88 front calipers on rear (Page 1/1)
sdgdf MAR 07, 06:43 PM
I want fresh rear calipers on my 88 coupe, but no one stocks them anymore, rebuilt or otherwise. Fierostore will rebuild my rear calipers and send them back but turnaround is a month. Long time to have the car sitting on jackstands taking up my garage when I've got work on other vehicles I need to do. So I searched the archives and you can put front calipers on the back? Which goes on what? They seem specific to each corner of the car. So buy a front left and a front right and which positions do they go on the back? Will this really work well enough to drive the car around?

[This message has been edited by sdgdf (edited 03-07-2023).]

fieroguru MAR 07, 06:59 PM
Since the front calipers are behind the axle centerline and the rears are also behind the axle centerline, just swap them front to back on the same side.

If you have been dealing with poorly working rear calipers, putting the fronts on the rear will show you how much better the brakes will work and feel with properly functioning calipers. So much so that you might never swap them back...
Patrick MAR 07, 07:01 PM

I'm sure you'll find an answer Here.
sdgdf MAR 07, 07:43 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:

Since the front calipers are behind the axle centerline and the rears are also behind the axle centerline, just swap them front to back on the same side.

If you have been dealing with poorly working rear calipers, putting the fronts on the rear will show you how much better the brakes will work and feel with properly functioning calipers. So much so that you might never swap them back...




Thanks guru! I’m hoping the rebuild on my rears goes well. This is the first fiero I’ve had where the ebrake properly works. It’s very tight and holds the car on any incline. Before I do all this I’ll try just taking them apart and replacing pads and lubing up the slides to see if that fixes my problem. I’ve got the drivers rear making a loud creaking noise from the slides as I get on/off the pedal. And it and the front are making brake dust while the passenger rear isn’t, even though the car brakes evenly and doesn’t pull to a side.
Vintage-Nut MAR 09, 10:31 AM
Or see http://calipersonline.com/search.aspx?find=Fiero
Raydar MAR 13, 08:30 PM

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Originally posted by sdgdf:
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Before I do all this I’ll try just taking them apart and replacing pads and lubing up the slides to see if that fixes my problem. I’ve got the drivers rear making a loud creaking noise from the slides as I get on/off the pedal. And it and the front are making brake dust while the passenger rear isn’t, even though the car brakes evenly and doesn’t pull to a side.



If they seem to work okay, other than creaking and making a lot of dust, I wouldn't bother rebuilding them. Just buy some good pads (Raybestos seem to make less dust than others I've used. OEM are terrible, in that regard - at least the ones that Calipers Online used to sell.) and remove the sliders, and clean and lube them.