georgiapiSenior Member
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 183
4/20/19
Got everything on and bled.
Damp drizzle going on here, waiting for light traffic hours tomorrow AM to bed them in.
Normally because of past experience I just drive brakes in easy for a couple hundred miles but I decided to have a conversation with Power Stop and was convinced to do it without delay, meaning the sooner the better.
I tried one of my 18" chrome clads and it went on with more room to spare than the wheel krautmaster tried but had fun nicking up my caliper paint job getting it on. If money was an object I may have went with the 18's and there was at least 4mm clearance and I had no weights to roll by it. Still too close for me to risk it. I like my 20's and Generals more anyways.
- The weight penalty is 27lbs per corner. I weighed everything and amazingly, give or take an ounce or two they were all in the 9 pound difference from one another, Rotors, Calipers, and wheel/tire combos. I have a 0-110# hanging scale.
- Put her in the air. The following happened in steps over several days as parts came in.
- Cracked the RR bleeder so I could use my carpet kicker to hold the brake pedal an inch or so depressed to close off the reservoir ports avoiding gravity or siphoning. Closed the bleeder.
- Removed hoses putting a cap over the front metal feed tubing and the rear by using a bolt and the used copper washers to seal off the banjos'.
- Removed all the calipers and rotors.
- Installed speed bleeders on the BR9 calipers.
- Installed the Rotors and calipers. Rotors were held in place using OE capped lug nuts with the crowns ground off and reversed.
- Installed front hoses, what a joy, amazing how they have them configured to go on and route with no torque twist. Nice.
- Rear lines are Stoptech SS braided and new coppers washers used in the reinstall.
- (Note = The MOPAR Front Big Brake Kit included hardware consists of new adapter bolts and copper washers. One is assumed to use the BR5 banjo bolts but I didn't have mine because I had SS braided lines. As luck would have it the Centric BR9 rear calipers came with new banjo bolts & washers so I moved them to the front and used new washers in my rear braided line banjo bolts. So I'm OE plumbed up front and braided at the rears.
- Installed calipers and lines, pumped out and refilled the reservoir and made several bleeding rounds using up 1.5ltrs of Prestone Synthetic DOT3. Man what a pedal, even with new pads that I'm sure are not mated perfectly flat I have a mean pedal.
- (Speed Bleeders) Something to note about speed bleeders is they are not meant to be used in several sessions without reapplying the thread compound. And to keep the thread seal reliable only back them away from the seats 1/4-turn. And don't get crazy legs pumping. When you install new ones they take some effort to thread in and to back off. After a session or two if they back off easily its a sign they need more compound. Just use them as OE bleeders until you can retreat them. I change fluid yearly so I get three years per set and keep two sets per vehicle. All speed bleeders are not equal. The Doorman branded with the red compound will have you disbelieving in them. Order from Speed Bleeder for the best bet.
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