What front wheel sensor can I use for TC

troyk

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What front wheel sensor can I use for traction control?
Plan to use it on MS3-pro system.
 
I put the blazer spindles on and will be wiring in one of the wheel speed sensors. I just used the factory speedo input to the Megasquirt.

,Dan
 
I've read blazer has double piston brake & S10 has single piston, but I assume both will work?
I just called to the salvage yard for S10 spindle assembly & they asked me what suspension I have zq8, z83, z85, anybody know which one I want?
 
Single piston is the exact same brake caliper and spindle the GN already has. It HAS to be aa 2wd blazer spindle and the caliper can be from a 2wd or 4wd twin piston since they are the same.

,Dan
 
A quick google search shows me ZQ8 was a sport suspension package for the S series truck, which has no effect on the brakes.... Looks like Z83 and Z85 are both full size truck RPO codes... Neither of which appear to have an effect on brakes...
 
Also the only "S10" that might have had the twin piston brakes would have been a 4x4 which has the wrong spindle and an Xtreme. You need to ask for a 98-02 2Wd blazer spindle, any suspension package.
 
I have an extra blazer spindle and brake set here if there's interest.. shipping is likely expensive, so hopefully you're local.
 
I found a salvage place in Peavely, MO that just does S10/Blazer salvage. They even brought them to me, just bcz it happen to work out that way. I'm near STL, MO.
 
I have some questions about why the stock spindle won't work? The following is what I did:

Purchased following:
2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP 2.2L L4
ACDELCO 15699959 GM Original Equipment Cap Gasket Only
STANDARD MOTOR PRODUCTS ALS547 {#15725355} Includes Sensor & Backing Plate
Napa NB 4886757 Brake Rotor (example pic not what I bought)
EBC Brake Rotor RK7346


Wilwood 140-12097-BK Black Front Caliper Kit

Sorry I will try to update the exact brake rotor I bought from Oreillys, if I can find it, but the above NAPA rotor is what it looks like.

I did the recommended route of buying a spindle, but the guy in Peavely must of said to buy parts for a 2000 S10, to fit the spindle I bought from him, sorry I don't remember, it's been a few months.

So on my car I used his spindle & the above S10 parts, S10 bearings, S10 seals & Wilwood caliper kit(which didn't have to be done) & all seems to fit OK, but I haven't driven my car yet, but the pickup sensor is generating a signal when I spin the wheel.

Now I have another guy in my club that wants to do the same conversion, asking why did I buy that spindle, it looks the same as a GN. So I took the original GN spindle out of the basement installed the sensor backing plate off the junk yard S10 spindle, installed my old bearings & seals that use to be on my car, stock caliper with new pads. Everything seems to fit together & I get signal when I spin the rotor. The only thing I see wrong so far is the pads seem to drag the rotor more than I would expect it too, I'm not a mechanic though. I will try to get a caliper out & measure both rotors to see if it is the same thickness, maybe tonight. I will also take it to my next club meeting to see if they think the dragging is OK.
 
I'm in the process of doing this swap here are some pics.
 

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Ah you upgraded. I am still single piston brakes & D154 pads. I couldn't get the info on the Oreillys rotors. I measured my spare EBC rotors they were the same thickness between the S10 & GN models I got.
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The 2 bottom images are mounted on the stock GN spindle & calipers.
 
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