i got a 03 tl type S and i want to put third generation 4 Piston brake calipers or of a newer RL.. what mods do i need to do??

 

You need to buy the rotora bbk big brake kit to get 4 piston calipers- ~$1500
There may be crossovers I am not aware of
Check vendor Excelerate- he is good on that stuff

Gen 2 TL/CL can use the 2 piston calipers of the old Legend ~$150 pair
Works amazing on my car- still getting used to the extreme short distance I can stop in

 

HAHA that is awesome..... this has got to be one of my next projects for sure..... I just wanna be able to say that

 

where did you get the 2 piston calipers??

 

Auto parts stores. Do a search for Legend Calipers

 

search my name and legend calipers- all the part numbers and info is there
Cost about 75 bucks per side to do
Now with bigger tires and teins- I should really be able to enjoy them

 

this is not my field with piston calipers so help me out. We only have one caliper right?

01Tl4tl, best 1500 you've ever spent?

 

Yes we have 1.

He didnt spend 1500. He spent 150

 

^^ ohh. right. Thanks

 

yes- best 150 buck mod yet!
Our regular calipers have 1 large piston
The 2 pistons are smaller and give much more surface contact against the pads,
and the caliper itself has a ~middle finger~ to add more stabilty to the outer pad

various size combinations of pistons were used on the NSX and Legends
the 95 LS Coupe are the ones we want

 

to think about it, until the tein order went in - I was around 1500 in all the mods!

 

Rumberojoe, make sure you also check to see if you'll need bigger rims for the caliper upgrade. Aftermarket calipers almost always won't clear even the 17" TL-S rims.

 

Another benefit of the Legend calipers- no issues with size
Sure its not brembo, but I dont go fast enough or need to empty the seats that hard to warrant those

hmmm warrant-
sounds like something you get after modding the car!

 

Or if you were in my generation you listened to them

 

this is my next mod, fo' sho'

 

keep for referance
95 Legend LS Coupe
Raybestos Pro Grade rebuilts 72.99 kragen/checkers/partsamerica.com online
FRC10627 FRC10628
those come with the brackets- take the shiny metal clips that hold the pads in tight,
and transfer them to the TL caliper brackets
Place the legend brackets back in the box

 

I am so old I though fergie was just a dutchess and warrant was what the cops say:
Son- did you know you have a warrant???
Ahhh I took care of that- oh what for??- hmmm, no - didnt take care of that one

 

Nope. I hear warrant, i think of Cherry Pie Clicky.....Cherry Pie

 

what about the original posters question???? are there any brake swaps possible for example the new RL?

 

No one here has done it. When the 3rd gen originally came out the mounting surface wasnt the same so id gather to say the RL wont either

 

OMG!!! I had forgotten about warrant and cherry pie, wow, those are some fond memories..

Back to the brakes, do the legend calipers have one piston on each side, or two on one side? And do they use the same pads as the TL, or do you have to forever remember to order pads for the Legend?

 

2 on one side TL pads

 

I still don't understand why they didn't put better brakes on our cars. They are bigger, faster and heavier (IIRC) than the Legend yet they skimped on the brakes.