Letsride

Guys my parts for the TT upgrade are here (calipers, pads, SS lines rotors). I have a question for those that have done the upgrade, do the callipers fir with the GS dust shield or are there modifications required?

It will be a few days before I get the brake fluid so I am just trying to be prepared. Also I have 19" AT Rivas so I dont think I'll have fitment problems, correct?

Thanks

DaveGS4

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The dealer did my install, but they had to remove the dust shields to get them to fit.

I assume your wheels are high disk? My wheels were supposed to clear them. but they did not. Don't underestimate the space you'll need for these things. The fact that they're 19" doesn't really impact the space for the brake fittment.... it's the disk and the shape of the wheel / spokes.

Neo

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The rotors for the TT upgrade is bigger than the stock ones. This means that it will not fit in the dust shield. Some here have trimmed the shield to accomodate the bigger size, most have just gotten rid of it.

And what Dave said about fitment. Your 19s will be plenty of space for the new rotors. It is the rotor-to-wheel-face distance that you need to worry about. TTs are huge and require quite a bit of clearance. I don't know enough about the ATs to say whether or not you have space but if the wheel is not high disc, there is already cause for concern.

Letsride

Thanks guys I'l try to get in touch with Steve to see if he has a template for the TT calipers.

rominl

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you have to cut out the dust shield for sure, the rotors are bigger. about the wheel, if your wheel isnt high disk you are in big trouble for sure. my suggestion? take off the stock caliper, do NOT unplug the hose, put on the new caliper, and try to fit the wheels on first

lexforlife

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rom and dave , i am also getting ready to put on the tt upgrade , whats involved in removeing the dust sheild , does the hub have to disassembled or does it basically bolt on

JacobT

I kept my dust shield on just cut the opening bigger.

lexforlife

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did you remove it to cut it or what did you use to cut it with????

(btw jacob , i have not forgotten about the deal , i am waiting on confirm about my deal with the calipers from another mem)

JacobT

Just use any kind of metal cutting tools. I like to have the dust shield for better cooling.

Letsride

Well I sent Brandon a template of the calliper to see if it works. Hope I hear soon.....

GammaLex

Will a +43 clear TT Calipers? I have IForged Senakas. Im not sure if there High disk or not. Also will the rear TT calipers bolt on if you remove the dust shield? I was going to upgrade my brakes as a cheap temp way instead of A Big brake kit.

rominl

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offset has nothing to do with the brake fitment (well maybe a little), but it's still the disk setup that plays the biggest roll. you need to check with the wheel vendor about this

zenki300

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My cousin and I simply removed the entire dust shield after we cut it up so that the rotors would fit. As for the calipers, they bolted right on without any modifications. The only problem we ran into was the removal of the stock rotors because they were stuck in place. So if you're planning to do the install yourself, you might want to have a rubber mallet ready in case any of the rotors have to be knocked loose so you can remove them. Otherwise, those rotors should slide right off. Hope this helps.

lexforlife

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what is the best way to bleed the system when you disconnect and reconnect using stainless lines

rominl

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just umm..... bleed from the furthest corner, so from pessenger rear, driver rear, then pessenger front, driver front.