Brake Upgrade Please chime in

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Hello guys and girls hope you all have a good Memorial day weekend I just want to get some opinions on the brake upgrade i am going to do, i have not bought everything yet just a few parts.

The car is 1986 cutlass, its going to have a mild build maybe 300 to 400 hp, not sure what engine yet, I am going threw some ideas, but i like to fix other things before dropping a engine in, as other things are more important to me, like stopping and suspension work.

Anyways the following is my idea
1)Stainless steel brake company two piston caliper direct bolt on replacement, with the pads their provide, which are semi metallic/ceramic pads
2)New Bendex Rotors, which i believe are stock replacements
3)Global West stainless steel brake lines, in front only
4)New brake fluid synthetic DOT3 or regular DOT3 i dont think it matters (unless someone wants to say different please do 😱
5)aluminum drums (already got them, just have to cut them)
6)S-10 Rear cylinders (Bought them from g-body.com)
7)New drum hardware
8)New shoes, probably bendix or robestos

That's it, Please let me know if this sounds good, I think this should do, for daily driving and should stop, please I ask because i am unsure, and i haven't bought the expensive stuff yet, like the ssbc calipers.
 
I'm not really sure how the SSBC dual piston calipers compare, but did you know that some 2 wheel drive S10 Blazer (98-2002) spindles are direct replacement swaps? They have the dual piston calipers & the newer style sealed bearing hubs. You can also buy an adapter bracket for them later(or now... 😀 ) which makes doing a 13" C5 swap that much easier. I'm not sure what size the stock Blazer rotor is but I've heard that this is a very nice upgrade. Plus, you can get replacement parts at any corner parts store. You can get these from a U-Pull-It yard...

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/brakes ... rakes.html

I believe you can also use the Blazer rear disc but I'm not sure what all is entailed for the swap. I plan on doing the LS1 Camaro rear disc swap. It's *almost* a bolt on...

http://www.thirdgen.org/ls1reardisc

You can have Ed Miller ( http://www.flynbye.com ) modify your stock proportioning valve for rear disc's for $30 and use your stock master cylinder.

Cheap, proven 4 wheel disc and all parts are stock GM so replacement parts are plentiful and available anywhere.

If you decide on keeping your rear drums, then what you list sounds good, too.
 
chevyman454 said:
heres my thought
if you put alot of GO in you should put just as much WHOA as you can
hopin up your drivetrain puttin all them goodies in there id pay as much attention to the brakes as you can

I am somewhat baffled by your response chevy man, please explain........ :roll:
 
historyg said:
chevyman454 said:
heres my thought
if you put alot of GO in you should put just as much WHOA as you can
hopin up your drivetrain puttin all them goodies in there id pay as much attention to the brakes as you can

I am somewhat baffled by your response chevy man, please explain........ :roll:
He means if you got lotsa horsepower/torque (the "go") you should put in as much work and time into the stopping/braking system (the "whoa") lol 😉
 
for the brake fluid, go with DOT 4, synthetic or not won't really matter with brake fluid
 
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