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Old 01-28-2012, 11:28 AM
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Just installed the Baer big brakes and did the dual piston rear caliper upgrade and I must say, this is pretty sweet!



Scored the rotors and brackets for $250 and they look brand new!!

Here's a shot of the rear with the dual piston setup:



I will say that this Baer setup requires using calipers and pads for a 4x4, as a 2WD Suburban uses smaller pads and different calipers.

I'm not sure if a person were to buy a loaded caliper off of a 2WD 'Burb whether they would work with stock rotors on the rear or not. I know there are several guys on here that have made the dual piston upgrade on their trucks and maybe they can chime in.

I didn't take any pics of the front....it's a matter of changing out the bracket and the rotor and re-using the stock calipers up there (and I already had the front wheels stuck back on before I thought about it DUH!)

This oughta slow down the 'toon when I'm pulling it or the enclosed. Thanks everyone for the info on here!
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did u upgrade stock discs or did you have drums to start and converted? looks good!
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Mine already had the single piston rear discs. Next up will be the hydro boost that everyone says is the next best thing since cheese in a can!
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