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  1. 10-08-2010 08:37 PM #1
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    HOLY SH!T they're heavy..!!!

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    The stock calipers & rotors... Took the drivers front off last nite in an attempt to put my "S4" caliper springs on.

    No dice... The rotors have developed a slight lip around the perimeter, from wear. It wouldn't come out of the caliper, so I reinstalled it.

    But wow, they gotta weigh atleast 50lbs together (caliper & rotor)...


    * I'm gonna wait till I get new rotors to install these. Then repaint all calipers while off the car, maybe do some heavy clean-up on them (grind seams)...
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  3. 10-08-2010 09:35 PM #3
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    Hopefully you have the money to get rotors. It sucks to get anywhere in a project, only to realize you don't have and need a vital part of it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by J0HN_R1 View Post
    The stock calipers & rotors... Took the drivers front off last nite in an attempt to put my "S4" caliper springs on.

    No dice... The rotors have developed a slight lip around the perimeter, from wear. It wouldn't come out of the caliper, so I reinstalled it.

    But wow, they gotta weigh atleast 50lbs together (caliper & rotor)...


    * I'm gonna wait till I get new rotors to install these. Then repaint all calipers while off the car, maybe do some heavy clean-up on them (grind seams)...
    Err you can just use a screw driver and push the piston back into the caliper...
    My replacement rotors were a 56lb box for 2, also dropped one on my foot... heavy for shiz.
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    Quote Originally Posted by halik View Post
    Err you can just use a screw driver and push the piston back into the caliper...
    I know. The Audi tool is only needed for the rear rotors. And my pads are still good, so I don't want to ruin them by prying on them with a flat-head.

    Point is the whole assembly seemed too heavy to suspend from any other parts, to allow me 2 hands to pry the rotor free.

    Not to mention, I didn't have any brake-fluid so I could remove the calipers totally. Next weekend...
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    I just shipped the stock front brakes out and they are heavy for sure. Each rotor was 26lbs and the box with the calipers I want to say was just over 30lbs, i would have to double check that one.
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    The reason why the rotors and calipers are heavy is because they are full of gravity.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MrZero View Post
    The reason why the rotors and calipers are heavy is because they are full of gravity.
    I heard that too... Still a bit sceptical though...
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    gravity is a lie made up by liberals
    You represent the idiocy of today.
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    When I bought my B6 S4 brakes (for my A4), the package with the calipers, rotors, pads, and carriers was 93lbs. So yeah, they're heavy.
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    yes, metal is heavy
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    Quote Originally Posted by beemercer View Post
    gravity is a lie made up by liberals
    Not only that, gravity doesn't even exist. It's just a word used to describe the behavior of objects with mass.
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