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So I'm doing research on a cheap front end brake upgrade. I'm against swapping A-Arms due to cost and what appears to be questionable geometry of the ball joints on aftermarket arms that I'm not entirely ok with. Also an additional 1/2 inch these add to the track width of the front end would put my tires into somewhat of a confetti like mess if I decided I needed to turn. At least with the current wheel/tire combo (S10 ZQ8 16x8 rims 245/50R16 tires) Finally, a dual piston caliper from the 1LE seems pretty sweet compared with the same old single piston that the B-body spindle route sends you on.
The 1LE front disk package from early nineties Camaros and such used a caliper bracket on the spindle that bolted to the original backing plate holes of the spindle. These spindles had the original caliper mount ears chopped off, and the backing plate holes enlarged.
So the questions are:
Will the 1LE rotors mount onto a regular G body spindle, in regards to bearings, seal clearance, any other issues I am missing?
If they will, can you grab a set of 1LE caliper brackets, and throw them on your G body spindle, and have instant success with some new 1LE calipers?
Are the larger diameter rotors also wider from inner bearing face to wheel mount-- will the track width change?
Basically the more stock this looks, the better. Racing rules need to be tiptoed around, and a red set of tubular A-arms are hardly "stock appearing". Dual piston PBR calipers may be a gray area...
The 1LE front disk package from early nineties Camaros and such used a caliper bracket on the spindle that bolted to the original backing plate holes of the spindle. These spindles had the original caliper mount ears chopped off, and the backing plate holes enlarged.
So the questions are:
Will the 1LE rotors mount onto a regular G body spindle, in regards to bearings, seal clearance, any other issues I am missing?
If they will, can you grab a set of 1LE caliper brackets, and throw them on your G body spindle, and have instant success with some new 1LE calipers?
Are the larger diameter rotors also wider from inner bearing face to wheel mount-- will the track width change?
Basically the more stock this looks, the better. Racing rules need to be tiptoed around, and a red set of tubular A-arms are hardly "stock appearing". Dual piston PBR calipers may be a gray area...