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Old 04-25-2009, 10:29 PM
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Will brakes from an '02 Firehawk bolt onto a 67 Camaro. Front brakes are already discs, rear end is a 12 bolt, if that matters. I'd like to swap whatever I can onto the Camaro. Donor car is a 2002 Firehawk 6 speed. Engine and tranny are going to the Camaro, I might keep the Firebird rear-end just to have it, but would like to upgrade the Camaro where I can.
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no, the spindles (steering knuckles) are way different. You would be better off going to wilwood or something like that for a brake upgrade.
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Yes they will fit with a little work. I did it on a 69 Camaro. You will need drum brake hubs and spindels(a disc brake spindel will work with a spacer on the top mount). you will have to make your own adaptor bracket to bolt the caliper bracket to the spindel and have a machine shop cut down the outer diameter of the drum brake hub so the LS1 rotor will slide over it.

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Yes, they will work. You will need adapter hardware like Re' said. Studs will probably have to be replaced I think to go to a longer stud since they will have to reach past the thickness of the rotor hat as well. There has been a LOT of discussion about the hub: a custom aluminum vs a cut down gbody rotor.

Here are a couple of sites to help you out:

http://www.brphotrods.com/front%20dics%20brakes.html
http://www.brphotrods.com/front%20dics%20brakes.html

http://www.flynbye.com/catalog/c5_p1.html

and if you want to upgrade the rotors:

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...ath=235_66_301

other people who have done it on other cars (so it does work)

http://gbodyforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=3764
http://gbodyforum.com/viewtopic.php?p=48137

good luck!



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