Mazda 6 Big Brake Upgrade How To - Page 4

**ls six** · 9-1-08, 22:36

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Originally Posted by med_mx6

1) 98+ V6 626: rotor, pads, and caliper bracket (since our calipers fit in this bracket) and the e-brake should be OK.2) 99-03 Protege: calipers, rotors, pads (and keep the e-brake)
3) Mazda6 options (full set: caliper, rotor, pads, ie. everything) but e-brake modifications is required.

Where does the MS Protege brakes fit in all this? I can't find where I read it, but I thought someone said the MS Protege brakes are identical to the late model 626 brakes... or was it the regular Protege brakes the same as the 626's? me =

Thanks in advance everybody!

Yeah your stock rear calipers will fit the 98 626 brackets unlike the fronts that need both from the sedan.

The rotors for the MSP 98+ 626 and early mazda 6 are the same but the calipers are all different.

The 6 uses new style castings that may be more rigid than ours or the 626 calipers.

The MSP calipers are suposed to be aluminum but I cant confirm that my self.

1996.mx6 · 9-7-08, 23:37

Would RX-8 brakes (caliper and rotor) work on the MX-6 with 18" rims?

**ragincanadian4** · 9-8-08, 18:14

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Originally Posted by 1996.mx6

Would RX-8 brakes (caliper and rotor) work on the MX-6 with 18" rims?

I don't think so.
Here's my 06-07 Mazda6 brake upgrade:

**Chefsp0t** · 9-8-08, 21:37

Nice work Matt! Are you doing the rears as well?

**ragincanadian4** · 9-8-08, 22:06

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Originally Posted by Chefsp0t

Nice work Matt! Are you doing the rears as well?

Ehh, eventually.

**cf_z** · 9-8-08, 22:29

that is [fizzle]ing sick.

next project for meeeeee.

**max626** · 9-9-08, 21:05

sweet sticker matt

**ragincanadian4** · 9-9-08, 23:13

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Originally Posted by max626

sweet sticker matt

It's not a sticker, it's paint.

**Turk** · 9-19-08, 3:35

Can I run Mazda 6 rear calipers with stock disks?????? Logic tells me yes??? Ok to drive on for a week or so right?

I really need to be certain of this before I put on the calipers tomorrow

willemmx6 · 9-19-08, 10:25

Thats a very nice and easy upgrade ive been doing some shopping here and bought some calipers from a 07 6
Very nice calipers. Bought a pair of new discs put it all together and guess what It doesn,t work
Looked a bit closer at the pictures here And yes european 6 uses other calipers then the american
Well there goes my easy upgrade

thingsthatfly2 · 9-23-08, 1:03

next on my list

thanks guys!

huge junk yard local has a mazdaspeed6 i can see from the gate... welllll.. when i climbed ontop the gate..

hope they let me get them cheep

**D'sMx-6** · 9-23-08, 4:50

sweet deal for you. snatch them bitches up.

1996.mx6 · 10-19-08, 23:34

I heard that RX-8 had a 17 inch spare wheel. So why wouldn't RX-8 brake caliper and rotor work on the MX-6???

**Chefsp0t** · 10-19-08, 23:37

RX8 calipers and rotors have been done but I think there was something wrong with the hub size or something else behind there.

Whatever it was needed to be machined to fit correctly. It would probably be less expensive to do the Mazda6 ones since they are a direct fit.

1996.mx6 · 10-20-08, 0:20

Well, I went on tirerack.com and for 2004 RX-8, you can get 17 inch wheels and I'm assuming the calipers do fit.