BlownGP Posted October 5, 2017 Share Posted October 5, 2017 (edited) I'm sorta obsessed with big brakes. lol So while my wife's MKZ was in the shop. I was given a MKX loaner which was pretty nice but noticed it had Dual piston calipers compared to the MKZ single piston. I was thinking it's a SUV, probably different platform, probably going to need custom brackets yada yada. Well come to found out thanks to Wiki it uses the CD4 platform.. I found out that the MKX uses a INCH bigger rotors with the Dual piston calipers. This might be worth the upgrade. Found some used calipers off a 2017 Continental (same calipers) with less than 1000 miles and got new pads and rotors. Everything bolts of up like stock. Can use the same caliper bolts also. The only extra part you need is the dust shields. You really don't need them but I bought some Continental ones off ebay for $10 just in case. The only downside to this upgrade is un-sprung weight but this ain't race car and if I was worried about gas mileage I would have got a Hybird. lol The Vehicles that come with the dual piston calipers are 2016+ MKX 2015+ Edge but not all of them have them. So it's hard to find them 2017+ Continental. I think this is the stranded brakes but not sure. 2017+ Fusion Sport. Only the sport gets the bigger brakes 2017+ MKZ. Like the Fusion. I believe they only come on the Twin Turbo V6 MKZ's. Any questions, let me know Thanks Steven Edited March 13, 2021 by BlownGP 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goneracin Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 That's fantastic! I might be looking into this when its time for my next brake job on my Fusion. An extra inch with some good pads can make a huge difference. Any idea what the minimum wheel diameter is to clear them? I'm thinking if they are only an inch more, 18s should clear. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlcg Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 Found a set of Continental calipers on ebay. It states that they fit a car with 20" wheels or bigger. I'm interested in this upgrades but I run the factory 18" on my Fusion. Would this be an issue? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownGP Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share Posted July 12, 2018 Sorry guys. Don't post much here. I think 18" wheels would be very close. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jlcg Posted September 29, 2018 Share Posted September 29, 2018 Hello again. Would the stock caliper bracket work with these dual pistons or would i need the bracket from the lincoln as well? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownGP Posted September 29, 2018 Author Share Posted September 29, 2018 3 hours ago, Jlcg said: Hello again. Would the stock caliper bracket work with these dual pistons or would i need the bracket from the lincoln as well? No, you have to use the Continental bracket. The calipers overall are bigger than the stock single piston ones. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goneracin Posted March 12, 2021 Share Posted March 12, 2021 My car is due for brakes and I'm looking to do this upgrade finally. I have confirmed that all the cars you mention do take the same rotor, 345mm (13.5 inches) but most part stores dont carry the caliper. They do carry it for only the 2016 MKX 4wd 3.7, and it is dual piston. Looks like I can get all new parts pads calipers and rotors for about $400.00 My only question is if they will fit under 18 inch wheels. Has anyone successfully done it with 18 inch OEM Ford wheels? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownGP Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Good question. It's looks like the Continental does have a set of wheels that are 18s as does the MKX So they might work. https://www.wheelcollision.com/store/LINCOLN-CONTINENTAL.htm https://www.wheelcollision.com/store/LINCOLN-MKX.htm 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownGP Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 Looks like I need to fix these pics too.. Photobucket sucks now, so used Tiny pic and looks like they suck too. lol 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goneracin Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 Thanks for the reply BlownGP. What size wheels were you running? Did you do the swap? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goneracin Posted March 13, 2021 Share Posted March 13, 2021 I just saw that you fixed the pictures and they are 20s. I might just get a caliper from autozone this weekend and see if it fits under the rim. Should be pretty quick if they have one in stock. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownGP Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 58 minutes ago, Goneracin said: I just saw that you fixed the pictures and they are 20s. I might just get a caliper from autozone this weekend and see if it fits under the rim. Should be pretty quick if they have one in stock. I think they will fit.. It will be close but I think they will be fine. Let me know. I'm curious. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goneracin Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 Couldn't get to it this weekend, but I will post up when I try it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlownGP Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 No problem!! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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