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Old Apr 18, 2009 | 04:04 PM
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Put this on the....uhhhh...uhhhh....Mini today...

12.2" Rotors+Alum Hats+4 Piston Outlaw Calipers+Porterfield R4S Pads+Goodridge SS Lines+ATE Superblue...



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What's the deal with the bleeders on the bottoms of the calipers?
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Originally Posted by DocWyte
What's the deal with the bleeders on the bottoms of the calipers?
Honestly a great question as the manual said just to bleed the top 2 bleeders....

http://www.outlawdiscbrakes.com/2000.html
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What's the deal with the bleeders on the bottoms of the calipers?
My guess is so the caliper can be mounted fore or aft of the hub, for different applications.
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Lookin sweeeeettt!
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Originally Posted by DocWyte
What's the deal with the bleeders on the bottoms of the calipers?
Make only one caliper to fit left and right side. Just bleed the tops on each side!
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Originally Posted by ShowMeData
My guess is so the caliper can be mounted fore or aft of the hub, for different applications.
That makes sense
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Those are really nice, look great too! If you did that yourself - well done!
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Those are really nice, look great too! If you did that yourself - well done!
Thanks..ya installed them myself..and they are still working and havent fallen off...shocking for me (jk)
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