P400 goes from 20inch to 18inch Evo Corse Dakar Zero
#11
11-06-2021, 02:38 AM
Agree with @_Allegedly , the pictures are worth a 1,000 posts! Ok, I do have one question: what grit on the angle grinder? Did it throw a lot of sparks? Been thinking of doing that but was thinking I would need to put a lot of padding around to keep from scorching paint/etc. Also, did you just eye ball it or did you measure it for how far you wanted to grind? Ok, three questions...
for the first try we used chalk powder on the caliper, put on the rim, wiggle it a bit then take it of, check which place was touching on the caliper.
for the other caliper we knew how far to grind.
it was literally less then 30 mins.
Last edited by aao4473; 11-06-2021 at 06:34 AM.
#12
11-06-2021, 02:40 AM
just waiting for my tires.
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#13
11-06-2021, 02:48 AM
This is awesome! Something else to consider - you can actually order the smaller calipers that lucky8 sells directly from LR, and it's much cheaper. The smaller calipers are actually what come on the p400 defender if you order it with 22" wheels (but those vehicles have bigger rotors, which is another issue). Pretty sure that the lucky8 ones are made at the same factory, albeit without the LR part number on it. Not only was it cheaper to order the genuine LR parts, but if for some reason I have to take the defender in for service and they remove the wheel, the tech will see a LR part number and probably not realize I've modded the vehicle.
I thought about, its a hassle, ordering parts, paying labor fees, brake bleeding and ecu recalibration etc.
Even if I bought the lucky8 conversion kit, its the same thing.
5 wheels were give or take the cost of the above parts.
the only thing im worried about, is if I installed a new pad, will it change or grind more, which will answered once I change the pads.
Last edited by aao4473; 11-06-2021 at 06:39 AM.
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11-06-2021, 04:06 AM
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11-06-2021, 06:42 AM
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11-06-2021, 07:24 AM
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11-06-2021, 09:09 AM
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11-06-2021, 12:58 PM
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