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Originally Posted by southerndragoncivic
For $2100 you'd think they'd include compatibility for the parking brake...
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Cannot be done with multi-piston calipers when used with a conventional cable based parking brake.
There is no way to use a single mechanical cable pull to actuate all the pistons.
A conventional OE rear caliper uses a extending/rotating piston that is actuated mechanically by the e-brake cable attached to the lever on the back of the piston. As you pull the cable, it pulls the lever, causes the piston to rotate AND move out, pressing the pads against the rotor.
Cars that have a multi-piston rear caliper use either a hydrolic line-lock type arrangement or more typically use a dedicated mechanical parking brake system, completely separate from the primary braking system (separate rotor / caliper or drum/pad)
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