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Originally Posted by greazzer
Army,
With this upgrade, can you use the bigger calipers and rotors ? Seems like a nice trade off. I would swap 11 pounds for the bigger and better brakes. I would rather lose 11 pounds off my gut. My .02. So, does this whole sha-bang just bolt in ?
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I don't think the brakes are any different operational wise.
I have to check them out still but the caliper that was left on one of the aluminium trailing arms that I bought looks like it has the same sized brake piston in there as the calipers that are fitted on the steel trailing arms. It looks like only the casting is different so that it fits into the slot on the aluminium trailing arm whereas the calipers on the steel trailing arms just bolt on (as I'm sure you know).
I guess this "upgrade" on a W126 would be very straightforward as you'd just remove and replace. The only problem that might occur would be fixing the thicker anti-roll bar to the chassis for the anti-dive mechanism. But that might not be a problem.
As for doing this to a W123 I know that that anti-roll bar needs to be narrower. The W126 is a wider car. The rest of the stuff seems to me to just be a bolt on job though - I might be able to use a W123 coupe rear anti-roll bar or shorten a W126 one for the anti-dive attachments... I haven't gotten that far yet. (And like I've said I'm not sure if I'll go that far!)
The anti-dive mechanism should in principle be a handling advantage when fitted to a vehicle with a powerful engine - but when fitted to a N/A OM617 I guessing it isn't going to have much of an effect...
...oh yes there's a difference of 5kg / 11lbs per side.