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Howard removed the stock rotor and caliper and then used an air impact to remove the hub. The hub nut is staked in place so the air impact is a great help in removing the stubborn nut.
The stock hub inner bearing race was stuck on the spindle so Howard had to take the dust shield off so he could get an angle to tap the race off from the inside edge.
Howard had to carefully tap the inner bearing race out with a hammer and a small chisel.
With the recalcitrant bearing race removed, the dust shield was put back in. Now the rear spindle is ready for the new 5 lug hubs.
The new 5-lug hub from Centric Parts, a supplier of high high-quality under car parts, is just about identical to the old one except for the 5×114.3 bolt pattern and 5 studs!
The new hub bolts right on in place of the old one, and that’s it! We were careful to restake the new nut with a hammer and chisel to prevent it from coming loose.
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This is so cool. I’ve been having a blast reading your articles on proper handling and suspension. That, proper Aero and intake/exhaust volumetrics are the Black Magic of Auto Design!
I’m hoping to get a nice EP3 here in Europe as well. The one with the proper K20A2. 😉
Hi Mike,
Just want clarity…
“The piston sizes are 1.62″, 1.12″ and 1.12″ for an overall area of 4.04 square inches. The stock front brakes have a piston area of about 7 square inches, so there is less hydraulic gain in the caliper than stock.”
When you refer to the Wilwood’s 4.04 square inch area, is that just for one caliper?
And 7 square inches, you’re referring to the total of the front two?
Thanks!
I made a math mistake! I re-edited the story.
Hi Mike, I’ve been enthusiastically reading the transformation of project ep3. And I have to say, I love the direction you guys choose, and on that I’d love to follow with my own ep3. I’ve been able to source some of the suspention ,( swaybare ,tirodends, balljoints exc.) What I am struggling with is the front brake kit. I was able to find the ep3 kit on the fastbrake website, but it lacked some of the parts that I read in the article. It would be awesome to follow the model you guys have made. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated if you have a chance to reply to my message. Thank you.
Call Fastbrakes and talk to them.