Front Calipers on rear conversion...

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Nov 16, 2004 | 05:46 PM

Nitro-C5

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Front Calipers on rear conversion...

who has done this? I currently have the Bear Eradispeed plus 1 14" rear rotors. I want to use my fronts in the rear and upgrade the fronts to 6 pistons. Has anyone done this before? Is there a braket that can be made to accomodte the bigger calipers on the back?

Nov 16, 2004 | 06:53 PM

Patches

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Mean Green did the conversion on his first vert.

Nov 16, 2004 | 07:50 PM

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Here you go Rick. I thought about doing the same thing and made a .pdf when Mean Green posted the pics. I hope that it helps!

Rear/Front brake conversion...............

Speaking of Mean Green, that's a GREAT Halloween costume in your avatar!

Nov 16, 2004 | 09:03 PM

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Mean Green did the conversion on his first vert.

Thanks for the heads up

Nov 16, 2004 | 09:05 PM

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Very

instructions thanks alot

Does anyone know where to get a brake bias kit?

BTW: I have to laugh everytime someone says that I'm wearing a cool costume. That's actually me at the 2000 Mack Truck Worlds Strongest Man contest with my fiancee. One of the boys in OT got a hold of the pic and photochopped me green..I thought it was

so I used it as my Avatar

Nov 16, 2004 | 09:53 PM

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Great avatar, I knew you were... ummm.... big! But I thought you simply colored yourself green for some kind of Halloween party.

Nov 17, 2004 | 12:41 PM

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Can anyone on here confirm that front calipers can fit on Eradispeed Plus one rears with 18" rims?

Nov 17, 2004 | 12:45 PM

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Very

instructions thanks alot

Does anyone know where to get a brake bias kit?

Nitro, Doug Rippie makes a larger master cylinder that has a brake bias valve on it. Some guys who have swapped fronts onto the rears have reported too long of a brake pedal travel - the bigger master fixes this.

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Nov 17, 2004 | 01:01 PM

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instructions thanks alot

You're Very welcome!

Nov 17, 2004 | 04:58 PM

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Make sure you do not need a operational parking brake for inspection.

Nov 17, 2004 | 05:29 PM

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So no parking brake anymore? Guess it won't really matter as the stocker don't work too well

Rick where you been man! Hope all is well w/ the torn muscles etc.

Cya

Nov 18, 2004 | 04:19 AM

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Hi, your front brakes are 1 1/4 " thick, the eradispeed rears are 1 " thick. If you use the front caliper you must use the front rotor , and you will lose the parking brake. walt

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