[s-cars] Rear brake calipers

[Mike Fitton]

Can't we just use the whole S8 setup?  280mm rotors, S8 calipers and 
carriers?  I was under the impression that all the other pertinent 
dimensions were compatible?

-Cheers!
Mike

Bluemaxww1 at aol.com wrote:
>  
> The A8 rear caliper is a bolt up to the UrS carriers.  The caliper is  
> aluminum and it is a center pull ebrake as is the UrS calipers.  The  location of 
> the ebrake hookup is a little different, but should work.  You  will need to 
> ream out the ebrake cable stop, because it is a little smaller on  the A8 caliper.
>  
> You can see pictures of both calipers on this write up I did when, I  did an 
> upgrade on the rear brakes on my coupe.
>  
> _http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=1572831_ 
> (http://forums.fourtitude.com/zerothread?id=1572831) 
>  
> Greg W.
>  
> In a message dated 12/7/2006 11:01:04 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
> s.sikss at gmail.com writes:
>
> The  S-bitch has frequently seen temperatures below -20F with no sticking
> rear  caliper issue so I don't think the problem you're experiencing is
> caused by  a design flaw in the urS calipers. Simply, the grease in the hand
> brake  mechanism is old, probably mixed with a good deal of rust powder, and
> a  full rebuild of the calipers should solve the problem for several  years.
>
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> Vincent
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