R56 Mini Cooper Base front brake upgrade for beginners to EBC Yellowstuff and Zimmerman sport rotors

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A step-by-step walkthrough on upgrading or replacing your brake pads and rotors on a 2009 R56 Mini Cooper non-turbo. The base model does have different brakes than the Cooper S so when you order your new rotors for the base Cooper make sure they are 280x22mm or about 11 in diameter. Parts websites are not always clear about this with their parts fitment software. I originally ordered EBC rotors that were guaranteed to fit my Cooper but they were 11.57 inches which did not fit my Cooper. Check out the links below to see the specific rotor size for your model.
Tools Needed
17mm for lug nuts
16mm Caliper Bracket
13mm Caliper Slide bolts
Rotor retaining screw T50 bit
Jack
Jack stands
Flat screwdriver
Pliers to gently remove brake sensors
Brake and Caliper Grease
Anti-Seize Lubricant
Caliper Depress tool or large pliers or C-clamp
Optional:
Wire wheel or angle grinder
Torque specs
Caliper Bracket 81 lbs-ft
Caliper Slide bolts 26 lbs-ft
Rotor retaining screw 72 lbs INCHES
Rotor Size per model.
www.minimania.com/Mini_Cooper...
Zimmerman Front Rotors
www.pelicanparts.com/More_Inf...
EBC Yellowstuff pads
www.minimania.com/part/G2NMB2...

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@alreid779 9 ай бұрын

All you needed was a caliper mounting bracket from a Cooper S and then you could have used the larger rotor and original caliper just thought this might help Cooper S has same caliper and pads as a base mini is just the mounting bracket and rotor size is different

@kypetrolhead 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering about that. I thought I would have had to change the caliper too. Funny you should post. I was literally just thinking about this yesterday. I took my Cooper to the tail of the dragon and towards the end my brakes where cooked!