Cooper (non S) Modifications specific to the MINI Cooper (R56).

Junkyard S brake swap completed!

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Old 06-29-2017, 05:39 PM
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Junkyard S brake swap completed!

I managed to score a lightly used set of pads, rotors and caliper brackets for free from a friend who upgraded to a JCW set so I went for it!

All you need are the brackets from an S. The calipers are the same part number.

Slightly larger rotor

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It doesn't look like much and truly I guess it's only a half inch or so of rotor but it seems to make a difference. Anyway, that's what I did with my cooper today!
 
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Old 06-29-2017, 05:51 PM
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More braking power is always good. Did Blue Ridge Parkway Tour a couple of weeks back. In our group that did some off-BRP runs was a Justa. On the curves that car handled really great. Curves really equalize cars.
 




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