steharz Member 3 Member For: 12y 11m 26d Gender: Male Posted 22/11/13 01:23 AM Share Posted 22/11/13 01:23 AM hi there, this is my first post and id like to ask the collective experience here if ill run into any problems putting a set of fg-gt brakes on my bf turbo ute,ive been told the rear are a straight bolt on and the front brembos need to use the opposides mounting bracket and the nipples have to be moved to the other end and exchanged with the crossover pipe.I hope some of that makes sense but seriously any input from someone that has an idea how to properly do this conversion would really be appreciated-cheers.ps,ive got everything that was on the gt as far as parts go Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86852-fitting-fg-gt-brakes-to-an-bf-xr6t/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
XtRmn8 570Nm @1800rpm Donating Members 2,441 Member For: 21y 8m 27d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 22/11/13 02:13 AM Share Posted 22/11/13 02:13 AM The front mounting brackets are different BA/BF to FG.I am pretty sure that sedan rears will not suit a ute. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86852-fitting-fg-gt-brakes-to-an-bf-xr6t/#findComment-1441764 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHLAXN Donating Members 932 Member For: 17y 27d Gender: Male Location: north QLD Posted 22/11/13 02:19 AM Share Posted 22/11/13 02:19 AM Sedan rears will fit a ute I have black FG GT rspec brakes on my ute. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86852-fitting-fg-gt-brakes-to-an-bf-xr6t/#findComment-1441765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steharz Member 3 Member For: 12y 11m 26d Gender: Male Posted 22/11/13 03:11 AM Author Share Posted 22/11/13 03:11 AM cheers for the replys,im being told the fronts will work too but you have to change the brackets around? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86852-fitting-fg-gt-brakes-to-an-bf-xr6t/#findComment-1441773 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 22d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 22/11/13 03:13 AM Share Posted 22/11/13 03:13 AM hi there, this is my first post and id like to ask the collective experience here if ill run into any problems putting a set of fg-gt brakes on my bf turbo ute,ive been told the rear are a straight bolt on and the front brembos need to use the opposides mounting bracket and the nipples have to be moved to the other end and exchanged with the crossover pipe.I hope some of that makes sense but seriously any input from someone that has an idea how to properly do this conversion would really be appreciated-cheers.ps,ive got everything that was on the gt as far as parts goDue to the staggered pistons on the 6 piston brembo, the calipers MUST stay on the side as marked. The nipples need to be changed from top to bottom and visa versa as you noted. The brackets swapped as well.I am not sure about the 4 piston. If all the pistons are the same size, then maybe the calipers can be swapped left to right, then you dont need to swap the nipples. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86852-fitting-fg-gt-brakes-to-an-bf-xr6t/#findComment-1441774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
steharz Member 3 Member For: 12y 11m 26d Gender: Male Posted 01/12/13 11:28 PM Author Share Posted 01/12/13 11:28 PM these brembos I picked up are 4 piston Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/86852-fitting-fg-gt-brakes-to-an-bf-xr6t/#findComment-1443396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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