How To: Acura Legend GS Sedan Dual Piston Caliper Swap

[CrackerTeg]

^I'm with stupid.

[wtcii]

Burn that graduation money Jeff! I should do this, especially with drums in the back.

[AV6NHBP6SPD]

Alright thanks. As Mark and Mike know, I really want to do this swap now. I'm just trying to get all my facts straight before I start spending money.

brackets may look identical but they not. because if you use GS bracket, you can use 6spd rotors. if you use v6 auto brackets then 6spd rotors will not work so they cant be same

So if I use the bracket that's supplied with the GS caliper, I can fit the v6 6mt coupe rotors on? In other words, the GS bracket and the v6 6mt coupe bracket are the same?

i got 6spd rotors and my brakets worked fine so i just got calipers and rotors. everthing else fits fine

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Well the thing is, you have a V6 and I have an i4, and I'd rather not take the risk of running into other fitment problems. With that said, I ended up sticking with the Legend LS coupe rotors like Tim suggested.

[sherker55]

that works fine, plus you won't have to worry about your wheels clearing either...you will need GS/LS bracket though cause the rotors are thicker.  when you order caliper, make sure it includes the bracket and hardware

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

that works fine, plus you won't have to worry about your wheels clearing either...you will need GS/LS bracket though cause the rotors are thicker.  when you order caliper, make sure it includes the bracket and hardware

All good to go. I ordered the calipers off of RockAuto.com, and it says that they are Raybestos remanufactured, and contain the brackets.

[Mike]

Alright thanks. As Mark and Mike know, I really want to do this swap now. I'm just trying to get all my facts straight before I start spending money.

brackets may look identical but they not. because if you use GS bracket, you can use 6spd rotors. if you use v6 auto brackets then 6spd rotors will not work so they cant be same

So if I use the bracket that's supplied with the GS caliper, I can fit the v6 6mt coupe rotors on? In other words, the GS bracket and the v6 6mt coupe bracket are the same?

i got 6spd rotors and my brakets worked fine so i just got calipers and rotors. everthing else fits fine

I'm pretty sure you said the shims didn't fit in with you brake pads correct?

[sherker55]

that works fine, plus you won't have to worry about your wheels clearing either...you will need GS/LS bracket though cause the rotors are thicker.  when you order caliper, make sure it includes the bracket and hardware

All good to go. I ordered the calipers off of RockAuto.com, and it says that they are Raybestos remanufactured, and contain the brackets.

Rockauto is the shit, and you gotta love their cheap core charge!

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Man I can't wait to do this shit! I'm not sure if I want to paint the calipers or not... if I did then I would have to take off my rears and paint them as well, because it would look weird if I painted just the fronts. I'd probably go with black since any other color would look bad on old man brown.

[sherker55]

I only have my front painted, and after they get dust on them, you can't tell anyway.  I reccommend painting them, unless of course you like rusty calipers...its not hard to do, and a helluva lot easier when they are fresh out of the box.  Just clean all the "oil" off of them with a couple cans of brake cleaner, get some sandpaper and rough up the surface to be painted, tape off the pistons, and paint away.  I used spray caliper paint, and did 4-5 really light coates (instead of three "light" coates) over the course of an entire day, while drying them in the sun inbetween coates...no chipping or peeling, came out really well, even considering the crappy winter we had with all the snow>salt

**edit**

Jeff, also make sure you clean your new rotors with brake cleaner, and put on a new pair of nitrile gloves to handle them after cleaning.  you want the braking surface to be completely free of ANY kind of oils and/or residue.  I usually clean them as part of the last step before putting everything back on to make sure they are super clean...this is imperative to properly bedding (correct term?) your new pads (do some test fits before cleaning to make sure everything is lined up and fits right!)

[Mike]

You could probably get away with clear coating them if you wanted to keep the normal metal color. No matter what you do paint the Hats of your rotors the same on they will rust up on you!


Subject: How To: Acura Legend GS Sedan Dual Piston Caliper Swap

Man I can't wait to do this shit! I'm not sure if I want to paint the calipers or not... if I did then I would have to take off my rears and paint them as well, because it would look weird if I painted just the fronts. I'd probably go with black since any other color would look bad on old man brown.

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Thanks for the tips. I thought that I read online that the Centric rotors come prepainted black, but that may only be their premium rotors, not the CTEK ones.

Man I am so excited! The rotors already shipped out, and they're coming from Jacksonville, so I should get them early next week!

[sherker55]

I got centric blanks (maybe ctek, dont know) and the hats are painted black, I think they do that for all of their rotors...its a good selling point

[Jeff Likes Bagels]

Just thought I'd post the breakdown of the cost of this setup for me. I bought the calipers at rockauto.com, and everything else from amazon.com.

(part numbers on the right, prices include shipping)
Calipers: $139.07 - FRC10627,FRC10628
Front Rotors: $55.80 - 121.40033
Pads: $55.48 - ACT503
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Total: $250.35

[MTsixspeed]

Jeff, $250 for the whole package, both sides??? That sounds low.

By the way, does anyone have a pic of the Legend caliper? THat's the only thing I don't see in 8 pages here.