Vitara 1991 brake caliber bracket

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Parts 14-15 + pins (8-9) are problematic ones. Some sets of pins I found but 14-15 none.

I am thinking of getting all of that as at least right side brake disk is soon at end of life. So pads + shims + disks + calibers + pistons etc + mountings. And as I have 1 bad shock absorber, get those + springs. Then the front as whole should be ok for a long time and no worries in yearly vehicle inspection.

there is only one worry
brake failures.
not testing.
what matters is just you being safe.
brakes bad can do horrible things not just dead. like jerking steering wheel as you go fast and brake in turns,  seen it all I have.
The other is , once I had air brakes fail in 20ton dump truck  flying through the REDLIGHT at 40mph , loaded,  horn blasting and emergancy brakes on fire.
me 17 years old. (learned that day to do brakes 100%) for life. county own truck me hired.  10speed box, crash box.

rotors ,calipers, pads, fluid fresh and good hoses, no leaks and those steel lines love to rust this old. and not safe that.
some of these cars the caliper pins seize and brakes fail that side or skid,  real crappy pins here.
my jeep has SST stainless steel pins (no rust ever) and teflon pin guides, same results .  quality is not free.

ever drive a car with front drum brakes,? if yes, we just love disk brakes now... no fade wow.  ( with drums 1 stop good,, 2nd fails as drums burn red hot)

Wow thats nasty. Here its quite normal at least nowadays that brakes on heavy trucks are spring loaded and you use air pressure to keep them open. If you lose air, you go no where or stop. Ofc with sudden complete air loss it would be very uncontrolled stop.

Yeah drum brakes are somewhat familiar to me from bikes and some not road ready cars we used to drive around our own private roads when we were kids. I dont really like having those on rear axle of my vitara but now as they work I don't consider disk conversion. COVID caused bit of a dent on the income side so have to think a bit what to do/buy.

I do agree with you completely that brakes are about the most necessary thing in car to take care of. There are ofc other really important things, but usually if they are bust u dont move and then brakes domt matter for the moment.

that 20ton dump truck the air valve stuck open, deep inside the controller, so spring brake heaven failed.
I would have loved to skid to stop.  hot dry day summer.
good luck finding all your parts rockauto, is best to look there first see all the makers there, that support this old car,  at least that.  very very good for that.

most times i'd go to local store tell e them the raybestos p/n and they get them in under 24hours to their counter. Even napa could do that.
the drums are great on rear.  no need for disks on rear ever, unless pulling 2000 lb trailer. down the rocky mountains, woooooooooooo

cheers to you !!!!