LS1 rear brake conversion help...
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Yeah, the LS1 parking brake compared to the LT1 parking brake is like comparing a 4 cylinder to a 8 cylinder engine, yeah that big a difference. The regular brakes I never saw much of an improvement but I am confident it was an improvement.
yeah true... but I think the final straw was when i was at my g/f house and it rolled down the hill and almost took out a Z06. If it wasent for he mother working out in the yard it would of been a bad situation. 
But now all thats over with now i encounter a new battle of how to run drag wheels without grinding the calipers.
But now all thats over with now i encounter a new battle of how to run drag wheels without grinding the calipers.
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Look at the LT1 parking brake, it has tons of pieces parts. Look at the LS1 parking brake, only a few parts and normal wear outside of the shoes does not occur.
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When I replaced my rear, I went with a 99+ rear because the posi unit is better, but that's my main reason. 98+ all have the .3" bigger rears. At least the ones with disc do
Sadly they still had drums *sigh*I think they are cheaper too when you have to replace pads and rotors, but I'm not sure. I heard the fronts are that way.
.3 inches lol
When I replaced my rear, I went with a 99+ rear because the posi unit is better, but that's my main reason. 98+ all have the .3" bigger rears. At least the ones with disc do Sadly they still had drums *sigh*
I think they are cheaper too when you have to replace pads and rotors, but I'm not sure. I heard the fronts are that way.
When I replaced my rear, I went with a 99+ rear because the posi unit is better, but that's my main reason. 98+ all have the .3" bigger rears. At least the ones with disc do
Sadly they still had drums *sigh*I think they are cheaper too when you have to replace pads and rotors, but I'm not sure. I heard the fronts are that way.
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Paul- The main difference is the caliper location, Rotor size and thickness, and parking brake setup. All which seem to work better for some but not all.
The Caliper is located towards the front of the car unlike the lt1 where its located in the back, The rotor overall diameter is bigger & Thickness is greater. The parking brake on the LS1 style uses a "mini drum" setup it looks and works like a drum brake setup just not as big, the pads sit inside the rotor and when you pull the cable it pushes out on the cylinder that then pushes the pads up against the inside of the rotor.
The Caliper is located towards the front of the car unlike the lt1 where its located in the back, The rotor overall diameter is bigger & Thickness is greater. The parking brake on the LS1 style uses a "mini drum" setup it looks and works like a drum brake setup just not as big, the pads sit inside the rotor and when you pull the cable it pushes out on the cylinder that then pushes the pads up against the inside of the rotor.
