Anyone convert to 98+/LS1 rear brakes?

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01-10-2007, 08:24 AM

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godspeed1976

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Originally Posted by atljar

If the caliper doesnt line up with the rotors perfectly, just run a little washer on the caliper mounting bolts and that should shim it correctly.

~Jared

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OMG I love you!! LOL

Thank you for that very simple fix to a problem I have been hitting my head trying to figure out how I was gonna solve!

Sorry one of those I feel dumb for not thinking about it sooner situations.

01-10-2007, 08:30 AM

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77LT1

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Originally Posted by Soma07

Heck if third-gen guys can convert from drum brakes to LS1 brakes then it should be a piece of cake for me

I just converted my drum brakes on a 2nd gen to LS1. I'm sure you can figure it out. It was actually very easy for me do do it on my car.

01-10-2007, 09:12 AM

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Colin91Z

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FWIW, I have LS1 brakes on my car with LT1 axles. Everything lined up fine for me, so no probs here

I simply pulled all the brake parts from donor rear axle (which had a bent axle tube, and broken spider gears) and swapped them all on to my existing LT1 rear axle. It ended up being a simple bolt-on doing it this way