Thread: disc brake swap
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Old 09-16-2009, 08:34 PM   #445
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Re: disc brake swap

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Originally Posted by oldred95 View Post
Alright guys I've read virtually the whole tech article and I'm somewhat confused. First I will say what I've got and what I'm wanting. Got: 95 C1500 2wd with 10 bolt and 10 inch drum brakes. Want: Rear disc setup. Don't care about parking brake, it doesn't work as is anyway. Don't care about having a dust shield/brake backing plate either.


So far I've gathered I obviously need brackets. My choices seem to be Kore3 which judging by their website is either no longer in business, they are redoing their site, or they stopped making the bracket kits all together. Speedway Motors which doesn't seem to have the correct brackets either unless the ones I need aren't specifically shown to fit my application. Or the King Tek ebay brackets. Its a viable option but I'm not crazy about the price. Seems like there has to be something a little cheaper available.

The rotors I know, 94-96 Impala SS REAR rotors correct? 5 x 5 pattern and lug holes will need to be drilled to 9/16".

Next is calipers. There seems to be two options for my application. Caddy calipers which have an integrated parking brake (which I don't care for) or S10 calipers. As far as I'm aware of S10s never did have rear discs so I would be needing S10 front calipers and for what year?

For pads I would also need to get S10 brake pads as well correct?

The lines and hoses I can figure out easily enough.
Read 1 post above yours in the quoted text. It answered every one of your questions, with the exception of ... Impala REAR rotors.
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