I've been wanting to do a little work to my front brakes for a while, but not sure what route to take. I've got GTA wheels on the thing, so I could fit something a little larger, but time to do a lot of work is in short supply and will be for a while to come. Plus this is a pure street car, so I don't need the baddest road racing set up or anything like that. So, keeping that in mind...
My set up is:
- vacuum brakes
- I replaced the old iron distribution block years ago with the good replacement (brass maybe?)
- GTA wheels
- I have a set of the nice braided brake lines sitting on the shelf waiting to be installed.
I'm going to get a new set of calipers, I'm afraid one may be dragging a little. I was looking at those stock replacement 2 piston calipers from Wilwood, but the price is scaring me a little. Will I really see that much of an improvement over a regular parts house replacement caliper, something that will justify that much extra expense? Would a standard replacement caliper with some good pads be 99% as good? And if so, does someone have a suggestion on good pads to use that will be a nice upgrade over the standard Autozone pads? Remember, its a street car...
I looked through some threads on upgrading to S10 brakes, or to LS1 brakes, but I'm not sure I have the desire for those, sounds like more effort than I have time for. But if you think I'm stupid for not considering one of those paths further, let me know.
Thanks for any thoughts!
John
My set up is:
- vacuum brakes
- I replaced the old iron distribution block years ago with the good replacement (brass maybe?)
- GTA wheels
- I have a set of the nice braided brake lines sitting on the shelf waiting to be installed.
I'm going to get a new set of calipers, I'm afraid one may be dragging a little. I was looking at those stock replacement 2 piston calipers from Wilwood, but the price is scaring me a little. Will I really see that much of an improvement over a regular parts house replacement caliper, something that will justify that much extra expense? Would a standard replacement caliper with some good pads be 99% as good? And if so, does someone have a suggestion on good pads to use that will be a nice upgrade over the standard Autozone pads? Remember, its a street car...
I looked through some threads on upgrading to S10 brakes, or to LS1 brakes, but I'm not sure I have the desire for those, sounds like more effort than I have time for. But if you think I'm stupid for not considering one of those paths further, let me know.
Thanks for any thoughts!
John