well the fluid isnt in yet....i stripped a caliper bracket

probably wouldnt need extra fluid though im goin with some ath super blue brake fluid and i bet ill have enough to do the clutch also

well gettin the calipers from kspec or mad_john would be your best bet

i got some calipers from a guy in new york for 30 each shipped with the caliper bracket

but

when they got here they were rusted like hell i got a $1 can of kraylon painted them black and used them for the core charge at checkers (the calipers have a lifetime warranty btw...) and kept the brackets

here is EXACTLY what you need

xg calipers(or kia spectra which ever is cheaper to you)
xg caliper brackets(same as above)
stainless brake lines (stock will work too but hell might as well replace....sucks to those who didnt do the goodridge gbs....)
brake pads(your favorite flavor mine is hawk but there are greenstuff AJUSA.COM has them for a great price)
caliper hardware
wheel bearing grease ($1 for a huge pack at autozone)
the rotors i listed earlier part numbers will work at your local kia if you wanna get them there

here is what you will need to swap

a flare nut wrench (10mm or 11 i cant remember)
a 17mm socket
a 14mm socket
a brake piston press (if there brand new you shouldnt need this)
pliers to pull the clip for the brake lines
a 10mm socket again for brake lines
and some brake fluid (ath is good shit)

its rather easy probably took me like 15 minutes to get it off and back on then again i have air tools....

 

what trim level was the spectra? i have found several, but they are listed with different trim levels. Cool. I just found the whole set up, minus the brake lines for less than $150 for both sides. anyway you could find out if they will work with any rims other than fx's?

 

the rotors i got are from a spectra 5 but ive heard they are the same on the regular spectra

 

Same question...

 

no rear is not the same infact i doubt they will bolt in since the rear on the elantra is similar to the gk and the spectra is the same as the elantra

well i was wrong...the spectra does have a larger rear it has 10.2-in. rotors BUT like i said earlier i donno if it would bolt on....someone try this out!!!

 

i'll see if i can get to the salvage yard this weekend and check it out.

 

two piston calipers might require more fluid to engage the rotor... does the spectra have a larger Master Cylinder?

 

hmmm never thought of that....in theory it shoudl since it has larger rear rotors

 

well we could probably swap the master cylinder as well then right? i like the idea of this. maybe ill do it in the future

 

GOod work guys, keep this info going.