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Old Mar 16, 2021 | 01:54 PM
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Brake Upgrade

I'm having trouble finding the Legend dual piston calipers. Everything I see in stock is single piston. What is involved in changing to RL 4 piston? Any advice or other options would be much appreciated! Thanks
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Old Mar 16, 2021 | 02:48 PM
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Ebay has the right side, which you would use on your left side:
Disc Brake Caliper-Unloaded Caliper with bracket Front Right fits 94-95 Legend | eBay
The picture is duel piston; however, it only has one piston size in the specs 38.1mm, so
All you have to do is find the left side, which you would use on your right.




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Old Mar 16, 2021 | 04:23 PM
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curious, Zeta; why the Left on the right and the right on the left?
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Old Mar 17, 2021 | 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by justnspace
curious, Zeta; why the Left on the right and the right on the left?
Doing that orients the bleeders at the top of the caliper when utilizing them on the 2G CL / TL knuckle.
As a result, though, IIRC'ly it also switches up the leading piston, of the two, to the smaller first. I believe the larger one is supposed to lead? I think the diameter is negligible between the two, like 2mm. It's a small price to pay for not having to replace the warped rotors every 8-10K due to the inadequate factory single pot calipers.
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Old Mar 17, 2021 | 01:40 PM
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Originally Posted by RONE
Slip the caliper on over the pads, line up the mounting holes, and put the two mounting bolts back in (note the large "L" stamped in the caliper denoting that it is left caliper, which on the TL must be installed on the right side):

Here's an example.

The caliper sat at the rear (2-3o'clock) of the rotor on the Legend knuckle vs the front (9-10o'clock) on CL/ TL knuckle.
Front Brake ('93-'95) for 1995 Acura Legend | Acura OEM Parts


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Old Mar 18, 2021 | 10:34 AM
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Jgood, keep an eye on your local junkyards and you'll run into a Legend that you can check for brake calipers soon enough.
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Old Jun 12, 2021 | 06:27 PM
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I finally found rebuilt Legend calipers. I got a Stop Tech drilled rotor kit with new lines to go with the calipers. It has been a nice improvement!
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