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10-15-2013, 03:06 PM

tonys91rs

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caliper conversion question

ive got a 9 bolt with iron calipers. will the pbr calipers from a 91-92 bolt onto the caliper brackets on the 9 bolt?

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10-15-2013, 10:42 PM

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Re: caliper conversion question

+1 I want to know as well

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10-16-2013, 06:31 AM

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Re: caliper conversion question

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ive got a 9 bolt with iron calipers. will the pbr calipers from a 91-92 bolt onto the caliper brackets on the 9 bolt?

No. You'll need a backing plate that will accommodate the PBR's, such as the ones in the following link:

http://www.flynbye.com/catalog/i31.html

More info about the conversion below (though the link is about a 10-bolt conversion, nothing is different with the 9-bolt):

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/faq-...iscs-89-a.html

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