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L84THSKY
07-30-2005, 05:00 AM
Put the ATE rotors on with the Axxis Ultimate pads.
Very straight forward install. The only thing that concerned me was how to properly jack up the car. I'm gonna buy those jack pads that go into those covers on the side. Also, I need jackstands that have a round cup, not a claw shaped brace.

Torque wrench, breaker bar, c-clamp and 6mm and 7mm allen sockets. I torqued the caliper bolts to 22 ft lbs as the manual stated.

The red ring is the spacer for my rims.

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jflip2002
07-30-2005, 05:03 AM
Those look real nice..... Now just paint those calipers lol.
roadrash
07-30-2005, 05:48 AM
The only thing that concerned me was how to properly jack up the car.

I don't know if this will be relevant to your car, but I found this how-to (http://www.understeer.com/jackupfront.shtml) at understeer.com
L84THSKY
07-30-2005, 01:44 PM
Yeah I saw that. There are two rubber bumpers at the front jack points on the car. I will just raise the front end at the frame, and place jackstands on the bumpers in the future.

I don't know if this will be relevant to your car, but I found this how-to (http://www.understeer.com/jackupfront.shtml) at understeer.com
1996 328ti
07-30-2005, 02:51 PM
Don't waste your money on those jack adapters. I found when I used them I had to extend the jacr a lot more. If I need to use a jack stand I place it where the front LCA bushing is or the rear subframe. If I am doing a quick job I place the tire under the car just incase the jack starts to drop. It is just a lot quicker for me especially since I change my brakes a lot for the track.
L84THSKY
07-30-2005, 11:16 PM
I'm not gonna remove the wheels, remove the calipers paint them and put it all together for asthetic reasons. :confused:

Those look real nice..... Now just paint those calipers lol.
L84THSKY
07-31-2005, 03:50 PM
If you look at the points where I have my jackstands, that is where the rubber bumpers are located underneath. These points are directly under where those pop out panels are. I agree that the jack adapters are a waste. They would only be usefull if you wanted to jack one side with your floor jack.

If I'm doing front brakes, I wanna jack up the front center and then lower the car on the two jackstands. One of my jackstand rubber bumpers is missing. Any idea what the part # is?



Don't waste your money on those jack adapters. I found when I used them I had to extend the jacr a lot more. If I need to use a jack stand I place it where the front LCA bushing is or the rear subframe. If I am doing a quick job I place the tire under the car just incase the jack starts to drop. It is just a lot quicker for me especially since I change my brakes a lot for the track.