2004 S500 4matic without brembo front brakes
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2007 E550 4Matic
2004 S500 4matic without brembo front brakes
My 2004 S500 has sliding front calipers vs. the 4 piston fixed brembo brakes. Not sure why. What is required other than changing the calipers and rotors to upgrade to the standard 4 piston fixed brembos?
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I'm sure Mercedes would standardize the brakes if they could. The 4matic suspension uprights are definitely different to the RWD, and I guess (but I'm pretty sure) that the caliper mounts are different, too.
FWD and AWD cars tend to have less front scrub radius than RWD cars, to minimise torque steer. This tends to push the brakes outboard, leaving no room for 4 piston calipers.
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FWD and AWD cars tend to have less front scrub radius than RWD cars, to minimise torque steer. This tends to push the brakes outboard, leaving no room for 4 piston calipers.
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and came up with this picture. Do your brakes look like this:
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Roughly yes. I haven't taken off a wheel yet, so I'm not exactly sure. I'm now even more surprised that they would be only single piston calipers. Looks like the ones on my 2005 Chrysler 300!
