AU1 Brakes

[pecker73]

Can anyone point me in the right direction ?

I have just picked up an AU1 Falcon Forte Sedan. It has the stock brakes on it.

I also have a set of BA XR8 Brakes (Calipers, Rotors, Pads).

I want to get these fitted to the AU. Does anyone know where I can go to get this done? Is it an easy process for the AU1? Any idea of cost if you have had it done?

I have had a read of the BA onto AU thread, everyone seems to do it themselves... I would, except I am mechanically challenged and want the car to stop when I use the brakes. :

Cheers

[stiddy]

My bad, didnt read your full post.

Umm pretty much any mechanic could do it, would be better off trying to find a brake and suspension place to have a look.
If you source the parts you need and pass it onto a mechanic they should have it done pretty smartly..

[Casper]

Hoppers stoppers can do it, so can BOG, and G&D also have the knowledge.

[EvilChief]

Originally Posted by pecker73

Can anyone point me in the right direction ?

I have just picked up an AU1 Falcon Forte Sedan. It has the stock brakes on it.

I also have a set of BA XR8 Brakes (Calipers, Rotors, Pads).

I want to get these fitted to the AU. Does anyone know where I can go to get this done? Is it an easy process for the AU1? Any idea of cost if you have had it done?

I have had a read of the BA onto AU thread, everyone seems to do it themselves... I would, except I am mechanically challenged and want the car to stop when I use the brakes. :

Cheers

its reasonably straight forward:

you will need:
- Uprights
- lower control arm
- S2 swaybar & mounting brackets

for ur brakes u will need the mounting brackets (bridges), calipers, pads and rotors and i am sure i forgot something somewhere lol

those conversions take me about one hour each side, that includes inspecting and regreasing slides, machinin rotors, linishing pads (if 2nd hand), fitting components, etc

sometimes we rebuild wheel bearings while we are at it as everything is apart anyway

[JC]

Originally Posted by EvilChief

its reasonably straight forward:

you will need:
- Uprights
- lower control arm
- S2 swaybar & mounting brackets

for ur brakes u will need the mounting brackets (bridges), calipers, pads and rotors and i am sure i forgot something somewhere lol

those conversions take me about one hour each side, that includes inspecting and regreasing slides, machinin rotors, linishing pads (if 2nd hand), fitting components, etc

sometimes we rebuild wheel bearings while we are at it as everything is apart anyway

And it took me 11 hours! Worth doing though, and you need to use the AU2/BA brake lines, as the AU1 lines are too short.

[theboss290]

is there anyone in S.A.that can do this?

[JC]

Originally Posted by theboss290

is there anyone in S.A.that can do this?

You mean anyone on the forums? If you just mean anyone, pedders should do it, ot any other suspension place. Changing the lower control arms etc should be a snap for them - they'd just about have to do it when changing upper/lower ball joints anyway.

[ilucgte]

Originally Posted by theboss290

is there anyone in S.A.that can do this?

Theres not much out Craigmore way to do this, but i would go to Stable Suspension, if thats what its still called, on Ween Rd Pooraka, decent blokes in there. I did the rotors, calipers and pads and some other stuff the other week on our AU and they are really easy cars to work on, i couldnt believe how quick i got it all done.

[blackers10]

is anything funky required to do this conversion (presses etc)
or is it nice and straight forward spanner turning goodness??

probably going to have this on the cards when my current rotors die

here is a pic i got off here somewhere that has everything required layed out so you can see!

(switch the nice huge Brembo calipers and rotors to which ever AU2-BA rotors and calipers your using obviously)

[EvilChief]

Originally Posted by JC

And it took me 11 hours! Worth doing though, and you need to use the AU2/BA brake lines, as the AU1 lines are too short.

hoist, air tools and a complete workshop make life easy

[AU1XLS]

You will need these as well

[AU1XLS]

You only need press etc if you start changing bushes etc its otherwise a bolt up conversion

[blackers10]

cheers mate

where do those brackets go??

[JC]

Originally Posted by blackers10

cheers mate

where do those brackets go??

They bolt to the chassis, then the sway bar D mounts bolt to them. There are 2 holes on the outside of the chassis to hold the large brackets (they are threaded to take a 6 or 8mm metric thread, IIRC), but nothing on the inside, so you need to use some self drilling bolts, or a 90mm bolt and nut to hold them in position on the inside.

[JC]

Originally Posted by pecker73

Can anyone point me in the right direction ?

I have just picked up an AU1 Falcon Forte Sedan. It has the stock brakes on it.

I also have a set of BA XR8 Brakes (Calipers, Rotors, Pads).

I want to get these fitted to the AU. Does anyone know where I can go to get this done? Is it an easy process for the AU1? Any idea of cost if you have had it done?

I have had a read of the BA onto AU thread, everyone seems to do it themselves... I would, except I am mechanically challenged and want the car to stop when I use the brakes. :

Cheers

I found this mob by googling carrum downs (I had no idea where it is, and was going to offer my help if you travelled from Sydney to Canberra, then found that you're in Vic). Anyway, sounds like a good business and they're local for you - might be worth a try.

http://www.carrumdownscarcentre.com.au/

[pecker73]

Thanks for all the reply's...

Hopefully in the next couple of weeks the AU will have some new stoppers !

[EvilChief]

Originally Posted by AU1XLS

You will need these as well

i knew i forgot something ... this was it

[GK]

I just had the S1 wagon converted to S2 brakes, I highly recommend it.

My costs:

$400 = uprights, callipers, swaybar and mounts, lower wishbone.
$240 = rda slotted rotors and QFM K500 HP-R pads pads
$150 = labour (Dave my mate = top bloke).
$70 = extra gift for Dave.
$20 = swaybar bushes
$5 = castrol brake fluid

$885 all up, professionally installed.

I painted up the hub on the rotors with paint I already had and Dave painted up the callipers for me with another can I already had. We sprayed the pads with an anti squeal compound which I had left over from another job. I don't include these costs, but they'd be around $55 I'd reckon.

Brakes have heaps more feel, power and initial bite. I am very happy that I did the upgrade. The car pulls up so, so much quicker now.

Cheers,

GK