[macdroid]

I had this question in the other section as well, but figured maybe it belonged here. My question is: is there a direct brake upgrade for my '74 T/A using the components from the bigger cars of the same year without deviating too much from a "stock" appearance? I had heard that there was an article somewhere explaining exactly how to do this and exactly what parts to use. Any help out there would be greatly appreciated.

[macdroid]

I had this question in the other section as well, but figured maybe it belonged here. My question is: is there a direct brake upgrade for my '74 T/A using the components from the bigger cars of the same year without deviating too much from a "stock" appearance? I had heard that there was an article somewhere explaining exactly how to do this and exactly what parts to use. Any help out there would be greatly appreciated.

[JC455]

Yes,
You can use B car 12" brakes.
Everything bolts right up, but the bolt pattern for the wheels is 5x5. Your 5x4-3/4 wheels won't match up.
If you have multi-pattern wheels, it's no biggie, but if not you'll have to figure something out.


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John

[Will]

Use the B-body spindles from a car that came with 12" brakes (not all B-bodies have 12" rotors), they are a direct bolt-in.

Then go buy a set of brake rotors for a mid-late '80s 1LE equipped Camaro/Firebird. These will bolt on and have the correct wheel stud pattern.

The only issue will be that the late model rotors are drilled for metric wheelstuds. You may end up using metric lugnuts for your front wheels, or you might be able to find a stud with a close enough knurl diameter and overall length to work by going to Napa and having them cross-reference the different studs in their books.