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Old 27th January 2008, 02:07 PM
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I would like to change my rear drum brakes with disc if anyone knows if there is a kit for a 2006 pt i would love to know. thanks
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Old 27th January 2008, 02:19 PM
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This has been discussed before. It is possible with a kit but it's very labor intensive as well as very expensive. I'd like to do mine as rear disc too but haven't because of the aforementioned reasons.
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Old 27th January 2008, 04:35 PM
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I have spent well over 14,000$$ in upgrades i don't think it could be that much my rims and suspention alone were 4500$(19" bazos) i just don't like the look of the drum behind the rim. if you know were i can get the kit from that would be great!!!
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PT Cruiser Rear Disc Brake Conversion Kit
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Old 30th January 2008, 06:37 PM
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Let us know how it went if you go for that...
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will do.
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