ok I have 3 sets being made I'll post when their ready
I also have an update, these are going to be shipped straight off the laser unless if you want them powder coated. meaning, their not going to come tapped. apparently I suck at tapping them straight... so your going to have to do it yourself.
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what do you think the total cost of the whole project is?
*Brackets - $95 *Rotors part # YH141533 , $55.96 for all 4 *Calipers part # 18-4138 18-4139 18-4128 18-4129 $163.36, $50 core charge. unfortunately most of us dont have cadillacs laying around for the caliper cores.. so if you can somehow acquire cores for dirt cheap could save a couple bucks there *all the other misc parts (lug studs, bolts, washers, spacers) .. around $30 *the blazer master cylinder is considered optional.. I would just get one at the yard for cheap..
so your looking at roughly $400-500, that would be w/ caliper core charge and using no coupons. I was able to use a 40% off coupon for the rotors and calipers, saved me a good bit
heres some nice coupons for advance:
I heard they disabled the BIG40 coupon now. so if it doesnt work try the 30 and so on
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just found out the hard way shipping to Canada is $30 alone on these. and that was with me boxing it myself. I dont mind shipping to Canada at all, but its going to be $120 shipped then
Okay so I finally got around to getting one of these on. Man life is hectic. Someone had asked about the stock GT wheels, and if these brackets with the complete upgrade will fit.......I am pleased to announce they do!!!! and look really great back there as well fills in everything behind the wheel. Man I can't wait to see what they look like behind the one I want to put on it. Sorry for the poor quality pictures, it was dark out and I work out of a car port, so there was not much room to get back and get a good picture. Can't wait to move!!
ok. I'm wondering because I dont have the stock fiero rims either. I have some 15s off another car. the rears fit, but the fronts didnt quite clear the caliper. its REALLY close. I'm sure with some minor grinding on the caliper I could make it fit. or it could just be something with the inner design of the rim is closer than others idk
Pleased to say this all fits under stock rims front and rear. I did take off the casting marks on my calipers but nothing was taken from the calipers were it would cause the clearance issue. Great braket Scott0999. However I am having problem with the front calipers hose. I got the camaro fronts and with the hose connected I can't get the top calipers bolt out. anyone got pictures of how they ran there lines to the front. so I can get ideals on what to do.
Edit... Got the lines to work for me, these brakes work great.
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just wanted to add these brakes fit over my stock wheels too
I had some 15s off a cavalier/beretta and those didnt fit though. the inside of the rim where the caliper goes was narrower on them. so you need to understand Not all 15s are created equal. the stock fiero rims are fine, plenty of clearance for the caliper
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Pete Matos Member
Posts: 2291 From: Port St. Lucie, Florida Registered: Jan 2010
Scott, Nice work on these brackets. Forgive the ignorance here but a couple questions.... Are these the ones where you need to cut the original brakes down to get hubs with studs left. Then you use the lebaron brake disks and seville calipers right. Can you use your factory ebrake with these setups? My car has 18" rims so I doubt there would be any clearance issues there. What kind of braking improvements are experienced? What are the negatives if any? I sure would love to get some cross drilled and vented rotors on there and improve the brakes on the car as well as fill in the gaps in the wheels... Peace
Scott, Nice work on these brackets. Forgive the ignorance here but a couple questions.... Are these the ones where you need to cut the original brakes down to get hubs with studs left. Then you use the lebaron brake disks and seville calipers right. Can you use your factory ebrake with these setups? My car has 18" rims so I doubt there would be any clearance issues there. What kind of braking improvements are experienced? What are the negatives if any? I sure would love to get some cross drilled and vented rotors on there and improve the brakes on the car as well as fill in the gaps in the wheels... Peace
Pete
I will give a little summary, and heres the swap guide:
fronts: ok the fronts are pretty much a direct bolt on. hardest part is you have to cut the rotors off the hubs, and use just the hub. a typical 4.5" angle grinder isnt quite big enough to cut straight into the hub though. you want an even amount of material. so either use a big angle grinder, or cut the rotor 3/4" the way off first. then you have enough room to cut straight into the hub with a 4.5" angle grinder.
you also need to install longer wheel studs but this is easy, just take a lug nut, thread it onto the stud a little, take a hammer and the stud will pound right out. insert longer wheel stud, and tighten the lug nut down all the way. this will basically press the stud in. its pretty easy
rears: you have to grind the rotor tabs off the knuckles (they limit the rotor to stock size if you leave them on). you have to tap the knuckle a little bigger for the caliper brackets (pretty easy), and tap the caliper brackets with the same size tap
the brake pads themselves have to be cut with the angle grinder for clearance (just the corners on the bottom).
you have to slightly enlarge the center hole on the rotor (just barely) this can be done with a dremel
as far as modifications go, thats basically it. hardest part for me was cutting the rotors off the hubs and trying to get it all even. a willing shop with a lathe should be able to do this and help ensure the hub is still balanced
stock ebrake cables fit perfect!
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Pete Matos Member
Posts: 2291 From: Port St. Lucie, Florida Registered: Jan 2010
Scott, Well if you are sure that is all that is to it, my 12x36 lathe should take care of the most difficult parts apparently. I am gonna see how much I can scrape up for the new brake parts. I would really like to have some better stopping and better looking brakes on the car. Thanks for the information. If I can swing it I will give you a shout.. Peace
i want a set... i was just telling someone today how i wanted to upgrade my brakes....i just got to figure out how the whole pay pal thing works...anyone know?
