txaggie

Sorry just saw this. My ST is still on the stock springs, no aftermarket.

Totally agree with Cerberus. I empty mine every 1000miles and it has about as much as what his picture shows. I added the JLT unit the first week I bought it (2019 ST with 56k miles). Pretty sure I don't want all of that liquid going back into the motor, so for the price and ease of installation and maintenance, I consider it money/time well spent.

I went with Michelins to get a treadwear warranty. Those Pzero’s had great traction in the heat which the Michelins do not, but the Pzero’s only lasted 24,000 and the Michelins are currently at 32k and probably have another 5-6k before time to replace.

Totally agree with taurussvt - I've had the spare on my 2019 ST with the brake/wheel package in since the first time my car was down for a week waiting for a Pirelli replacement

based on your description I might look at the right front hub/bearing assembly

Please update us on your install with pics and such

Yes they are very fragile but easy to replace (done in both my Honda Pilot and Ford Explorer) after doing wheel hub replacements.

Sorry to hear you won’t be making any more. Your ingenuity and creativeness was fun to watch!

The perhaps the cables need adjustment for the new thickness of the discs?

Does the 2009 have electronic parking brake? If so did you put it in maintenance mode when you worked on the brakes?

Yeah, that looks like it should work!!

I just completed this project last weekend (2019 ST) and yes Ford engineers made access an absolute pain!! I essentially did what you are thinking with the 3/8" steel rod and used a 3/8" breaker bar from Autozone. I took the tool apart because you still can't get the angle quite right, put the 3/8" piece in and when it was aligned, I put the bar's "U" section around the piece and turned it a quarter turn at a time. When it wouldn't line up exactly right, I used an allen key pushed through the hole on the 3/8" piece to turn it enough to get the bar back on. Fortunately it isn't in there too tight. https://www.autozone.com/ratchets-sockets-and-wrenches/breaker-bar-tool/p/duralast-3-8in-drive-10in-breaker-bar/565694_0_0

Yes, my 2019 ST has cooling into the PTU.

That Integra sounds fun!

There are no screws or anything holding it down after you remove the 2 side pieces. Just pull up evenly from the sides, it will pop out.