12" brake swap (almost) complete

[Malibutomi]

At the weekend ive done the 12" swap, seems very good, with the UBMachine arms, new spindles and rotors.
Right now im waiting for the calipers, and pads, then its time to try it.

More pics about the swap, and my new Weld wheels here:
http://heb.uw.hu/brake/index.html

 

[Tony_SS]

Install looks good! What spindle did you use? and what calipers are you going with?

 

[GreenDragginBu]

Looking Good...

 

[Malibutomi]

Spindles: 18021052 and 18016024 new from Gmpartsdirect $40 each
Calipers: 184006 and 184007 from 77 camaro
Pads: SSD614A from 94-96 caprice (these are the big police pads)

 

[vtakiaman]

A arms??????

What # arms did you use?

 

[Malibutomi]

I used #14-0809-5r. Ive talked to UBmachine but cant make the guy understand what i want, so i just ordered two of those, and turned one over to the left side.

 

[Malibutomi]

Today i have tried to set the camber on the suspension, and found that my frame is bent.
Havent noticed before, we could allways set it right, but now with the new A.arms, its clearly see that its bent.
The drivers side control arm is about half an inch lower and closer to the front of the car than the pass. side.
I have used almost twice the shims there than the other side.

 

[Malibutomi]

Pic

 

[basketcase]

Can you get it on a frame machine and pull it out?

 

[chevyman3829]

I used #14-0809-5r. Ive talked to UBmachine but cant make the guy understand what i want, so i just ordered two of those, and turned one over to the left side.

Back in 04 I did this to my monte. The b body spindle is taller then the stock g body spindle and the stock upper control arm measures 8" from the center of the shaft to the center of the ball joint. So you need a shorter control arm. After talking to UB Machine in 04 I ordered 2)part# 14-0739-5R They measure 7 3/4" center to center meaning you use less shims.

Your frame might not be bent. Let’s say GM did not weld the control arm mounts precisely on every frame.