The banjo end of the hose will bolt directly to the caliper (the calipers I bought came with a 10mm banjo bolt, copper washers, brackets, and clips to retain the pads). I prefer to use off the shelf parts for ease of replacement.

There are a few options and lengths out there, some people even seem to opt for having customer hoses made. You'll see later on during the installation as to why this is important. There are a few options out there for studs, the reason I chose the ones I did because they have a shorter knurled section than the factory studs (factory studs have to go through the hub AND the drum). Studs - no idea what vehicle they are used on, just search the PN The 30mm thread length worked for my application, yours may vary.Ĭaliper bolts - M12-1.25x30mm and washers (I might swap these out for flange bolts later on)Ĭalipers, rotors, pads are off a 1995 Suzuki Sidekick 2 door (2 dr uses solid rotors, four door uses vented rotors that are different)īrake Hoses are off a 1995 Chevy S10 Front 2wd They had to order them since they were an odd size, but it only look about a day to get them in. The caliper mount bolts I found from the local Fastenal. They have a decent selection and there was really no rhyme or reason for choosing the brands I did.Ĭalipers - BECK/ARNLEY 0770705S / 0770706S (you'll need rights and lefts) You can use the stock spindle studs and nuts typically.īrackets and spacers - from Brennan Metcalf ( ) or email him directly parts I picked up from Rock Auto. Thicker the spindle studs/bolts start to get in the way of the bearing I use 1/4' cold roll steel for the brackets. The bracket goes OVER the spindle just like the stock drum brake The caliper should be positioned with the bleed screw at the top I have had people clock the brackets into a different position front vs rearĪnd side to side to help clear shocks, steering, etc. Note: I have elected not to perform this operation on my end. You want to make sure the bracket has no air gapīehind it. You need to chamfer the ID of the center hole of the bracket toĬlear the machined corner radius on the spindle step. I have some shops that I use for custom brake lines once you figure Style (I use 1985 honda accord front brake hoses on my flatty and theyīe sure to use the appropriate banjo bolt and crush washers. The brake hose fitting on the caliper end needs to be a 10mm banjo Hub/spindle/axle flange between different versions. This typically only happens when you mix and match the I have had the odd setup happen where this shim is the wrong thickness. (Note:These are now provided with each bracket ) Depending on the bearing hub ( or rear axle ) is should beĪbout 5/16'/.313'thick. You need a shim/bushing to offset the OEM caliper mount from myīracket. Fastenal is theīest place I have found to order these online Mount ( I recommend using loctite 243 blue as a minimum along withĪpprox 70ft lbs torque with 10.9 or 12.9 fasteners ).ĭepending on washer thickness, pleas check that the bolt does notĮxtend beyond the bracket towards the rotor.įinding good quality 10.9+ grade bolts is difficult. You need M12, 1.25mm pitch x ~25-30mm long metric bolts for the caliper The holes in the rotors for the wheel studs need drilled out to. Has the drum brake on the outside of the flange and is easy to replace.Ī dana 30 front axle will have the drum on the outside of the flange also, A D23 rear axle will be the sameĪs the early front axle ( press studs out, replace without drum ). The factory drum and then reinstall the studs. On the early D25/27 front axle you will have to press the studs out to remove The rotor goes OVER the wheel bearing hub like the later drum/disc systems This kit is designed around using the NON-vented rotor and caliper. Use 1995 or earlier Geo Tracker/Suzuki Sidekick front rotors andĬalipers/caliper mount/pads ( These are available at any parts house Technical notes for this conversion below. First off, the one benefit of this conversion is not needing to buy a lot of fancy parts, when I did this in the summer of '18 I spent about $450 for all the parts needed to do the conversion using all brand new components.īrennan Metcalf, the gentleman who I purchased the brackets from had a small write up with some tech notes on the conversion.

1995 suzuki sidekick