Front and rear Stillen rotor swap DIY

[alphapig]

I installed my new Stillen rotors this weekend...

Not sure if this has been covered before; didn't see it when I searched.

Anyway changing the front and rear rotors very simple, but here's a full write up on how it's done.

Difficulty: EasyTools: Jack & stand, 19mm wrench (not socket/ratchet)Time: Roughly 20 minutes per rotor

Front:

Comparison

Step 1: Starting at the front, remove the wheel to reveal the dirty assembly.



Ew.

These are the bolts that will need to be undone. They are a pain to get to. Only one is seen in this pic, there is another bellow, out of the frame.

Step 2: Once the wheel is off the only thing holding the rotor is the caliper. To remove it, there are two 19mm bolts located behind the assembly, like in the pic above. These are a pain to get to, and are on there very tightly.

Once the caliper is off, don't let it hang by the brake line. I used a box to prop it up.



Step 3: With the caliper off the stock rotor comes off easily. Pop the new rotor on there, slide the caliper back on, tighten it up, and get the wheel back on as well.





Nice! Repeat for the other side, of course.

Rear:

Step 1: Same deal; jack the car up and remove the wheel.



Step 2: Get the caliper off, same 19mm bolts.



This bolt was giving me a very hard time. There is very little room for anything, much less any kind of leverage. Had to hammer on the wrench to get it loose.

Step 3: Remember to disengage the E-brake! The rear rotor will not budge with the E-brake on. Swap rotors and tighten everything back up.



Shiny! Wonder how long it will last?

I also got new brake pads; they came with the rotors during a Stillen sale. I will stick those on once my current ones wear out, I guess.

[ESP]

Nice.Any idea what the torque specifications are? I mean, I could go and check a manual or something...but I'll happily admit that I'm too damn lazy to do that! haha

[Mr.Coupe]

Nice Write-up dude. Great detail and full of the complete description.

Ricky C.

[Viper5000]

That looks cool, sets the wheels off..

[alphapig]

Nice.Any idea what the torque specifications are? I mean, I could go and check a manual or something...but I'll happily admit that I'm too damn lazy to do that! haha

I'm usually anal about the torque specs, but there was absolutely no way to get the torque wrench to the caliper bolts. :/

[ItsEcko06]

nice write up. i'm glad its a lot easier to change the rotors on the coupe than on my frontier. i had to take off a lot more, replace the bearings, pack them with grease, replace the pins n springs, ugh was it horrible! it was a breeze on the other side once we got one side done!

i don't really feel like doing this again so i'm glad its easier with the coupe.

[ESP]

I'm usually anal about the torque specs, but there was absolutely no way to get the torque wrench to the caliper bolts. :/

Ugh, well then I feel your pain! You basically just torqued the snot out of 'em then, hey?Do you notice any difference in the stopping power now?