sorry that there isnt a brake section to post in
03-11-2011, 10:51 AM
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https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspension-brakes-16/
Should be fairly easy if you have basic knowledge. But it should also be cheap to have a shop do, brakes aren't a good place to make mistakes if you don't know what you're doing.
Should be fairly easy if you have basic knowledge. But it should also be cheap to have a shop do, brakes aren't a good place to make mistakes if you don't know what you're doing.
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03-11-2011, 12:17 PM
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a buddy of mine has a camaro maintanence book so i can steal that from him. is it seriously as easy as unbolting bolts taking off, than putting bolts back on? is there ANY adjusting i mean ANY kind of adjusting or anything besides dealing with bolts?
03-11-2011, 12:31 PM
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Nope none. Remove the brake cailper (15mm) and remove the brake pads from the bracket. Remove the brake caliper bracket. Removed the stupid rotor lock washers and throw those damn things as far as possible! Remove rotors. Get one of those cheap caliper piston tools and push the piston back in the caliper.
Installed new rotor. Install rotor bracket and torque bolts. Install new pads into bracket. Install caliper into bracket and torque bolts. Install wheel and torque lug nuts.
Do a few stops from 30-0 to test.
Installed new rotor. Install rotor bracket and torque bolts. Install new pads into bracket. Install caliper into bracket and torque bolts. Install wheel and torque lug nuts.
Do a few stops from 30-0 to test.
03-11-2011, 12:52 PM
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Good luck. I bought durastop pads once and they didn't fit right. I would have had to jam them into the caliper bracket or grind the ears down. I returned them and got a good set of pads that didn't have quality control issues. Hope you don't have the same problem I did.
03-11-2011, 04:14 PM
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03-11-2011, 06:18 PM
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Not to be nitpicky, but I would have gone for this instead for cheaper, and your getting better stuff: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=191&ModelID=7
03-12-2011, 07:37 AM
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Very easy to do - especially for us folks old enough to have done drum brakes. 
Just get quality parts and if you're concerned about bleeding the brakes, you can take them to a shop for that but still save a lot of money.
Just get quality parts and if you're concerned about bleeding the brakes, you can take them to a shop for that but still save a lot of money.
03-12-2011, 08:09 AM
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Hawk HPS stop very well. I didn't try durastops but I'm assuming if they didi then everyone would have been raving about durastops by now. OEM rotors tend to warp.. (or whatever you want to call it) that causes them to pulse when braking at high speeds. Not sure if those do, but they can't hurt.
You'll probably be fine. I didn't mean to rain on any parade, but just wanted to point out to the community that there's better options.
You'll probably be fine. I didn't mean to rain on any parade, but just wanted to point out to the community that there's better options.
03-12-2011, 10:28 PM
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Not to be nitpicky, but I would have gone for this instead for cheaper, and your getting better stuff: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetai...=191&ModelID=7
03-12-2011, 11:31 PM
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"Best Brakes" brand? Never heard of them. Are they any better than Wagner or Napa's Premium rotors? I bought Wagners for the front and they were made in China. Took a gamble and bought the rears from Napa, the Premium ones, and they were made in China. Sure would be nice to find USA or Canadian manufactured brake rotors.
However, many AC Delco rotors are still made in USA (my AC Delco Z06 rotors are). Also, Brembo rotors are typically made in Europe, and DBA and PBR rotors are made in Australia.
