Topic: 15 Inch Rotors and 8 Piston Calipers install thread (Ksport) (Photo thread)

[Kelu]

LIKE!!!

[ChopTop]

Very impressive.

[scotthofferphotography]

I thought that yesterday you mentioned getting 16" rotors?

If you would have read all the thread, you would see that 16 inch was not guaranteed to clear and 15's were. So thats why we went with 15's

[scotthofferphotography]

So here are some pics from bleeding them today and a few pics of the brake lines/back of the calipers.









Tubing I installed to keep from getting fluid on my calipers.





Back of Caliper



Fluid on the floor from removing the old line.



Caliper turn to the side so you can see the end.

[ophidia31]

How are you going to bleed them, gravity, vacuum or good ol pumping the brake pedal? Never used a vacuum bleed, but gravity bleed is the only way I do my brakes anymore. Pedal feels so much better than the pump and hold method.

And not sure if it mentions in your instructions, but use a mallet or something to tap on the calipers to loosen up any air bubbles that may cling to the inside. I usually bleed once, go ape shit with a mallet, and then bleed again. About two or three times and I feel its pretty cleared up.

[DeepBlueGXP]

There are a couple of ways to bleed brakes, pressure or pumping.  Pumping required two people as someone has to close the valve before the brake pedal is raised or air will suck back into the brake.
at about 1:30 on the video they start bleeding the brakes with the two persons method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LgxMfQUMdJY

or an alternate 1 person pumping method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvyztDFHhaY&

[scotthofferphotography]

Me and my wife bleeded them, half way through the pump while fluid was still coming out, I could see it in those lines, I would shut the valve back off after I see fluid on to or three pumps. Worked great. The brakes stop really well.

[ChopTop]

I've also seen one person type bleeders advertised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0h5bMoW-aw

[elff]

I have the one person bleeders on my jeep.