84-87 12" Corvette Brake Swap... (Page 5/28)
Racer_JT AUG 24, 10:09 PM
The calipers are the same other than bleeder right? L/R
Jncomutt SEP 18, 07:46 PM
I got another pic of the ebrake cable...

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crzyone SEP 18, 11:58 PM
Hope you don't mind me chiming in here. I just wanted to post Bubba's drawings for easy reference.

Front Adapter

Front consentric ring

Rear adapter

Rear consentric ring


Thanks for putting this together, makes more sense than it did following just Bubba's instructions.

So, you had to make the rear consentric ring twice as thick as the cad drawing? Is this because your rotors are different than Joe's?

Jncomutt SEP 19, 12:22 AM

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Originally posted by crzyone:

So, you had to make the rear consentric ring twice as thick as the cad drawing? Is this because your rotors are different than Joe's?


Yes, the rotors used here had a larger chamfer in them. Some rotors have a short chamfer in which his rings will work. The ebay ones used here, had too much material cut from the backside for the ones in bubba's drawings to work. They were remade twice as thick, and fit perfect with the rotors..

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1986GTV8 SEP 24, 10:04 PM
If I do not want the E-brake is there a cheaper route to go with the calipers??? Can I use four front calipers?

I have access to an 85 Vette parts car, can I get the caliper mounts from both the front & rear to use with the 1988 cailpers?

About to start buying my stuff.

THANKS to ALL whom contributed so far!!

JB

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techman2 SEP 25, 12:34 AM
Out of the rotors listed below for the 88-96 Corvette on e-bay, which would you all pick.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-96-CORVETTE-REAR-BRAKE-CALIPERS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ34199QQitemZ4577087952QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-95-CHEVY-CORVETTE-C4-X-DRILL-SLOT-F-R-BRAKE-ROTORS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8000808527QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-96-Chevy-Corvette-Drilled-Slotted-Front-Brake-Rotors_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8001317309QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-95-CHEVY-CORVETTE-C4-OE-OEM-F-R-BRAKE-ROTORS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8001686735QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Corvette-88-96-F-R-Brake-Rotors-Drilled-Slotted_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8001856247QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Magnum-Drilled-Brake-Rotors-88-96-CHEVY-CORVETTE-F-R_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8001874855QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/88-96-Chevy-Corvette-Drilled-Slotted-F-R-Brake-Rotors_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8002119278QQrdZ1

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy-Corvette-88-96-FRONT-REAR-OEM-Brake-ROTORS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33564QQitemZ8002123398QQrdZ1

There are some more expensive rotors, some plain and some that are drilled and sloted.

1986GTV8 SEP 25, 09:53 AM
I bought these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=8002122806&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT last night.

The silver version.

1986GTV8 SEP 26, 09:48 PM
EL bumpo
Jncomutt SEP 26, 10:27 PM
None of those ebay links are the zinc plated drilled slotted ones that were used for this write up. The ones for this writeup were, however, purchased from ebay.
techman2 SEP 27, 12:24 AM
These look pretty close to me and zinc plating is free.