In 2011, my 13" brake kit for the 88 Fiero was developed.
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/087368.htmlEver since then I have been looking for a caliper upgrade that was a hydraulic match for the 88 Fiero caliper. The reason it needed to be a hydraulic match was so it could be installed in place of the 88 Fiero caliper w/o changing the brake bias or needing the master cylinder (and other proportioning parts). Basically an upgrade that could compliment my current 88 brake upgrade or be paired with a 12" rear upgrade using the stock 88 Fiero rear brake calipers.
In 2021 the Brembo caliper that is a hydraulic match was located, but it took till March 2024 to finalize the fitment to the stock 88 front knuckle, with a matching rotor that is interference free. During this time, also located a supplier for 2 piece rotor solution with custom center hats with the 5x100 wheel pattern.
Here is the caliper installed with a standard drilled/slotted rotor:
Here is the caliper installed with the 2 piece rotor and behind a 17" wheel:
So the downsides....
Cost - the reusing of stock 88 fiero calipers kept the cost of the original 13" brake kit very economical. Buying new brembo calipers costs more than the original 13" full kit.
1 piece front rotors are 1" thick and weight about 18.5 lbs (about 2 lbs heavier than the 0.8" rotors on the current 13" kit).
2 piece front rotors are 1" thick and weight 15.5 lbs, but cost as much as the brembo calipers.
This caliper does not have the same bolt pattern as the 88 Fiero caliper, so it must be used on larger rotor setups with a caliper bracket.
Ball park pricing - this is a front only kit with all brand new parts
- $495 Shipped in the US - Hardware only - no calipers or rotors (likely will be a year before offered - there is a modification that is needed on the calipers and not sure everyone will be able to complete).
- $1,695 Shipped in the US - Front kit with new Brembo calipers and 1 piece drilled/slotted rotors.
- $2,495 Shipped in the US - Front kit with new Brembo calipers and 2 piece drilled/slotted rotors.
Stock these calipers come in red.
While I changed the color to blue for my setup, that will not be an option.
I recognize this is quite spendy and will have a limited market, but want to gauge interest to see if it is even worth doing.
So that is the question... is there any interest in this front kit?
Haven't looked at application to the 84-87...