jonlabree Posted December 25, 2008 Share Posted December 25, 2008 The Calipers are new and so are the rotors (Slotted and Drilled) But I am going out to the yard as soon as it gets a little warmer and see whats what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rule Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Nice Job!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Just to bring back an old post. I think I am going to look at a '98 Park Avenue to see if I can use the entire mounting system without modifications... I never use my parking brake, but I like the idea of everything working. Also kind of a low priority as I have this last summer replaced all 4 pads and rotors, coupled with the fact that it is also stored for the winter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlabree Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Can't be done. The cable mountings are in the wrong place and facing the wrong direction. Been there, Done that.Save your time and energy for someting else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAVES89 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 I didn't know that you had checked... Thanks for responding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlabree Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 The new Calipers come with the cable mounting brackets and you can see that they face towards the center of the car. The cables on the Reatta come from the side. My first post was premature. When I got to the other side, I found that it would not work. Check Ronnie’s site and see my final post on the brackets that I made. They work with no cutting & welding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnemac Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 Something else to be noted is that this is a cure for the"how am I gonna get home since the teves failed?". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Greg Ross Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: johnemac</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Something else to be noted is that this is a cure for the"how am I gonna get home since the teves failed?". </div></div>What, drive a Yugo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlabree Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 One thing I have noticed. Cold Ceramic pads do not hold well with the e-brake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 Jon, do you still need to pump the parking brake after installing the Aurora brakes on the rear? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonlabree Posted January 13, 2009 Share Posted January 13, 2009 With standard pads, No.With my ceramic pads cold twice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rule Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 In the past two years I have converted the rear brakes on three Reattas and a Cadillac. I have learned a few things doing this upgrade. Does the forum want to hash this again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-a-n-i-e-l Posted April 29, 2011 Share Posted April 29, 2011 Always. Knowlege or at least new how not tos are always welcome, and a finshed product/plan is priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Rule Posted April 30, 2011 Author Share Posted April 30, 2011 Thank you, D-a-n-i-a-l I was wrong in some things I said. I said it was okay to just do the back brakes because they didn't add much to stoppin' the car. WRONG---I disconnected the ABS relay and tested brakes on a frozen lake-----Reatta with big brakes on back only wants to swap ends. Same results on pea gravel. I think there needs to be a new thread . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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