Drummer Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 i'm thinking about converting my brakes to 96 setup( just rotors and calipers). would i have to change anything or would they just bolt up? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 IIRC you also need the brackets and everything, but otherwise that's it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummer Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 IIRC you also need the brackets and everything, but otherwise that's it What brackets exactly would i need? just the caliper bracket? any brake lines at all? sorry for my stupidity, I've never really compared 93 to 96 brake setups before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psych0matt Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 I can't 100% for sure say, since I'm only experienced in the 94+ right now on the cutlass. Eventually I'll do the TGP, but I just got her running last weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairdo12 Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Front or rear? Fronts will require the 96 front assemblies, and 96 rotors. You still use the same caliper. Rears require the rear caliper, caliper bracket, the two 18mm bracket bolts, and the left and right E-brake cables and rotors. You will also need to fab up an E-brake frame bracket and if you have the aux springs you will need to put a small notch in the upper bracket. Its been talked about alot, just do a quick search and even look in the faq. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drummer Posted April 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Fronts will require the 96 front assemblies what exactly are the assemblies? caliper bracket and lines? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GutlessSupreme Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 No, for the '96+ 11.25" rotor swap, you need the entire front strut assemblies. The 80 lb black things from each side, that the springs/struts/hubs/calipers are all bolted to. The difference is in the caliper mounting location on the knuckle, which unfortunetly are the main part of the whole assembly. The front calipers are all the same for first/1.5 gens. You don't need the lines. http://w-body.com/upgrades/brakes-rotors.html do a search also, there have been many topics on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwmin Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 all you need are 96+ strut assemblies and rotors. everything else is identical Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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