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Reply to "Experience with parking brake on front ears of rear axel carrier?"

I am in the process of installing a Tesla electric park brake kit on 6997.

The stock rear brakes are swapped side by side and go on the front ears. This keeps the bleed valve up. Longer brake lines are installed to suit. The tesla units have the drive motors rotated 180 degrees to clear the cable connection to the drive shaft. Pantera Electronics sells a simple adaptor plate for the rear mounts or you can make a set. They also sell the control box with a couple of switching options. PE dont sell the Tesla units - you will have to trawl around ebay to find a set - should cost $120-160. Made by Brembo and designed to resist high torque starts. While they have not operated in anger yet they look the business and just have to be better than the very dubious original cable hand brakes. 

Well  worth considering as an option. And you can use a push button switch, lose the hand brake assembly and free up some room inside. 

Main brakes are still stock. And no need to cut the cable mount bracket  - it will clear the shock so its fully reversible. 

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  • IMG_2270: Trial install
  • IMG_2275: View from top
  • caliper brackets: Adaptors
  • 86229: Tesla brembo unit ( motor still to be turned)
  • 92908: Flashed up Brembo unit with adaptor
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