need help please.. will I believe I will stay with my rear drums.....(. or am I nuts ? ).. but want to upgrade my existing front disc brakes I have new Hotchkis suspension all around ...really like the 15 inch Buick wheels but what do I do for brake up grades I am going to buy new rims and tires just don't want the rubber band looking sidewalls that seem to go along with big brakes HELP ME CHOOSE please
17's look nice and have good sidewall height, if you go 17's you can go with Kore3 brackets and LS1 fbody brakes or Corvette brakes, or the cpp c5 brake kit is a killer deal at $650
Do you mind sharing the info I’m looking on classic performance products Inc. that’s who you’re talking about right I would have to buy brakes for a Chevelle correct
Thanks again..hugger.. after eyeballing the Ebay link I believe this brake set up is for me ... I’m going to call the tech line to make sure the kit will work with my Hotchkis kit
New brakes going on much larger than stock will post pictures or rear disc soon as I get them installed
I like what that system says about not offsetting the wheels past stock. I’ve already gone as far out on the front as I can go. Seems like a decent deal too.
I put Wilwood 2 piston D52 replacement calipers with EBC pads (red) and rotors in the front. In the rear I have ceramic shoes. Best money spent for the driving I do. Only problem could be clearance with the rally wheels. One didn’t clear so I had to add a 1/8” spacer to both sides. Will be buying new rims and tires once the tires wear out or become too old.
For what its worth I had 2 wheels that had a bit more generous weld bead on the inside of the rim that drug on the D52 calipers. About 5 min with a wizzer wheel and a couple test fits and now all 4 wheels can go to whatever corner they happen to go to.
Wilwood D52 calipers on 12” rotors,with 15x4 wheels. I had to move my wheel weights because they were real close. Otherwise they clear.
I did the ls1 f body brake upgrades. I like having a hat style rotor and easy to find replacement parts. I got my brackets from BRP hotrods. I run 17"wheels with no issues. I also adapted the f body booster and master cylinder to fit without too much difficulty.