F-Body Rear Disk Brakes

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F-Body Rear Disk Brakes

12-04-2013, 04:25 PM

Anyone do the F-Body rear disk brake conversion?

I picked up some LS-1 and LT-1 parts to do the conversion but I am hung up on whether or not I want to use the relocation brackets with the LT-1 setup or the LS-1 with the stock backing plate.
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Here are a couple good writeups for anyone that is curious on what is needed to do the conversion:

LT1:

"Hassle free" drum to disc rear conversion brackets

http://www.flynbye.com/catalog/i30.html

Allows simple conversion to GM PBR style rear disc brakesBolt on installationInstallation hardware included

Hassle free drum rear disc conversion to 1LE/ LT1 PBR rear brakes - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/brakes/423270-hassle-free-drum-rear.html

Brakes - Hassle free drum rear disc conversion to 1LE/ LT1 PBR rear brakes - First off, sorry to all those I have yet to get back to. I am trying to catch up with PMs and e-mail as best I can. Please be patient and I'll get back to you. Now, as promised here's my thread on the hassle free rear disc conversion for drum...

LS1:

Oops! We ran into some problems.

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/threads/ls1-f-body-rear-brake-swap.206369/

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