Mazda 6 Brake upgrade
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Brainmp5t has speed6 brakes all around but he has a 300 + hp car so I'd see why he would need it. He's running a hydraulic brake line so idn how you would run them with a regular cable ( unless u plan to upgrade to a hydraulic
Line).
It's not worth the effort to try to retro for them in of u ask me. I heard it's more difficult than the regular 6 brakes. If you really want to do it I'd say message Brianmp5t on torontoprotegeclub.com he's banned from maz247 so that's where u can get ahold of him if u want
Hammo
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As long as the brackets for the MS6 rear's fit I should have no problem, might have to make custom ones
like I have for my RX7 FD3S Front Brakes
Last time I checked Brian had Ksport 14 inch 8 pots on front and 13 inch on rears (unsure or calipers on rear)
As for the cable I would get custom ones (longer) made been done down here in Aus with regular Mazda 6 rear brake upgrade, I know a guy
Justin2129
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all of this info is in the thread....try reading through it
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For the Mazda 6 front upgrade, Do you know if the brackets are required? and same for the rear 626 upgrade?
bpt323
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front caliper brackets & rear 626 brackets.
you can use your stock rear calipers. but they need a little trim work to clearance the pads. (you might be able to use the matching rear 626 calipers idk) didn't have them to test out when i did the swap
best luck!
you can use your stock rear calipers. but they need a little trim work to clearance the pads. (you might be able to use the matching rear 626 calipers idk) didn't have them to test out when i did the swap
best luck!
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So i will need the mazda 6 brackets and the 626 brackets then?
I don't think I've ever seen them sold separately, especially used, but yes you need the caliper and brackets too.
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Cool thanks alot guys.
Yup, Need the brackets. And like circuit said, typically they included them. But make sure they say that when ordering. I got mine off RockAuto.com, and they say in the listing if there included or not.
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I ended up ordering the calipers from ebay and the brake parts off rock auto. 01 rear 626 and 07 front mazda6
Rotors come that way. Calipers were painted with caliper paint from autozone.
I'm in NorCal.
BBK P5 update: Pics of Mazda 6 Caliper/Rotor
UPDATE
The question came up why don't the calipers cover the entire rotor? Seemed odd to me too.
I have taken some photos from a Mazda 6 but I don't know the year.
As you can see, the Caliper covers the rotor. Does anyone know what year Mazda 6 this is? ____________
For the Rear 2001 626, do we order the V4 or V6 engine config caliper/Brackets? ________________
Once I get all the parts I will post a MOD link for everyone link Circuit did with pics.
Thanks
UPDATE
The question came up why don't the calipers cover the entire rotor? Seemed odd to me too.
I have taken some photos from a Mazda 6 but I don't know the year.
As you can see, the Caliper covers the rotor. Does anyone know what year Mazda 6 this is? ____________
For the Rear 2001 626, do we order the V4 or V6 engine config caliper/Brackets? ________________
Once I get all the parts I will post a MOD link for everyone link Circuit did with pics.
Thanks
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Pictured is a 03-05 base model. Which would be the smallest of all Mazda6 brakes.
For the rear of the 626's, it would be the V6. As all the 4 cyl 626's had rear drum.
