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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 11:31 AM
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What is required to change my GTu over from the single piston calipers to 4 piston calipers? Is it just a direct swap, or something more involved?



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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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you need the rotors caliper and lines for the front. i dunno if the rear is worth doing or what you need to do to make it vented



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Old Jun 1, 2003 | 12:39 PM
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Would the generic Brembo rotors from eBay work?
Old Jun 1, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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here I thought GTu had 4 piston brakes?
Old Jun 1, 2003 | 04:47 PM
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Nope, single piston.





I'm just trying to convert the front brakes.
Old Jun 1, 2003 | 07:24 PM
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it works like this rob



86-87 sport, gxl and turbo get 4 piston brakes

88-88 gtu, gxl and turbo, and vert

89-90 gtus, gxl and turbo, and vert

91 coupe a package or better, turbo and vert



everything else in 86-88 gets 4 lug, and 89+ gets 5 lug single piston



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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 05:19 AM
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its that GTUs that tricks me, lol
Old Jun 2, 2003 | 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Rob x-7' date='Jun 2 2003, 02:19 AM
its that GTUs that tricks me, lol
you i know, gtu gtus, lame



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Old Jun 2, 2003 | 12:00 PM
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So I just need rotors and lines for a turbo car?
Old Jun 2, 2003 | 12:04 PM
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the S5 GTU has a funky single piston setup, which afaik is not shared with other FC's



the rotors are the same as for the 4 pistons, but you're gonna need the front mounting brackets for the 4 piston brakes.



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