can i put the front calipers on the rear wheels?

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Dexter

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• May 23, 2005

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on a mazdaspeed, provided i also changed the rotors, would this be possible, and then upgrade the front brakes to a wilwood kit?

i am not a ricer.

 

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• May 23, 2005

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subscrizzle for rizzle

 

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GHOSTWHISPER

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• May 23, 2005

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do it and then tell us how it is?

 

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ForceFed

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• May 23, 2005

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Dex...I dont think thats gonna work unless the mounting bracket for the fronts is exactly thsame as the rears...as in the bolt on pattern.I will take a peesie tomorrow but I think you are screwed...your gonna have to just hget the replacement calipers...what happened anyway...I saw your WTB thread?

Matt

 

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Aricjm15

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• May 23, 2005

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you would have no e-brake, you would have to make fancy brackets and such too

 

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ForceFed

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• May 23, 2005

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Not to mention the fronts are front mounted and the rears are rear mounted..I am sure that is what really will throw thing out of whack.

Matt

 

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Dexter

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• May 23, 2005

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okay, it will not work, nevermind, just checked it. i am stupid. yet still not a ricer.

 

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Dexter

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• May 23, 2005

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hahaha OH s*** NO EBRAKE lol, im a moron...

 

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• May 23, 2005

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ForceFed said:

Not to mention the fronts are front mounted and the rears are rear mounted..I am sure that is what really will throw thing out of whack.

Matt

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wouldnt make a difference, force is still being applied in the same direction

 

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• May 23, 2005

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yeah, your a ricer.

 

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Dexter

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• May 23, 2005

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stop following my bad threads damnit jose...i was in a stupor.

 

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• May 25, 2005

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speed world challenge proteges use stock rears, with Hawk black pads. Its good enough for them....of course they have 13" brembos or stoptechs on front.

 

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• May 25, 2005

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im pretty sure the msp calipers are the same as a certain 626 caliper or a mazda6 caliper. which one i dont remember, but i know its not specific to the msp.

 

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Wesman II

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• May 25, 2005

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Yes I heard that too. Also same as RX-7 rears '86-'95

 

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Dexter

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• May 25, 2005

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the tripoint proteges used Mazda 6 rear calipers

 

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• May 25, 2005

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