I wonder if anyone ever looked into retrofitting the pre-facelift rear brakes (4 piston caliper with separate parking brake caliper) on a newer model. It seems like Tesla made a downgrade when they decided to use the single piston caliper with the integrated parking brake.
New Rear Brake Calipers For non-Performance Model S and X
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It’s all technically possible if you get the right parts, brackets, etc. it just depends on what you’re looking for, how much you want to spend, and the effort you want to put in.
If you just want red brakes, powder coating your existing ones is the easiest path. Keep in mind the parking brake on the performance brakes is grey, so they don’t match.
If you’re looking for performance. Depends if you want unsprung weight reduction (single pistons integrated are lighter) or if you want better brake modulation with the dual pistons, etc.
I have these on my S, great setup if you want lighter and better performing brakes.
Model S & X
Model S & X
I would think that the knuckle would have to be changed to the pre 2017 models to accommodate the 4 piston caliper and parking brake caliper. I think the electric parking brake connection is also different from what I can tell from pictures. It is a shame that Tesla got rid of the performance oriented Brembo rear calipers for the Mando floating calipers made by Mando.
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