AEM Big Brake Kit

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**Please read entire install before beginning! You may need something that you do not have!**

1)Engage the parking brake and jack up the front of the car. Chock the wheels. Place jack stands in the jack stand location located in the factory manual. When car is secured, remove the front wheels.

2)Removing Front Braking System (procedure same for each side)

  1. Remove the caliper by loosening the mounting bolts located on the rear of the caliper. Next, remove the bolts connecting the brake lines to the suspension upright. Hang the caliper out of the way with a zip tie, making sure not to support the weight of the caliper by the brake line.

  2. Remove the rotor. If it seems to be stuck, the easiest way to get it off is to put 2 8X1.25 bolts into the threaded holes opposite each other. Alternate twisting the bolts. Eventually you will hear a pop come from each side and the rotor will come off easily.
  3. Check the hubs for damage. Use a wire brush to remove any visible rust.
  4. Check the brake lines for deterioration. Replace if necessary. NOTE – brakes must be bled if the brake line needs to be replaced.

3)Installing Brake Kit (procedure same for each side)

**Don’t get any grease, oil, or brake fluid onto the components of the brake kit. If you do, make sure to clean it off with brake cleaner. Replace brake pads if they become saturated**

  1. Use the allen head bolts and lock washers to install the brake caliper adapter bracket against the steering knuckle where the original caliper was mounted. Apply a thread-locking compound to the threads. Torque to 50 lb.-ft.


  1. Install the rotor on the hub. Make sure that is seats firmly against the hub. Use lug nuts if necessary. NOTE – you will need to remove the inner metal shield by removing the star head bolts, then cut the smallest part of the shield with a pair of snips and bending the two halves for removal. **This step is not included in AEM’s directions. If you feel that this is not correct, then you can bend the piece back out of the way.

  2. Apply Loctite to the hex head bolts and lock washers. Install the caliper onto the new adapter. Torque to 50 lb.-ft. NOTE – you might need to use a pad expander to compress the caliper piston until you have enough room to slide the caliper onto the rotor.

4)Put the wheels back together and rotate. Make sure there is no interference between the caliper and the wheel.


5)Use the Bedding-in Procedure for Brake Rotors supplied by AEM, which is stated below:

Bedding-in Procedure for Brake Rotors - by AEM

In order to maximize the benefits that this brake upgrade kit offers the driver, it is essential that the rotors and/or brake pads are bedded-in correctly. The following procedure should be followed.

1)On an empty street or open parking area, accelerate vehicle to 40 mph.

2)Apply brake using moderate pedal effort, reducing speed to 3 mph (Do not stop, if at all possible).

3)Repeat steps 1 and 2 between 8 and 10 times allowing ¼ to ½ miles between brake applications.

The bedding-in procedure is now complete and the vehicle can be driven in a normal manner. Adherence to this necessary procedure will optimize the performance of the braking kit.

Warning

1)Under no circumstances drive the vehicle with the brake continuously applied during the bedding-in procedure.

2)Under no circumstances make repeated brake applications in quick successions.