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Well with all the talk of brakes lately. Plus my shadow needing brake pads really soon. So I went to the junkyard to do some research.
What did I found out today?
The caravan 60mm calipers/brackets from a 90 and older won't work. The mounting brackets aren't even close to bolting onto a newer knuckles.
Now to the good news. Caravans and dynastys share the 60mm caliper. Same part numbers for the two. What it is even sweeter? You can reuse the caliper mounting brackets. Its the same piece for 54mm and 60mm calipers.
So to upgrade a 91+ car with 54mm calipers. You just need the 60mm calipers and 24mm master cylinder.
I can't say about a SLH3 upgrade. Only sticking point I say was the mounting brackets. The IROC in the junkyard had it's brackets well rusted over. So I couldn't read a part number off those.
I haven't tested my theory on a working car yet. I did a test fit on parts in the junkyard using a dodge shadow. I then tried parts off a 90 Turbo Mini and a 93 Caravan. Then I cross referenced the part numbers on shadows, caravan and dynasty. The caliper brackets all shared the same part numbers. The calipers from the caravan/dynasty had the same part numbers.
Next week I'll be upgrading my entire brake system on my shadow. I just need to order new front ss braided lines for my shadow.
What did I found out today?
The caravan 60mm calipers/brackets from a 90 and older won't work. The mounting brackets aren't even close to bolting onto a newer knuckles.
Now to the good news. Caravans and dynastys share the 60mm caliper. Same part numbers for the two. What it is even sweeter? You can reuse the caliper mounting brackets. Its the same piece for 54mm and 60mm calipers.
So to upgrade a 91+ car with 54mm calipers. You just need the 60mm calipers and 24mm master cylinder.
I can't say about a SLH3 upgrade. Only sticking point I say was the mounting brackets. The IROC in the junkyard had it's brackets well rusted over. So I couldn't read a part number off those.
I haven't tested my theory on a working car yet. I did a test fit on parts in the junkyard using a dodge shadow. I then tried parts off a 90 Turbo Mini and a 93 Caravan. Then I cross referenced the part numbers on shadows, caravan and dynasty. The caliper brackets all shared the same part numbers. The calipers from the caravan/dynasty had the same part numbers.
Next week I'll be upgrading my entire brake system on my shadow. I just need to order new front ss braided lines for my shadow.