02S430

Would the stock front calipers fit in the rear just wondering cause i wanna put big brakes in the front

02S430

anyone?

kenstudios

What's the purpose of doing that? Most of the stopping power comes from the front wheels and thats why the rear calipers and pads are smaller than the front. The rear is also wired for your emergency brake so I'm not sure it will work in that form. I could be wrong.

trustz

I don't think you can put the front stock calipers to the rear, Just won't work !!

02S430

i want to put bigger brakes in the front 8 pistons and move the 4 piston to the back similar to an AMG setup

kenstudios

I see, but the reason AMG uses this set up is because of the velocity at which those cars are moving. Stopping a car that has around 500 ponnies requires big brakes. Your car's brakes are pretty sufficient for and S430 and once you upgrade to big brakes in the front, the difference will not be worth the extra $$$$$$$$$. Then again, it's really up to you. I drive very hard and with the right pads, my 500 stops well in the acceptable range. If you dont drive fast and hard then the extra $$$$$$$$$$ is pointless.

trustz

Is this big brake kit you want to put on your S ??

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Kspor...spagenameZWD1V

Looks nice with 8 piston and 13" rotor, You already got bigger wheels so fitment will be no problem, just your stock front caliper and rotor will NOT fit to your rear brake system, you may find some used AMG rear caliper and rotor from ebay. it may fit !!

02S430

i understand where your coming from, i drive hard more often then not. im looking to do some modds. what kind of pads are you using?

02S430

looking for AMGs or brembos

kenstudios

My car is still fairly new and haven't had a brake job so I'm still running oe. I barely have 16K miles.

02S430

your car is a baby still not even 20k miles wish mine still was, i have OEM pads also as i did my brake job, i keep everything OEM

my06clk

They will not fit. the mounting holes for the front calipers are spaced further apart than the mounting holes for the rear. If you notice, even the AMG doesn't have such a big rear caliper except the newer one's and the S600.

You could do it, but you'd have to change your entire rear hub assy, which includes the E-brake assy and all.. Then, you will need Rear rotors to fit.

This can only be possible if you used a set-up from a car that already has big rear brakes like the S600 or Some of the later AMG's an get the entire set-up mentioned above and retrofit it to fit your car.

Ken is right.. all of this would be 98% for show, and 2% for Go. ( or stop in this case..LOL )

Either way.. it's not worth it. and is a major undertaking but i believe it is entirely possible.

02S430

well my luck has it a guy from my gym has the complete AMG brakes some1 gave them to him and they didnt fit his car and im trying to see if i can get them from him we shall see

SSM AMG

Thats a hell of a good price if that is ebay ad is true.

CLK Masters

horsepower has almost nothing to do with braking power, it's all about weight and speed.

Unless of course your applying the gas and also hitting the brake at the same time, but i usually call this the 1-2-3 steps for a standstill burnout.

bigger brakes on a S-class is a good idea weither in a S280 from europe or Asia or a S500 in the US. the lightest s-class weights at least 4000 lbs, that's alot.

bigger brakes also help decrease fade when compared to smaller ones.

kenstudios

Horsepower is speed. Someone once said "horsepower is how hard you hit the wall, toque is how much of the wall you take with you."