How To: Acura Legend GS Sedan Dual Piston Caliper Swap

[InFuMoUs]

is it ok to paint top of rotor(where vents are, on side where its not contacting brake pads)? couse mine are rusted there and dont like it. want somehow protect them from rusing. i was gona use flat black high heat paint for that. or is there something special i can use? i know there are some rotors are covered with cryo or something that preven rust. is there something like that avaliable in a spray can or something?

Ya you can paint the top part where the vents are. The only part on the rotor that you shouldn't paint on is the area that the brakes grab onto. Any high heat paint would work just fine. The higher the heat resistance, the better I would think.

[timot_one]

Not sure what you want the specs for, but here's everything:

Brake hose banjo fitting bolt  -  25 ft/lbs
Caliper mounting bracket bolts
Front  -  80 ft/lbs
Rear  -  41 ft/lbs
Caliper mounting guide pins/bolts
Front  
i4  -  26 ft/lbs
V6  -  37 ft/lbs
Rear  -  17 ft/lbs
Master cylinder mounting nuts  -  11 ft/lbs
Power brake booster mounting nuts  -  115 inch/lbs
Wheel cylinder mounting bolts  -  84 inch/lbs
Wheel speed sensor mounting bolt  -  86 inch/lbs

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

ok brakes are done and broken in, boy do they grab. night and day difference

TIM, had to take shims off, no way calipers were gona fit on with shims on brake pads (green stuff and brembo blanks. just heads up

ill upload pics later tonight. packing old calipers to ship them back out to Sean

by the way. breaks squeak couse pads dont have shims on them. hopefully once they brake in i can put shims back on couse it doesnt fit with them on. probably too thick

[Mike]

get rebuilt. no questions asked.


used you risk the possibility that the piston is scarred/swollen/deformed plus the fact that over the years the rubber components wear down. so yeah... just get rebuilt. shouldn't be too much more expensive (for me it's ~40bucks each (loaded caliper) with a 50dollar core charge (which i don't have to pay lol))

Can you hook me up at this price? I need to upgrade my brakes after my accident I dont feel I have enought stopping power.

[InFuMoUs]

I thought Greenstuff pads had shims already built with it on.

[timot_one]

Misha, you're going to want to use some of this stuff.  Anti-Squeal

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

I thought Greenstuff pads had shims already built with it on.

they do but with shims on GS calipers dont fit over new brake pads and rotors. had to take shims off for now.

Tim ill get that stuff tomorrow. deff need that, dont like having that sound

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

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[suleman_manji]

or if you live near a mercedes benz dealership: stop by the parts dept. and ask the lady for some BG STOP SQUEAL(sp; its late). stuff works wonders (i mainly use it for the anoying squeaky brakes comebacks)

cheap too, like 3bucks. and sadly merc charges 60 dollars for the service (sanding the pads, appylying the graphite and reinstalling)


oh and no i cannot hook anyone up because i cant even hook myself up yet. none of my vendors can locate the left caliper.

[clapton924]

Don't mean to derail this thread, but from reading through I take it TSX and TL callipers do not fit our cars?

[timot_one]

The TSX calipers aren't much of an upgrade if any at all.  They are single piston calipers.  The TL brembos are definitely an upgrade, and from what I know, you can get them to fit with minor modifications.

[clapton924]

What is the primary advantage of multiple piston callipers? More even pad pressure? More power? Or do they simply let you use a larger brake pad?

[Mike]

Greater stopping power. It has the ability to increase the amount of pressure on the pads, and the pressure is applied more evenly. The Legend GS calipers are def. an awesome upgrade over stock.

[clapton924]

What do you guys think about this person's opinion?

http://www.cb7tuner.com/vbb/showthread. ... readid=836

[Mike]

All I can tell you is not matter what that person thinks my car stops on a fucking dime since doing this upgrade. Tim, and other members have also said nothing but, good things.