the previously stated fact that the rears contain a drum as well. Mine really bring out the wheel but it would be nice to be able to afford an entire Brembo kit. But all I really nned now is an after market calipier. Any ideas?
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 10:21 PM
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you wouldn't want to do that anyway b/c most of the braking power is at the front discs. thats why the fronts are larger...
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Old Feb 22, 2002 | 11:03 PM
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Originally posted by eman
you wouldn't want to do that anyway b/c most of the braking power is at the front discs. thats why the fronts are larger...
you probably didn't read my original posts where i said that i'm getting Crossdrilled (better) front rotors, and was wondering if i could REPLACE the shitty rear ones with larger front ones (hence the swap)

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