160mm to 185mm Rotors?

Hasty15
Hasty15 Posts: 7
edited April 2009 in MTB beginners
Can i do this? i currently have 160mm disk rotors front and back and want to upgrade both to hope M4's but i want the front to be 185mm. Can i do this? i know the rotor will fit but will the calliper mounting points be right? or is it all standardized and will work?

Thanks for your help

Regards
Hasty15

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    yes you can.

    what you need depends on what you have now and what you want to get.
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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 3,983
    Assuming your forks are rated to take bigger rotors.
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  • JxL
    JxL Posts: 383
    You will probably also need brake brackets for 180mm disc instead of 160mm.

    Mine should arrive tomorrow, so 180mm disc will be up front. To be honest though I changed my pads recently and there was a massive change in braking performance, try that first? Sintered is the way to go...
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