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Front Baer brakes
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:19 PM
My next question are these easy to install, or is there some modding to be done ( cut etc...)


Re: Front Baer brakes
Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:10 PM
No, they are direct replacement.


Re: Front Baer brakes
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 8:31 AM
you have to modify the spindle to get everything to mount up.....it is not a bolt on deal.





Re: Front Baer brakes
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:42 AM
They ARE direct replacement. Baer has already modified spindles in the kit and you send your spindles back to them.
Re: Front Baer brakes
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:45 AM
Also, the caliper brackets are a PAIN IN DA ASS to put back together if the happen to come apart haha.. I will never accidently let mine hit the ground again.. grrrr.











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Re: Front Baer brakes
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 10:51 AM
the spindle is already modified by baer.........you just unbolt your strut, lower balljoint, and tie rod end and brake line, then install new
and then have an alignment



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Re: Front Baer brakes
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 12:59 PM
pyre fyre wrote:They ARE direct replacement. Baer has already modified spindles in the kit and you send your spindles back to them.


I do apologize....that is correct...





Re: Front Baer brakes
Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:54 AM
Yep. Pretty simple, all things considered. Of course, if you've never separated a ball joint before... well... try not to tear the boots.




Re: Front Baer brakes
Thursday, June 26, 2008 5:28 AM
Wild Weasel wrote:Yep. Pretty simple, all things considered. Of course, if you've never separated a ball joint before... well... try not to tear the boots.


aka dont use a pickle fork to seperate them....





Re: Front Baer brakes
Thursday, June 26, 2008 2:47 PM
Another modification you *should* do is SS brake lines.


Re: Front Baer brakes
Friday, June 27, 2008 4:59 AM
The Baer kit comes with them since the stock lines won't fit the calipers (I think).





Re: Front Baer brakes
Friday, June 27, 2008 10:43 AM
Honestly...

I can almost guarantee you the wilwood setup goes on faster. Sure you need to chop the "ears" off of the spindle but that takes all of 5 minutes total.

It would take me longer to get the ball joint nut off, and separate the tie-rod and the ball joint to the knuckle.

I had the Wilwood front kit on in an hour, both sides. Dirt simple.... and thats with wire brushing and repainting the knuckle too!

With that said... it's not a hard install per se I just don't like screwing with the ball-joint or tie-rod. No alignment necessary, and 4 piston calipers to boot!

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Re: Front Baer brakes
Monday, June 30, 2008 7:49 AM
John Benham wrote:
Wild Weasel wrote:Yep. Pretty simple, all things considered. Of course, if you've never separated a ball joint before... well... try not to tear the boots.


aka dont use a pickle fork to seperate them....


the only boots ive ever torn using the fork were the ones on my cav. of course that led to ball joint replacement because of stupid GM design. what method do you use?
Re: Front Baer brakes
Monday, June 30, 2008 7:53 AM
The same method Darkstars uses here.





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