98-02 F-Body rear disc brakes (LS1 brakes) on a Olds Bolt in axel
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98-02 F-Body rear disc brakes (LS1 brakes) on a Olds Bolt in axel
Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has done the LS1 brake conversion on a bolt in axel (non-c-clip)?
I have a 72 cutlass with a 8.5 10 bolt, bolt in axels.
Any advice on the conversion? I have serched the web and only found upgrade instruction/videos etc. with the c-clip axel.
I see that the GM c-clip axel need a shim to line up the rotor/calipers properly. Will the bolt in axel need one? If so, thikness?
Thanks!
Morten
I was wondering if anyone has done the LS1 brake conversion on a bolt in axel (non-c-clip)?
I have a 72 cutlass with a 8.5 10 bolt, bolt in axels.
Any advice on the conversion? I have serched the web and only found upgrade instruction/videos etc. with the c-clip axel.
I see that the GM c-clip axel need a shim to line up the rotor/calipers properly. Will the bolt in axel need one? If so, thikness?
Thanks!
Morten
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Morten:
I'm running '01 Blazer rear discs on my car, very similar to the LS rear disc set-up just smaller rotors (12" LS vs. 11'6" Blazer). I chose the Blazer parts over the LS for the parking brake set-up. They both have a "drum-in-hat" style parking brake but the Blazer has the cable mount built into the backing plate; with the LS parts you'll need to fabricate a mount for the parking brake cables. Here's a link to my build page, the rear brakes start at post #68 and again at post#79.
Rodney
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ertible-2.html
I'm running '01 Blazer rear discs on my car, very similar to the LS rear disc set-up just smaller rotors (12" LS vs. 11'6" Blazer). I chose the Blazer parts over the LS for the parking brake set-up. They both have a "drum-in-hat" style parking brake but the Blazer has the cable mount built into the backing plate; with the LS parts you'll need to fabricate a mount for the parking brake cables. Here's a link to my build page, the rear brakes start at post #68 and again at post#79.
Rodney
https://classicoldsmobile.com/forums...ertible-2.html
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Thanks for the compliment. My project kinda stalled out at th ened of last year, I'm trying to get things moving again. I don't know about the thickness being the same between the Blazer and LS backing plates. I do know the LS rotors are 1.02" thick and the Blazer rotors only 0.79" thick. Don't know if that plays any part in the back plate dimensions.
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I'm doing this, except with C6 brakes. I had a buddy make a bracket for the front and I am using ls1 backing plates in the rear. They are spendy, but I got a set on eabay cheap. I got a set of the fbody parking brake cables free from the junkyard. There is a set on ebay for only $60 right now, they usually go $150. I haven't figured out what or if I need a spacer yet.
Here are a couple of links,
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Here are a couple of links,
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