# Brake caliper conversion

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244>\
**Category:** SON240sx Off Topic\
**Created:** [July 24, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244 "2006-07-24T10:19:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![mildmod240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@mildmod240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mildmod240)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:19am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244/1 "2006-07-24T10:19:11Z")

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Hey…I have an '89 240 without ABS, I recently picked up a set of cross-drilled and slotted rotors which turned out to be for an ABS car. I didn’t think there would be a problem but now it seems to be rubbing somewhere. I was just curious if I could swap out the calipers from an ABS car or is there too much involved in that. Any ideas or help would be greatly appreciated.

Vytas

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**Author:** ![TM1](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tm1/32/5517_2.png) [@TM1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TM1)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244/2 "2006-07-24T10:31:25Z")

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You should have checked the part numbers to see if they differ… then once you see that they are indeed different, you would generally returned the un used rotors and picked up the correct kind.

Then again, who does that anymore?

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**Author:** ![mildmod240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@mildmod240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mildmod240)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244/3 "2006-07-24T10:35:27Z")

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The rotors were purchased from a friend of mine who had a 240 with ABS, he sold the car and I bought the rotors from him but I didn’t think ABS or non-ABS made a difference on rotors

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244/4 "2006-07-24T10:36:47Z")

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Yep, theres a difference in the rotors and pads.

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**Author:** ![mildmod240](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@mildmod240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/mildmod240)\
**Post date:** [July 24, 2006, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/brake-caliper-conversion/98244/5 "2006-07-24T10:46:32Z")

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Would grinding the factory calipers help for the clearance issue or without the ABS electronics can I just put the ABS calipers on without any issues or are there different brackets? I just don’t want to get new rotors if I can go to a wreckin yard and pick up some cheap calipers.