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Old Nov 14, 2019 | 05:32 PM
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R56 brake question

My local junkyard has a pair of 2007 Mini Cooper calipers. Are these what I need to do an r56 upgrade? They have the rotors also listed. Didn't see carriers, but I assume the have those too. Is it this easy or am I overlooking something?
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Old Nov 14, 2019 | 07:41 PM
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R56 Cooper and R56 Cooper S brakes are two different sizes. You want the R56 Cooper S ones as it wouldn't be worth it for the non S ones.

You will also need our special brake lines to connect them to the factory hard lines without modifying the bracket on the body.
https://www.waymotorworks.com/stainl...rsion-kit.html

And don't bother buying and paying shipping on used rotors, just get new pads and rotors for the swap
https://www.waymotorworks.com/front-...rsion-kit.html
 
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Old Nov 16, 2019 | 07:27 AM
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Thank you for helping. I read this is a common upgrade, its difficult to find what is actually needed to do it. This is helpful!
 
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