LT1 Brake Upgrade: Difference Between LT1 and LS1 Spindles?
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LT1 Brake Upgrade: Difference Between LT1 and LS1 Spindles?
What's the difference between the two?
I'm looking at buying brackets so I can use my Stock Calipers with C5 Rotors. But first I need to swap to LS1 Spindles. Just curious what the difference is. I see this mentioned everywhere but I've never seen and comparison photos or anything...
I'm looking at buying brackets so I can use my Stock Calipers with C5 Rotors. But first I need to swap to LS1 Spindles. Just curious what the difference is. I see this mentioned everywhere but I've never seen and comparison photos or anything...
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Why upgrade rotors on stock calipers? Idk if you can even do that effectively.
You can use an LT1 spindle with an adapter bracket for C5 rotor/caliper setup, you just have to cut the ears off that hold on the factory caliper. Check out BMR's installation pdf on their website to see what Im talking about.
You can use an LT1 spindle with an adapter bracket for C5 rotor/caliper setup, you just have to cut the ears off that hold on the factory caliper. Check out BMR's installation pdf on their website to see what Im talking about.
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I would just swap the spindles. It isn't that bad, I think I had snagged my whole LS1 front brake setup for around $150 shipped. I did that back in 05 so my memory on it is a little fuzzy.
That was everything though, spindles, calipers, rotors, pads. I didn't reuse the pads and rotors, but I could have.
That was everything though, spindles, calipers, rotors, pads. I didn't reuse the pads and rotors, but I could have.
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I'll do some looking. I'm going to piece this together over the next couple months. I've got a few other things I need to worry about before playing with the brakes on my old car.
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-Availability
-Low price
-Great bang for the buck performance gain
-fits in 17" wheel, and fills it out very nicely
-GM part
-Many available rotors and pads
-If you get a flat tire up front, you can use a GTO 17" spare wheel
-You can still use GTO 17" spares as skinnys at the track
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They had a 13.15" Rotor kit with calipers and accessories for $1200... I was just thinking.
I'll be doing a full C5 Conversion, gonna start getting parts together now that I know what all I need and have all the details. Thanks for the thoughts and directions...
I'll be doing a full C5 Conversion, gonna start getting parts together now that I know what all I need and have all the details. Thanks for the thoughts and directions...