Camaro rear disc write ups?

[94gtfreak]

ok i might go to the yard tomorrow gotta see how my car actin when i get home tomorrow

One of my local yards says calipers are 15 a piece and rotors are 10. But thats here in naptown, not sure about prices elsewhere.

 

[kuruption109]

ok i might go to the yard tomorrow gotta see how my car actin when i get home tomorrow

One of my local yards says calipers are 15 a piece and rotors are 10. But thats here in naptown, not sure about prices elsewhere.

i cant find any here since camaros are pretty popular here ill let u kno maybe u can pick up a set for me.

 

[19cutlass79]

Here you go if your interested in the ls1 set up instead two great write ups that i will use when I get around to it.

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/br...wheels/206369-ls1-f-body-rear-brake-swap.html he also includes a pdf on his e brake cable set up (good to know because if you fab the same one the you can use your STOCK e brake cable.

http://www.thirdgen.org/ls1reardisc

hope you find this usefull.

wade

 

[19cutlass79]

^^ yes it does, i've heard its best to go with an adjustable unit, then you can tweak it to your liking as far as front to rear ratio

I heard this is hit and miss with this one, some people change their prop but some don't and have no complaints, but as browncutty said adjustable is the way for tuneability. Me I am a bit of a lazy *ss so I am just going to find a car with four wheel disc brakes that is around the same weight as my car and buy the prop for it. Planning on the blazer two piston setup for the front also my friend works at a chevy dealership so I'm going to go through him for everything except the spindles. Don't want to be trusting junkyard calipers and sealed hubs that have some miles on them if I can help it.

wade

 

[pontiacgp]

^^ yes it does, i've heard its best to go with an adjustable unit, then you can tweak it to your liking as far as front to rear ratio

I heard this is hit and miss with this one, some people change their prop but some don't and have no complaints, but as browncutty said adjustable is the way for tuneability. Me I am a bit of a lazy *ss so I am just going to find a car with four wheel disc brakes that is around the same weight as my car and buy the prop for it. Planning on the blazer two piston setup for the front also my friend works at a chevy dealership so I'm going to go through him for everything except the spindles. Don't want to be trusting junkyard calipers and sealed hubs that have some miles on them if I can help it.

wade

if you don't change the proportional valve then the brakes will be dragging in the rear. The proportional valve has a valve for residual pressure in the rear line so the springs won't fully retract the shoes.

 

[19cutlass79]

^^ yes it does, i've heard its best to go with an adjustable unit, then you can tweak it to your liking as far as front to rear ratio

I heard this is hit and miss with this one, some people change their prop but some don't and have no complaints, but as browncutty said adjustable is the way for tuneability. Me I am a bit of a lazy *ss so I am just going to find a car with four wheel disc brakes that is around the same weight as my car and buy the prop for it. Planning on the blazer two piston setup for the front also my friend works at a chevy dealership so I'm going to go through him for everything except the spindles. Don't want to be trusting junkyard calipers and sealed hubs that have some miles on them if I can help it.

wade

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if you don't change the proportional valve then the brakes will be dragging in the rear. The proportional valve has a valve for residual pressure in the rear line so the springs won't fully retract the shoes.

Are you referring to drum brake shoe's and springs? because if he does the conversion he'll be running brake pads and calipers?

wade

 

[pontiacgp]

If there is no residual pressure in the rear line then the shoes will retract too much leaving you no brake pedal when you hit the brakes. The proportional valve has a valve to hold a few of pounds of pressure in the rear line to prevent the springs from retracting the shoes too much so if you convert the rear brakes to disk the residual pressure will cause the pads not to retract and will be dragging. You need to change the proportional valve when you do the conversion to rear disk.

 

[MR442]

I have a s10 set u\p in boxes . We dont have many 2 wd rides here so I grabed them . And they match the 10 bolt I got .

But I'll just use calibers and rotor to get mocked up as I never buy used ones . I live in rust belt and most these have 140000 plus miles .

But Like all input on these posts

 

[19cutlass79]

If there is no residual pressure in the rear line then the shoes will retract too much leaving you no brake pedal when you hit the brakes. The proportional valve has a valve to hold a few of pounds of pressure in the rear line to prevent the springs from retracting the shoes too much so if you convert the rear brakes to disk the residual pressure will cause the pads not to retract and will be dragging. You need to change the proportional valve when you do the conversion to rear disk.

Thanks for clearing that up.

Wade

 

[94gtfreak]

Great info everyone! Like everyone else said it'll probably be easier (and safer) to buy new parts. Camaro rotors and calipers aren't that expensive. Hell a couple years back I did the whole brake set up on the ole' ladys 99 V6 Camaro for under 200. I know what one of my next projects is!!