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replacement brake pads besides OEM

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Old 01-30-17, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Katsumex
Not sure if you got around to doing them but the only thing you really need is something to compress the piston. You can change the brake pads easily without removing the whole caliper. Unfortunately I bought too big of a c clamp and that thing did not work so I hand compressed my pistons (I know terrible but I pulled it off lol)
Yep. I knocked it out in less than an hour. These calipers are probably the easiest calipers I've had to swap pads. I'll post details and pictures in my build thread for those that still need the boost to knock it out themselves!
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Originally Posted by FR500GT
Yep. I knocked it out in less than an hour. These calipers are probably the easiest calipers I've had to swap pads. I'll post details and pictures in my build thread for those that still need the boost to knock it out themselves!
Yes please!
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