5 lug conversion question., Rear calipers Options

[turbonet]

Bought a five lug conversion recently but the rear calipers don't have an e-brake on them. Can anyone shed some light on what I have exactly.

[Porschef]

No, You'll need a pair of -6 rear calipers. Ouch.$$$

Something else might work, I'm not an expert by any stretch. -4 rotors are only what, 9mm wide? Your 5 lug rotors are probably in the 15mm range.

A buddy around the corner has a -6 conversion, I break his balls all the time about how much he spent on it but doesn't have an E-brake... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[Dave_Darling]

-4 rotors are only what, 9mm wide? Your 5 lug rotors are probably in the 15mm range.

The Six rear rotors are almost exactly the same as the Four rear rotors. They are solid, not vented. They might be a mm or two thicker, but that doesn't prevent them from being used. They do have a slightly larger diameter, as has been mentioned, but that can be dealt with by turning them down or by spacing the caliper out a few mm.

Rear vented rotors are from some other car, typically a 911, and need appropriate calipers. The "V calipers" are 914 rears with a spacer in the middle so they can fit over the vented rotors, and others have used 911 rear brakes and either no parking brake or have modified the trailing arms to make the 911-type drum parking brake work.

--DD