Razman

So my right front rotor has been slightly warped for a few months now - a little disappointing considering how 'good' I thought the brakes were when I first saw that they were slotted/drilled rotors (then I researched the 'net and decided against getting them again). After calling around, I discovered that most shops were pretty proud of them older D2 parts, so I priced out D3 replacements and found them significantly cheaper. I read about the 360mm D3 conversion and decided to take the plunge.

I've had great dealings with NAPA over the years so I decided to source all my parts through them. Here is what I ordered:

Front calipers (L/R are identical): CAL SE3664A (with brackets - you need them!!)
Pads: ATM D1707J
Rotors: UP 880335

The job took about 3 hours, I had an apprentice assisting me (but one person can do it), and for the most part it went quite smoothly. Only issue I want to revisit is properly securing the brake lines as I was unable to mount the metal lines (the ones that bolted to the old caliper) back onto the new calipers, so the fitting is the only thing holding it secure right now. Also, I'd like to replace the rubber lines with steel braided ones and find a way to keep them out of the way of the CV axles - I think I'm OK for now, but it's not a long term solution.

Once the grease coating on the rotors burned off and the pads seated they worked great. The brakes don't seem like they're straining and are perfectly smooth compared to the grinding feeling the slotted rotors had. For the pads with the sensors in them, I clipped the wires off the old pads and spliced them onto the new pad wires using crimping-type connectors and then covered them with heat-shrink tubing. I'm not getting any brake warning on my dash so that must have worked.

Here are some pics:



New discs:





Now it stops as fast as it goes - effortlessly!

Raz

dan87951

Nice work!

BrianC72gt

Be careful. Running without the little brackets to support the hard pipe/flex line connection at the back of the caliper is a short term solution. As the suspension moves up down and while turning, you will stress the hard brake line on the back of the caliper until it fractures.

Best part? Those little brackets are insanely expensive for what they are. I ended up making my own after looking at a bunch of photos and mocking them up in cardboard... a fiddly pain in the ***. Better to find a trashed junkyard pair of calipers to scrounge the brake line brackets.

Brian

Razman

I'm planning on just going to stainless lines that run from the frame straight to the caliper and eliminate that whole tangle altogether. Just need $$ and to source the lines. But yes, for the short term it should be fine.

Raz