Rear disc brake mod....
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Rear disc brake mod....
Has anyone tried to do a mod to put rear disc brakes on these ol Bonnies?
I had seen an ol Olds or Buick in the J/Y with rear discs, and thought that might be a cool thing to do on a Bonnie, as long as you can keep the ABS working to boot....
I had seen an ol Olds or Buick in the J/Y with rear discs, and thought that might be a cool thing to do on a Bonnie, as long as you can keep the ABS working to boot....
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Hmm... an STE might be hard to find in the J/Y... but its something that I'm interested in... could be an interesting adventure... if anyone has any ideas or tips, please let me know...
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Hmm... an STE might be hard to find in the J/Y... but its something that I'm interested in... could be an interesting adventure... if anyone has any ideas or tips, please let me know...
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I installed Riviera rear discs on my 87 Lesabre. I had to fabricate my own caliper bracket and my parking brake isn't installed yet, however. It is possible though with enough ingenuity.
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If someone wants to do brake transplanting, find out if H bodies can add F body calipers and rotors like the W body guys can. I may dig into that this summer myself..
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Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
If someone wants to do brake transplanting, find out if H bodies can add F body calipers and rotors like the W body guys can. I may dig into that this summer myself..
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Keep in mind as you look into this that you need to maintain the front/rear bias. If the rears are not doing enough work the fronts will be over worked and have fade issues, if the rears do too much you may find yourself facing the wrong way at a bad time.
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Originally Posted by 1993 SLE
Originally Posted by BonneMeMN
If someone wants to do brake transplanting, find out if H bodies can add F body calipers and rotors like the W body guys can. I may dig into that this summer myself..