Bolt in brake upgrade. I've had this setup on the car for 15 years and while the braking power is superb, especially with the b-body master cylinder and booster, I'm going in a different direction. The rotors are still in nice shape and even the pads have a lot of life left. I forget the rotor brand I used but the pads are Hawk's performance friction. About 20-25k or so miles of use. Parts are all in good used shape, I painted the spindles and calipers black way back when and they could use a re-paint but no rust issues, car was never driven in salt or much moisture and the parts came from the desert when I bought them. The spindles used are from late 80's b-bodies.
Along with it are the Global West UCA's that are needed (or another brand) for this swap. These cost me over $600, the basically same version is about $550 now from GW. The arms are still great physical shape, ball joints and Del A Lum bushings good too.
Have the drivers side off, passenger side in the next couple days. Some better pics of the arm and spindle and of it installed. Rotor rust is surface rust from sitting/moisture this winter, will wipe away.
These brakes are better than the Blazer/ZQ8 brakes (I have that setup on another car to know/compare first hand) and still fit in a stock 15" wheel unlike many other big brake swaps.
$450 for the package, plus shipping. May separate the arms from spindles/brakes but prefer to sell complete.
Along with it are the Global West UCA's that are needed (or another brand) for this swap. These cost me over $600, the basically same version is about $550 now from GW. The arms are still great physical shape, ball joints and Del A Lum bushings good too.
Have the drivers side off, passenger side in the next couple days. Some better pics of the arm and spindle and of it installed. Rotor rust is surface rust from sitting/moisture this winter, will wipe away.
These brakes are better than the Blazer/ZQ8 brakes (I have that setup on another car to know/compare first hand) and still fit in a stock 15" wheel unlike many other big brake swaps.
$450 for the package, plus shipping. May separate the arms from spindles/brakes but prefer to sell complete.
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