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330mm S60R brakes on a 245

Meatball

Meatball

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Jul 30, 2004
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Living in my 245
I have:

S60R front and rear calipers
STS Machining adapter brackets
hub adapters for parking brakes from STS
master cylinder
rotors/pads
Body -> rear axle hoses

I know that I need to adapt the rear calipers to the hoses for some reason.

I need to figure out what to do about connecting the front to the body lines. This is basically the reason for my post. I'm hoping that someone can help me pull this off without leaving the car at work for several days.
 
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Nagrom said:
Speedingparts sells hoses for R brake 240s.

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I've just received a set from them. They do not fit. The length is wrong and the end fitting for the chassis end is wrong. Currently in a long protracted email battle to get my money back. They don't seem in the slightest interested in fixing the actual problem to make hoses that fit.
 
I've come to realise that I don't need them anyway. The stock cupronickel hardlines on the strut can be reshaped to attach to the S60R calipers. They have a bubble flare, so will seat in the caliper and the thread on the fitting is the correct M10x1 thread. I annealed the cupronickel before reshaping them. Then use stock rubber or aftermarket braided hoses as you would normally on a 240.
 
crogthomas said:
I've come to realise that I don't need them anyway. The stock cupronickel hardlines on the strut can be reshaped to attach to the S60R calipers. They have a bubble flare, so will seat in the caliper and the thread on the fitting is the correct M10x1 thread. I annealed the cupronickel before reshaping them. Then use stock rubber or aftermarket braided hoses as you would normally on a 240.
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This is the way
 
Any comments on the rear?

I can only vaguely remember reading somewhere that the rear line doesn't land in the right place or is too short or something...
 
I've not done the rears, but that is my understanding too.
Making a new hardline is probably the simplest solution. Are you replumbing the brakes for a different split anyway?
 
crogthomas said:
I've not done the rears, but that is my understanding too.
Making a new hardline is probably the simplest solution.
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Thanks for the input.

crogthomas said:
Are you replumbing the brakes for a different split anyway?
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The impetus is a failing brake system on the car as it sits.

- Failing rear hoses (just about rotted through)
- Failing front hoses (pretty bad here as well. I think one is causing a caliper to drag)
- A caliper with broken bleeder screw (and not the one that I'm like 99% sure is slow to return ☠️)
- Rotors that might actually have 75k miles on them, lol
- A leaking master cylinder that just reared its ugly head
- I have 75% or more of what I need to proceed with the swap without buying anything new

I'd like to do this now instead of buying a whole bunch of OEM parts and then deciding to do the swap later this year or early next. I'd also like to do this with as little "extra" as possible.

Just a bad time for messed up brakes with me starting a new job and being behind the 8-ball on bills already. Can't risk an L on this one.
 
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