BuickV8

Any one know how much they cost? Are they readily availible? I'd like to upgrade to the stock F/B-body brakes if I can. If I can scrape enough money together, I'll consider the 12" Baer kit. I totaled my T-Type recently when I couldnt stop. I wont make the same mistake twice, IF my ins. company doesnt total it. Where should I look for these? Need spindle/rotor/caliper/etc.

Any help appreciated.

GrdLockV6

You can pickup some PowerSlot rotors and Hawk pads for pretty cheap. Rotors are like $100 each and pads are like $55 for rear, $80 for front. Somewhere around there. I had them on one of my cars, worked great, never had problems with warping or anything.

BuickV8

I'm only looking for the fronts. How scarce are the whole kits? I'd want something to just throw on as a basic stock F-car front set-up and go from there. Going to discs in the rears its out. PITA if ya ask me. Anything else?

Thanks.

GrdLockV6

Well, a basic Baer system for the fronts will run you $680+ or so. You can find brake systems at most fbody pages.

godofdragons

make sure its from an ls1 model. lots of lt1 guys use brakes from the ls1 model as an upgrade. i dont know how much better they are, but i know my brakes arent too great.

Bralgar

Aren't Gbodys already using the same as 3rdGen Fbody brakes stock? The pads I know are the same.

z28marine

The ls1 brakes are a really good improvement over the lt1 brakes... i got some used ones on ebay for under 200, and then bought some new rotors (autozone ones, which i heard are pretty good) and some pads.... they work alot better

JasonD

Please use a tech section for questions like this. In this case, the "Suspension, Chassis and Brakes" section would be best. You might have missed it. I'll move this there now.