calipers

[Rotus8]

When working on your brakes, this comes in handy:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
It is the right tool for backing off the parking brake.

 

[pmeilakjr]

Tools

When working on your brakes, this comes in handy:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
It is the right tool for backing off the parking brake.

I'm all in for having the right tools to do the job but Harbor Freight is not open at 12:30 am on Sunday night - and having to work on Monday morning I had to improvise. The long nose plier actually worked very well. Put the caliper in a wood backed vise - keep it snug and use the pliers and give it a twist or two. Went in smoothly. I found the post on another forum regarding how to adjust them - interesting read - some owner used a hammer and pounded it back in. Go figure!

 

[NTIMD8R]

Nice job, Peter, they look awesome!(first)

Really like the brake lines too!(headbang)

It seems that the G2 kit is the way to go. Better than the Duplicolor kit. The Duplicolor kit seems to require multiple coatings with additional touch-up coats (I haven't had to touch up mine--except for a scratch I caused, but others seem to complain) while the G2 kit seems not to need any touch-up maintenance. Might be worth the extra money to avoid the extra time recoating!