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You'll need to caliper mounting bracket, because the caliper itself is physically larger, as is the rotor. So you'll need a semi-loaded caliper. Sent from my SM-G930W8 using Tapatalk

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Old 01-20-2017, 05:05 PM   #1 (permalink)
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You'll need to caliper mounting bracket, because the caliper itself is physically larger, as is the rotor. So you'll need a semi-loaded caliper.

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You'll need to caliper mounting bracket, because the caliper itself is physically larger, as is the rotor. So you'll need a semi-loaded caliper.

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Where can i find such bracket? Ive been searching and cant find anyone that has these?
Or is this bracket not needed if modifying the dust shield?


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