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Old 06-22-2017, 08:54 AM
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BMW X5 4.6is Big Brake Brembo Upgrade

So last night I began my installation of my Big Brake Brembo Upgrade. I will provide all the part number so that anyone who wants to venture down this path may do so. Long story short :It works well

UPDATED WITH PART NUMBERS

Parts:
BMW E70 X5M Calipers Part No. 34116789341/34116789342
BMW F85 X5M rotors (395 X36mm) Part No. 34112284901/34112284902
BMW E70 X5M OE Pads Part No. 3411679964
BMW E70 X5M Cailper mounting bolts (4) Part No. 34116778234
BMW F85 X5 M rotor set screw, rotor to hub (2) Part No. 34111123072
BMW E70 X5M Front Brake Pad Sensor (1) Part No. 34356792568
Spacer of your choice (minimum of 3mm)
G2 Caliper Paint: Monte Carlo Blue BMW B05

Notes: You may use E70 X5M rotors and rotor set screw in lieu of F85 parts listed above. The rotors are exactly the same dimension; however I preferred to have the cross drilled version of the rotors to match my rear rotors so I went with the F85 rotors instead. Its a personal choice.

I chose to go with a set of Carbotech 1521 pads for the brake upgrade because they are awesome from the ones I installed on my E39 M5 ( No noise, barely any dust generation and most of all strong bite). Once again another personal choice.

I chose to replace my brake lines with a set of stainless steel braided ones from ECS tuning because their fitment/connection is OE type so very easy to install.

Spacers: This front kit will require 3mm of clearance with factory 20 inch wheels. This should not be a problem for many of us X5ers because most of us already run spacers on our X5. My 4.6is has H&R 20mm spacers up front and 30mm spacers out back.

Minor trimming of brake rotor dust shield (See last image of material removed). Its just a strip from the dust shield 1/4 inch wide by 2 inches long.

Weights:
4.6is/4.8is OE rotor: 26lbs
4.6is/4.8is OE Caliper w/mounting bracket: 20.6lbs.
Bridgestone OE RFT F/R: 41lbs./47lbs.

F85 X5M OE Rotor: 37.4lbs.
E70 X5M OE Caliper: 20.2lbs.
Vredestein Utrac Vortis Front/Rear: 30lbs./35lbs.

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Yes I know. Thanks for your patience Joseph. I will be painting my rear calipers this evening, OE refresh of the calipers, so that I can install them on Saturday to finish the job.
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Looks great, where did you find the calipers? EBay? Can you feel a difference from the old calipers?
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Awesome look and work.
Is the //M sticker upside down on the caliper?
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Fantastic Jay!
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Awesome look and work.
Is the //M sticker upside down on the caliper?
From the E70 X5M the orientation seems correct.
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Seem like it could be either way for the sticker orientation. Carry on Jay.
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Looks great, where did you find the calipers? EBay? Can you feel a difference from the old calipers?
Yes I have seen sets on Ebay that one can purchase. I came across an X5M 2012 that was totaled and purchased the calipers off of the vehicle. The calipers were black up until I think 2013 and then they changed to the Monte Carlo blue. So I prepped the black ones that I had and spray painted them with Monte Carlo Blue via the G2 paint system for what you see installed on the X5.
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Wow straight bolt on to the hub? Crazy...
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