BC-Buck 10 Posted August 17, 2022 Other day bike R front tire was locked up after siting for two weeks. Put in 4wd and heard bad loud pop. Thought dif,drive shaft, or U joint just gave out. Ran 4 hours seeding food plots and all OK. Pulled front brakes and not full of water but some rust must have had it locked I hope. Looked like moisture might have come in where SS plate bolts to casting. Front brakes have sucked for about 6 months and was because one wheel cylinder on each side not working. Looks like aftermarket rebuild wheel cylinders about $70 + maybe calk where think leak came from. Or 4 OEM cylinders $140 and calk. Last choice I'm a little nervous about would be Highlifter disc brakes $375. What have you guys done? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted August 17, 2022 SuperATV disc conversion , tell them your a member of ATVHonda.com and get 10% off --- I am from Louisiana , same as Highlifter , and would like to say go with Highlifter , but their kits are Chinese anyways and cost more at that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toodeep 1,732 Posted August 18, 2022 I've been using super atv kits for years on many machines (my own, customers and friends). They are the way to go and pretty cheap arctic cat brake pads when you do need to replace the pads. The highlifter are good kits as well but (I think this is still the only big difference) the slotted brake disk is something I don't really care for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC-Buck 10 Posted August 18, 2022 7 hours ago, toodeep said: I've been using super atv kits for years on many machines (my own, customers and friends). They are the way to go and pretty cheap arctic cat brake pads when you do need to replace the pads. The highlifter are good kits as well but (I think this is still the only big difference) the slotted brake disk is something I don't really care for. I looked at there kit and is quality but at bottom of page I saw this. If you have OEM aluminum wheels this kit will NOT work. Just my luck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC-Buck 10 Posted August 18, 2022 10 hours ago, Fishfiles said: SuperATV disc conversion , tell them your a member of ATVHonda.com and get 10% off --- would like to say go with Highlifter , but their kits are Chinese anyways and cost more at that That makes a difference to me also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted August 18, 2022 9 minutes ago, BC-Buck said: I looked at there kit and is quality but at bottom of page I saw this. If you have OEM aluminum wheels this kit will NOT work. Just my luck It will work with aluminum rims , grind the edge off of the caliper ( it tells you to do this in the instructions ) or either buy a set of 1 inch wheel spacers 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted August 18, 2022 $239 minus 10% is about $215 , a lot better than Highlifter for $375 Call on the phone to place the order , if they give you any problem , tell them talk to Eric about the discount https://www.superatv.com/honda-rancher-front-disc-brake-kit 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,212 Posted August 18, 2022 8 hours ago, BC-Buck said: That makes a difference to me also. Most of the time they work fine with OEM aluminum wheels. Occasionally you'll have a little rub, and you just grind a hair off the caliper, which Fishfiles mentioned and has pictured in his 2wd 300 build. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted August 19, 2022 18 hours ago, jeepwm69 said: Most of the time they work fine with OEM aluminum wheels. Occasionally you'll have a little rub, and you just grind a hair off the caliper, which Fishfiles mentioned and has pictured in his 2wd 300 build. I tried to edit that pic and it wouldn't let me , so here is another , grind right on the edge , this is with true OEM aluminum front rims Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC-Buck 10 Posted August 19, 2022 2 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: I tried to edit that pic and it wouldn't let me , so here is another , grind right on the edge , this is with true OEM aluminum front rims My concern is do you have any problems with rocks and sticks jamming between wheel and caliper? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted August 19, 2022 20 minutes ago, BC-Buck said: My concern is do you have any problems with rocks and sticks jamming between wheel and caliper? I have never seen that happen yet 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,212 Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, BC-Buck said: My concern is do you have any problems with rocks and sticks jamming between wheel and caliper? Nope. Disc brakes are better than drums in every way. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
_Wilson_™ 6,432 Posted August 19, 2022 8 hours ago, Fishfiles said: I have never seen that happen yet If it was going to happen fish would more then likely have it happen, I've never had the pleasure of riding with his clan, but I've seen some pics, lol! Seems like i recall one time a large stick came straight up, aimed right at his leg. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted August 19, 2022 That was in 2014 , lucky to not break or hurt anything 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeTaylor 48 Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) On 8/18/2022 at 5:42 AM, Fishfiles said: $239 minus 10% is about $215 , a lot better than Highlifter for $375 Call on the phone to place the order , if they give you any problem , tell them talk to Eric about the discount https://www.superatv.com/honda-rancher-front-disc-brake-kit Hey Fish, I gave SuperAtv a call and they said there was no discount code for our forum. I spoke with Erin. Edited September 19, 2022 by DeTaylor Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fishfiles 19,707 Posted September 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, DeTaylor said: Hey Fish, I gave SuperAtv a call and they said there was no discount code for our forum. I spoke with Erin. Eric not Erin ! Let's see if we can get him @SuperATV 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeTaylor 48 Posted September 19, 2022 23 minutes ago, Fishfiles said: Eric not Erin ! Let's see if we can get him @SuperATV Sorry Eric! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC-Buck 10 Posted September 19, 2022 DO NOT BUY HIGHLIFTER KIT! Was not going to make a post till after hearing from them but already have to unanswered calls and when find time will leave poor amazon review. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shadetree 5,543 Posted September 19, 2022 1 hour ago, BC-Buck said: DO NOT BUY HIGHLIFTER KIT! Was not going to make a post till after hearing from them but already have to unanswered calls and when find time will leave poor amazon review. i used to buy only high lifter, until i discovered they are putting china parts in the kits, i called them up, and called them out on it, they should and can be sued for posting ad's made in usa..when they really are not all usa parts now !. i will follow flishfiles advice when the time comes to use super atv front disk brake kit for this '02 trx450fm/s i am restoring. and yes..some of the packaging had '' made in china '' on them !!..rofl. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperATV 19 Posted November 17, 2022 I'm here! Lol! Sorry guys, I completely forgot about this forum. I still frequent the "other" one, but this one slipped my mind. I'll try to check in here more often. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeepwm69 7,212 Posted November 17, 2022 1 hour ago, SuperATV said: I'm here! Lol! Sorry guys, I completely forgot about this forum. I still frequent the "other" one, but this one slipped my mind. I'll try to check in here more often. Not much traffic on the old board anymore. We haven’t been around long enough to lead the search results, but we have a much bigger knowledge base here than anywhere else. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperATV 19 Posted November 18, 2022 21 hours ago, jeepwm69 said: Not much traffic on the old board anymore. We haven’t been around long enough to lead the search results, but we have a much bigger knowledge base here than anywhere else. That's for sure. I'll start sending people over here when I'm asked. 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
