Looking good man. Sorry if I missed it but what size brake discs are you running up front?
365 mm.
Basically I will have RS4 front brakes.
Finally got some time to work on my brakes between working on other peoples’ cars this week. It has been crazy how many people have been stopping by for stuff. So here goes:
I had to do some modifications to my R8 front brake caliper to make them fit under all my wheels. First I had to remove the front lower support bar. It gets in the way and the eight piston RS4 front calipers don’t have it anyways. Of course Brembro does things right in the first place so the two bolts that hold that bracket on have red locktite on the threads. Which means I had to drill them out, yay. The bar was already removed on the left caliper and the right caliper still has it in the below picture.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0029_zpsenuu3huk.jpg
Next I had to grind the sides of the caliper down to make clearance for the inner lip of my Enkei wheels. Normally that part of the caliper has a raised edge for the part numbers and Brembro logo. I ground it down to the point that it is flat with the edge.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0030_zpsz9wsofbn.jpg
Closer shot of the ground down portion.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0032_zps8t7ygudi.jpg
Here I have all four calipers and the rear caliper brackets ready for the next step. Before this I rebuilt all the calipers so the front Brembros got new caliper pistons and seals, dust boots, and pad retaining brackets with pins along with the rear calipers getting new piston seals and dust boots and the brackets have new dust boots for the caliper slide pins. The front caliper pad retaining brackets with pins and the dust boots for the rear caliper bracket slide pins are not pictured because they would get in the way for the next step.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0051_zpsrsnqkhbh.jpg
The next step of course is to paint everything black. I used G2 brake caliper paint in black and here are two pictures after the first coat.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0053_zpsm4gwluvk.jpg
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0052_zps69mahtdx.jpg
This picture was taken after the last coat of paint was applied. The G2 paint sets up really well and it should be look great on the car. Between two kits of the G2 paint, I got three coats on all the components which is along the same lines as what other people that have used it have noticed.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0054_zpslckovimu.jpg
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Looking good man. Sorry if I missed it but what size brake discs are you running up front?
365 mm.
Basically I will have RS4 front brakes.
I updated my B6/7 S4 and RS4 rear suspension and axles post above and I started a new thread about it in the DIY/TECH/INFORMATIVE section. Hopefully this helpful to a few people.
aren’t they exactly the same ? (R8/RS4)
No, all the RS/R8 front brakes are very similar but slightly different. The biggest differences are the brake rotor to caliper offset, the front lower support bar, and the paint jobs. The R8 calipers that I got had the Apikol brackets on them so that they could be used on a B6/7 car but I still had to modify them for my car.
I updated my B6/7 S4 and RS4 rear suspension and axles post above and I started a new thread about it in the DIY/TECH/INFORMATIVE section. Hopefully this helpful to a few people.
aren’t they exactly the same ? (R8/RS4)
No, all the RS/R8 front brakes are very similar but slightly different. The biggest differences are the brake rotor to caliper offset, the front lower support bar, and the paint jobs. The R8 calipers that I got had the Apikol brackets on them so that they could be used on a B6/7 car but I still had to modify them for my car.
Great build thread!
Also, thank you for all the DIY’s I have made extensive use of them 
Great build thread!
Also, thank you for all the DIY’s I have made extensive use of them
Thanks.
Your welcome. I still need to post up a bunch more.
Got some work done over the past few days on my S4 though. I liked what MDUBZ did with his rear subframe so I decided to do the same. Knocked all the rust off and then painted it black.
Top:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0105_zps1qlesjkd.jpg
Bottom:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0106_zpssn2fio9n.jpg
Also installed 034 Motorsport rear differential carrier bushing inserts.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0122_zpsmsodn5zw.jpg
A while ago I had ordered some spherical 034 Motorsport rear sway bar end links so here are those:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0129_zpszwu2ogrh.jpg
Installed picture:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0132_zpsbagwmqjo.jpg
Got the vast majority of the rear of the car bolted back together and now I can work on the front end. That is assuming that I get time to do so since I have been working on a bunch of other people’s cars over the past few weeks.
Thanks.
Your welcome. I still need to post up a bunch more.
Got some work done over the past few days on my S4 though. I liked what MDUBZ did with his rear subframe so I decided to do the same. Knocked all the rust off and then painted it black.
Top:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0105_zps1qlesjkd.jpg
Bottom:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0106_zpssn2fio9n.jpg
Also installed 034 Motorsport rear differential carrier bushing inserts.
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0122_zpsmsodn5zw.jpg
A while ago I had ordered some spherical 034 Motorsport rear sway bar end links so here are those:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0129_zpszwu2ogrh.jpg
Installed picture:
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll37/Jimmybones777/SAM_0132_zpsbagwmqjo.jpg
Got the vast majority of the rear of the car bolted back together and now I can work on the front end. That is assuming that I get time to do so since I have been working on a bunch of other people’s cars over the past few weeks.
What are the 034 Motorsport rear differential carrier bushing inserts, supposed to do exactly?.
Looks good Jimmy. Did you sand blast the subframe?
They basically fill in the gaps in the bushings to make them stiffer without losing the rubber to prevent the rear final drive from bouncing around.
http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/05/15/349051ac288c7b4f71cb6d6699f00c0f.jpg
^ I have one sitting on my work bench. Just haven’t gotten around to the install. Let us know impressions, JB!
What are the 034 Motorsport rear differential carrier bushing inserts, supposed to do exactly?.
Thanks. I just used a hand grinder and some wire brush drill attachments.