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94+ rear brake upgrade


Rushman04

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hey i have a 92 grand prix se with the crappy rear brake problem and i even put on drill and slotted rotors an that worked very nicely but once again the hard braking after a year warped them. I have read in the past about the 94 and up grand prixs having bigger rotors in the back and wanted to do so. I wanted to ask for the list of parts i need to do so. Thanks

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There are so many.

W-body's main page

and someone with TGP Garage or something... I'm not on pc right now, but im sure someone else will help. You could also search it.

 

http://www.tpsgarage.com/TGP/brakes/rear_brake_upgrade.htm and http://www.w-body.com/upgrades/brakes-rearcalipers94.html

 

you could also do the fronts as i plan to do too. http://www.w-body.com/upgrades/brakes-rotors.html

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it all bolts right on, you have to remove the dust shield that surrounds it, and you have to be a little creative to make a parkning brake work again.

 

i should do a write up on that... one of these days.

 

if you are looking for a decent increase in stoping power, you aren't really going to get a large improvement. if you want callipers that don't break every 10k, and have a big ease in matniance you are going to find it.

 

be sure to grab ALL the hardware off the donar car.

 

any questions feel free to ask.

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yeah, ive done a couple w/ using the existing parking brake cables. just requires a little bend on one side and a spacer w/ longer bolt on the other and removing some of the pass. cable mounts

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yeah, ive done a couple w/ using the existing parking brake cables. just requires a little bend on one side and a spacer w/ longer bolt on the other and removing some of the pass. cable mounts

 

Pictures would be nice if you could take a few for us. I plan to do this in the spring.

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IMO it is stupid easy to make the 94+ parking brakes work on a older car, no welding required. the 94+ parking brake install i did was very straight foreward.

 

like i said i have pictures of it all and will be doing a write up sooner then later.

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it has been like 3 or 4 years since ive done them. i did 2 of redz's cars, both of which he doesnt have any more. i'd like to hear how you did it. if i get this other car, i will be doing the front and rear upgrades and i can take pics, but it wont be for a while.

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  • 8 years later...

First off, I hate resurrecting an 8 year old thread, but since all of the links seem to be dead, here goes...

 

I am just looking to find out what cars I can pull the parts from to do this upgrade on my '92 Grand Prix and how much of a hassle it is looking to be.

 

Thanks in advance!

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I think its pretty much any 94+ w except for some luminas in 94, I just bought all new or reman stuff from parts store for 94 gp se with dohc

 

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How come everyone else has problems with original first-gen rear calipers, except me?

 

My '92 and '93 have been entirely reliable. I'd have said that "upgrading" the rear brakes is a waste of time, money, effort, and enthusiasm.

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How come everyone else has problems with original first-gen rear calipers, except me?

 

My '92 and '93 have been entirely reliable. I'd have said that "upgrading" the rear brakes is a waste of time, money, effort, and enthusiasm.

 

 

 

Speak for yourself......lol :biggrin: , I don't have any problems with mine, but then I keep them in tip top condition

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