Thread: twelve inch brake upgrade

Originally Posted by RyanL

so do you need new calipers or no?

You don't need to replace the caliper. Just the caliper bracket and rotor.

nope, you don't need new calipers or pads. just the caliper brackets and rotors.

Originally Posted by RyanL

ok thanks. I can understand not needing new calipers but as for brake pads i would have thought having a bigger rotor would mean wider brake surface therefore needing new pads. can you explain this to me lol thanks

The width of the braking surface of the rotor does not get wider with the larger rotor. The hub part of the rotor is larger to increase the radius of the whole braking surface. Hope that helps.