• Installing 1994-1999 brakes on 1991-1993 car


    Written by David Netter edited with Permission by Alan

    The Basics
    The purpose of this modification is to allow the larger 2nd gen rotors to be used on your first gen. Basically it's a $500 brake upgrade.

    Parts List
    • ~$200 2nd gen turbo calipers
    • ~$300 2nd gen rotors
    • FREE: you can use your old brake pads, they are the same
    • FREE: remove your brake dust shields, they won't fit the new rotors
    • FREE: you can continue to be a cheap-ass and buy OEM sized tires for OEM wheels, instead of getting those aftermarket wheels.


    Warnings
    First off, there is a LOT of grinding involved. I used a steel bit to cut time, but be careful because if it grabs the aluminum it will dig in fast.

    Before you start please plug your brake line threads as to not get metal shavings into your caliper

    as you can see here, this is at the end of the first stage before the first test fitting, almost every area fit fine, but the front of the caliper, just frontside of where I was grinding was so close to touching, I decided to grind more off.


    What to grind

    I have the sections numbered
    1. Medium grinding
    2. Light grinding mostly to match the rest of the caliper
    3. Heavy grinding here, I took off between 1/16 and 1/8 inch of metal here



    I also disassembled the caliper and put the outward facing section on a mill to take off the Mitsubishi and the casting marks, I'm not sure if this was necessary, but I like my stuff to look stock and Mitsubishi doesn't fit well on the side of a stealth. I would recommend painting the calipers or powder-coating them after this process is completed to avoid corrosion.

    The finished product
    Here are the calipers after the second phase of grinding, they "should" fit with enough clearance for my tastes. After grinding I went over the ground areas with a sanding bit and then a steel-wool wheel to buff them a bit.

    Comments 3 Comments
    1. zba857's Avatar
      zba857 -
      issues with attachments? just me?
    1. GTOJOE's Avatar
      GTOJOE -
      Quote Originally Posted by zba857 View Post
      issues with attachments? just me?
      Nope me to. I assume this is just for people running stock wheels?

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    1. Playinwitmatchz's Avatar
      Playinwitmatchz -
      I fit stock dust sheilds just fine on my 92 running 2nd gen brakes. I did tweak them out a tiny but to assure clearance but didnt have any touching when i was done.