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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 07:11 AM
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I have a 15' Wrangler that is on its way to some 37s and soon followed by a brake upgrade. Thinking of putting the teraflex 2 piston in the front. I was wondering if anyone knows of a way or of a kit to use the front calipers and rotors in the rear to further boost the brakes.
​​​And I do know it may require a new MC and may not be possible.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 12:09 PM
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You don’t need a new MC. The ‘12 and up (I think it was ‘12) already has a larger MC.

I would advise against teraflex, I’ve had bad experiences with anything they’ve made that I’ve put on my Jeep.

I use the crown kit up front and dynatrac in the rear. I will admit that the pads that came with both were garbage and made a lot of dust and noise within a short time. I have since out Wagner ceramic pads on and haven’t had any issues. My brakes work extremely well with beadlocks and 37’s.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Sv_dude
You don’t need a new MC. The ‘12 and up (I think it was ‘12) already has a larger MC.

I would advise against teraflex, I’ve had bad experiences with anything they’ve made that I’ve put on my Jeep.
Yeh I know but if I put the front calipers in the rear which is the main thing I'm wondering about (meaning wondering if that's possible) I may need to upgrade the cylinder because the volume is so much greater. But like I said the main thing im wondering is if it's possible to run the front calipers in the rear.
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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Keegan
Yeh I know but if I put the front calipers in the rear which is the main thing I'm wondering about (meaning wondering if that's possible) I may need to upgrade the cylinder because the volume is so much greater. But like I said the main thing im wondering is if it's possible to run the front calipers in the rear.
It’s not possible without a ton of fabrication, I mean a LOT of work. not to mention you’ll lose your e-brake since you’ll have to run the front rotors as well since the rear rotors are probably too big to fit the larger front calipers. But why? The rear big brakes kits are sufficient to lock up the rear wheels and they run about $500 for the dynatrac setup.

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Old Feb 6, 2022 | 11:56 PM
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I had a Dynatrac big brake kit on order through Northridge since last August and finally gave up waiting for parts availability last week and opted for TF front and rear. I've used a lot of TF on my '07 and never had any complaints about their product line.
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Old Feb 7, 2022 | 04:34 AM
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I can't recall ever seeing someone trying to shoehorn front brakes into the rear. With various rear options out there that seems like trying to pound a square peg into a round hole.
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