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Old 11-10-2016   #28
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Default Re: Z06 rear brake adapters Winter Project

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Originally Posted by USAFPILOT View Post
did you ever work out a solution that would allow the 87 kit?
It never got installed but here is what I had come up with..

First off the 87 Brake adapter needs to be machined to fit on the 89-later rear knuckle. I have a set that are machined. There is a thin spacer (I forget if it goes against the knuckle or elsewhere in line, I need to look again. The adapter and spacer give you the same depth as the OE Caliper mount on the 89-later

Now you have options for the Caliper assemblies:
  1. OEM 87 stuff
  2. Wilwood 87 later kit
  3. C5 Caliper adapter brackets (Source on eBay), rotors and modified 87 brake shoes to fit the C5 rotors along with C5 Calipers. I forget which rotors will work, but I bought a set.

I actually have a set fo Brembos (big 4 piston calipers) that could be used on the rear, with 2 pc rotors and I have the correct hats with drum in them. I think the Brembo Calipers are a bit too big for me, but if you had a bigger front caliper these would work fine. I even think my 2 pc rotors will work with the Wilwood brackets and Calipers. I never finished mocking it all up, I think it could be done fairly easy, I think WV offered to send me a Knuckle to mock it all up..

I was going to do Brembos front and rear, but swapped for the 6 piston Wilwoods in front and sold the front Brembos.. just never did anything with the rear
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