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 Post subject: Brake conversion to twin spot caliper for xy front end
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 12:20 pm 
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Hi all, can anyone please help me out with a little advice :?:

I am building decent horses and need to upgrade my braking system in my XY FALCON.

She currently has a disc brake front end to which i heard that an au series 2 caliper assembly can be bolted into place using the au stub axles........

Is this possible or can anyone offer me any advice as to what i can do without going to HOPPERS STOPPERS expensive methods?

All help and advice would be appreciated. Cheers...
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 Post subject: Re: Brake conversion to twin spot caliper for xy front end
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:19 pm 
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You are not going to be able to use the AU stubs. XF is the latest you can use, otherwise it is a totally different design. You need to look for the best calipers available for an XF. Good luck. 8-)

 

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 Post subject: Re: Brake conversion to twin spot caliper for xy front end
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:32 am 
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Thank you for your help here..... so the whole front end assemblies including stubs and all bolt straight in from an XF? This would be good if i can get onto them as i am also shortening my diff housing and will adapt the XF fairmont rear discs aswell (while i am at it as i used to drive an XF RAIRMONT and from memory, the braking was far more than superior over my XY).

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 Post subject: Re: Brake conversion to twin spot caliper for xy front end
Posted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:29 am 
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you could look at rrs kits not really cheap either tho

 

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 Post subject: Re: Brake conversion to twin spot caliper for xy front end
Posted: Tue Nov 30, 2010 11:14 pm 
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If you type in BIG Brakes on EBAY. Romac UPC do a kit that fits straight on to your stub axles it has BA Rotors & VT calipers. Lists them for 99 cents they normally go for around $750 I got one for my PV for $713. it fits well. Pedal is a bit low may need to change your master cylinder. Still playing with that part. Regards TPVM.

 

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Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 8:49 am 
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Have you already got Gilmers on the front? (slight upgrade over the pbr's) maybe pad and rotor combo worth upgrading, probably cheapest upgrade, you could start, otherwise next step is $700+for a upc kit.probably the best bet afterall by the time you by pads and rotors, you'll probably be halfway there.

 

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 Post subject: Re: Brake conversion to twin spot caliper for xy front end
Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 6:28 pm 
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You mean Girlock don't you OZBMX?

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