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Originally Posted by Nativefx
Tim, I had tried looking at the Baer website to determine what their floater option incorporated but they didn't offer a lot of information. Is theirs a system similar to the setup Jay has come up with? I believe he mentioned in his first post the Baer setup, but I didn't know anything about it or how it compared to a full floater design as it looks like it doesn't move the brakes very far inward to reduce the amount of weight on the ends.
All of these could be viable options for me, and I'm just trying to get as much info as possible. I was hopeful it would be from people who have some real world experience with different setups, such as you. I just hadn't every seen any mention of anyone using Baer's floater setup, even though it seems its been out for some time? Appreciate yours and everyone else's input to hopefully help guide me in the "right" direction!
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The Baer floater moves the brakes more than an inch inboard. When I converted my wife's first gen I had to reclocked the calipers so they were forward of axle centerline to keep them from crashing into the frame when the suspension was at full articulation. You may or may not have to do this depending on the width of your housing, her car has a very deep dish on the wheels. As far as the parking brake... it's NOT an emergency brake but I certainly wouldn't have any problem using it to park the car on a incline and having it hold fine, it utilizes a drum inside the floater hub and will work as well as any other parking brake that comes with most aftermarket brake kits.
As far as maintenance goes.... I use the seals-it inner seals so my bearings are greased just like the old school front wheel bearings that were commonplace on cars for decades. I simply repack them when I replace worn out rotors... the grease and bearings look fine every time.