RX L 5 lug swap info needed please .

[discopotato03]

Hi all , hopefully soon to have some XT6 bits down under and need to know some info on the front conversion .

 

I want to use XT6 front axles in early Liberty/Legacy knuckles/CV's/hubs/discs and if I have the XT6's caliper brackets and slide pins will the L's E brake caliper bridge section go strait on ?

I think there may be a small variation in diameter and thickness between XT6 and 1st gen Legacy front discs but with minor machining I think we can get around that .

 

I believe at the back you just exchange the XT6 backplate/hub/disc and bolt the std L RX caliper back in place .

 

Really looking forward to this , cheers Adrian in Oz .

[Turbone]

I would use the new gen stuff instead of the XT6 caliper. You get better brakes that way, ie bigger rotors and better pads etc.

[idosubaru]

If you're asknig if the ebrake will slide right onto the XT6 I think they are the same in that regard so you should be fine. Can't imagine that would be all that difficult to work around.

 

If you're using XT6 calipers, I'd get at least one rebuild kit shipped with your stuff if you can't get them over there. They're really simple to rebuild and the kits are cheap. They were on sale for like $3 a few years ago and I bought a few (rockauto.com).

[Numbchux]

woa.....didn't really follow you there.....

 

 

you want to use XT6 axles, EJ knuckles, and EA82t brake calipers?

 

 

I can offer this, you will need a non-subaru inner wheel bearing seal for that axle/knuckle combination. I posted a bunch of info on that not long ago, with part numbers and everything.

 

Also, XT6 caliper brackets will not mount to EJ knuckles.

 

 

I don't know about XT6 v EA82 caliper/bracket interchangeability, as I've never compared them.

 

 

 

I'm assuming you're looking to retain your front handbrake. baccaruda found some sort of EJ subaru bracket that bolted to the EJ knuckle, and then mounted the XT6 caliper to it just fine.

 

 

I have to recommend swapping to rear ebrake, though. It was very slick, I bet you can find some sort of Nissan 200/240SX/silvia/altima type thing that uses the same rear caliper like we've found here in the US market. with that piece, the rest of the setup is pretty easy. and then you have muuuuch better options for front brakes!

[discopotato03]

I bit you may have lost is that I'd use early Liberty/Legacy CV joints so they should match the Lib/Leg knuckle and hub and use all std seals and bearings .

 

Thanks for the tip on XT6 caliper brackets not fitting Lib/Leg knuckles - didn't know that one .

I'll have to PM "baccaruda" to find out which caliper brackets he used though I have a feeling it will be the RS Liberty/Legacy ones . They had a single sided twin piston caliper so long in the bracket and pretty sure the L/XT6 floating section fits . Only problem is that the slide pins thread pitch is different though nothing helicoils couldn't fix . Also those brackets were to suit the larger diameter RS front disc .

 

Damn I wish we'd had those XT6's here because we'd have spare parts for them . No XT6 discs here or any seal's etc unique to them . Thats why I'm trying to steer clear of anything not locally available in XT6 only bits .

 

My RX L stops reasonably well with std brakes so they possibly don't need to be too much larger to be more than adequate .

 

Baccaruda if here please let on which caliper brackets you used .

 

Cheers and thanks all , Adrian in Oz .