Akebono piston diameters?

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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 11:21 AM
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Originally Posted by GoFightNguyen
This may be a stupid answer, but I hope a general answer helps. I was in there last time I replaced my brake pads and saw the pistons. Each of them looked to be around an inch, maybe 1.25" in diameter. Two on each side of the rotor in the front, one on each side of the rotor on the back.
Hi Nguyen. Since you have replaced your pads.....What do I need (tools, tips, etc) to replace my front Akebono (G37S) brake pads?
BTW, I am replacing them with Stoptech "Street Performance" pads. These pads do not squeel nor dust, and are good for 1300 degrees F. They are good for light track and also work for the street, either hot or cold, and they're cheap
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 11:31 AM
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That's exactly what I put in mine. You'll need gloves, needle nosed pliers, small diameter screwdriver, brake pad grease, a small hammer, and caliper cleaner.

Jack up car, take off wheel, use needle nose pliers to remove cotter pin, use small diameter screwdriver to push out the hitch pin, remove the retention clip, pull out old brake pads. Use caliper cleaner to clean out socket, grease new pads, put new pads in, align everything, put clip back in, put pin in, put cotter pin back, wheel back on, done.

There's a detailed DIY with pics in the DIY section.
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by GoFightNguyen
That's exactly what I put in mine. You'll need gloves, needle nosed pliers, small diameter screwdriver, brake pad grease, a small hammer, and caliper cleaner.

Jack up car, take off wheel, use needle nose pliers to remove cotter pin, use small diameter screwdriver to push out the hitch pin, remove the retention clip, pull out old brake pads. Use caliper cleaner to clean out socket, grease new pads, put new pads in, align everything, put clip back in, put pin in, put cotter pin back, wheel back on, done.

There's a detailed DIY with pics in the DIY section.
Thanks!! that's good help for a newby:-)
Garrett
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Old Feb 4, 2014 | 12:18 PM
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Please make sure you bed your brakes properly BEFORE driving anywhere important. This is very very important. You need to match your brake pads and rotor surface for maximum "bite". Your brakes will have very little stopping power the first few times you use them. The brake pad swap and bedding procedure is here:

https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...ml#post3205126

https://www.myg37.com/forums/brakes-...and-video.html
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