ShawnR
Fixer of crap..
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- Jan 24, 2011
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I am going to swap out my 7.5 rear for an 8.5 and decided that it would probably be worth upgrading to rear disc brakes before I installed it in the car.
I picked up an entire rear end from a 95 Z28 assuming that I would use most of those parts. Ended up that I only used them for core deposits on the calipers as the caliper mounting plates were not even close to fitting. I did end up using new rotors & calipers for a Z28, but you could probably make almost anything work.
I pulled the drums and cut off the backing plate and just made up a new plate from 3/16 plate steel and welded it to what was left from the original plate.
Total cost was right around $100 for the rotors/calipers/pads. Still need to make up brake lines and figure out parking brake.
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Please chime in if you notice any obvious problems.
I picked up an entire rear end from a 95 Z28 assuming that I would use most of those parts. Ended up that I only used them for core deposits on the calipers as the caliper mounting plates were not even close to fitting. I did end up using new rotors & calipers for a Z28, but you could probably make almost anything work.
I pulled the drums and cut off the backing plate and just made up a new plate from 3/16 plate steel and welded it to what was left from the original plate.
Total cost was right around $100 for the rotors/calipers/pads. Still need to make up brake lines and figure out parking brake.
![1.jpg 1.jpg](https://turbobuick-data.community.forum/attachments/299/299996-ff0a717d6c3159240c3dc49a8c1eb13f.jpg?hash=_wpxfWwxWS)
![2.jpg 2.jpg](https://turbobuick-data.community.forum/attachments/299/299997-01376950be1ce1ef041d53bbbc1a1e26.jpg?hash=ATdpUL4c4e)
![3.jpg 3.jpg](https://turbobuick-data.community.forum/attachments/299/299998-b6e28ec59f6540d2bffd3555ef2b55c4.jpg?hash=tuKOxZ9lQN)
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Please chime in if you notice any obvious problems.