R1 Front Callipers

[Greg C]

While we are spending your money.....

This will definitely help prevent fender tab cracks (and leaking fork seals)

http://rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=M%2FC%3AForkBrace

You realize Greg, we could keep going.....and going......and going....

Speaking about fork seals, now let's do something about protecting your stanchion tubes from rock chips and bugs...Unfortunately RPM's bug shields don't work with the RPM fork brace and you really, really want the fork brace.
Avation Fred has you covered: http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=14171.msg142954#msg142954

Yes, I'm starting to see the rabbit hole opening. ; )

[ZOA NOM]

Might as well go the whole hog...

http://rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=M%2FC%3ARPMShock%2891-95%29

[fj1289]

Might as well go the whole hog...

http://rpmracingca.com/proddetail.asp?prod=M%2FC%3ARPMShock%2891-95%29

Whole hog?!  That's just a nice pork chop!  There's plenty more to go!

[JohnnyTheCraneGuy]

Does anyone have recommendations for pads to go with the gold dots?

I'm guessing they won't be the same as the 1990 non ABS calipers?

[Pat Conlon]

R1 vs FJ...Nope they are different pads.

I like EBC HH sintered pads in front Organic pads in back.

[JohnnyTheCraneGuy]

Thank you Pat!

Yeah I was late night shopping and ordered stock pads instead of the R1 pads 

[Pat Conlon]

If you can't return them, list them here on the forum, someone will buy them.

The oem FJ pads are organic...if you put on R-1 calipers and want to run organic pads fine, no problem.

However, if you want to change to sintered pads, you have to scrub off the old organic transfer layer on your rotors. (Both sides of the rotor) The organic/sintered layers are incompatible.
 If you don't, will your brakes work?  Yes, but not like they could...

Quick work with your cordless drill. Spin one way, light scrub, then spin the opposite way for a nice cross hatch.



The hardest part is flipping the rotors to get to the back side.

 

[JohnnyTheCraneGuy]

I will definitely look into that!

I ended up warping a rotor from hitting a pretty good washout on a dirt road, it created a pretty good resonance with the handlebars when I take my hands off at about 50 mph. I put a dial on the wheel, tire mounted, and both rotors and the left side had pretty visible runout 

So I ended up ordering the pair of Arashi's that Fred had linked somewhere.. But I also a pair of the EBC sintered pads off of revzilla after your reply for the gold dots.

[Pat Conlon]

You're golden. Fresh new rotors, new HH pads in R-1 calipers....
Doesn't get any better than that....  You're all set!