Brake overhaul
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Melting Slicks
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From: East Windsor NJ
Brake overhaul
Stop-tech rotors, Hawk HPS pads, powder-coated calipers from TPS + stainless brake lines. There was some adventure along the way but its all buttoned up and initial results are promising - they definitely stop better than what was on there. 
On the rears there are these little "rivets" on the back of the pads and I had a helluva time flipping the calipers up and over to put in the 2nd pin. No such drama with the fronts.
Had no idea the calipers are made in Australia!
Also got the hyperflash harness put in (Radio Flyer) - works as advertised - but man my dash panels are all F'd up - every connector is broken or stripped - at some point I'll just have to replace them all.
On the rears there are these little "rivets" on the back of the pads and I had a helluva time flipping the calipers up and over to put in the 2nd pin. No such drama with the fronts.
Had no idea the calipers are made in Australia!
Also got the hyperflash harness put in (Radio Flyer) - works as advertised - but man my dash panels are all F'd up - every connector is broken or stripped - at some point I'll just have to replace them all.
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New brakes look really good.
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Melting Slicks
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From: East Windsor NJ
If you look in my second picture at the top - the rear wheel all done - you'll see in the center-top of the pad one of these rivets I was referring to. I was able to get the pads and clips into the carrier and install the lower bolt - but when I tried to flip the carrier up to install the upper bolt that's when these rivets would interfere with the caliper piston. I used a C-clamp to try and push them back more but it was a struggle - I put some dings in the edge of the piston but its in an area where it won't do any harm - we'll see soon enough! 
