Geometry of early and late Spindles?
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Geometry of early and late Spindles?
Brake upgrade question here. I'm thinking about a brake upgrade for my 95 Z - Convertible, and thinking about just swapping the front spindles for a 1998 Z. That way I can just bolt on the calipers and slip on the Rotors - Vola! Brakes upgraded... I have a line on a very affordable set of spindles from a 98 so my question is this:
Is the geometry of the spindle the same from early to late 4th gen? The ones I have access to have the Hubs still in them, so I should be able to just get 98 calipers and rotors right? I know I'll have to do something with the brake lines (the 93-97 ones are a little shorter) but other than that, I should be good to go, right?
I appreciate any help that you guys can provide. I'm trying to pinch my pennies so I can get a new one when they come out, so I don't want to spend a bunch of money on the upgrade, but would like to stop better...
Thanks in advance, Capt. Jim
Is the geometry of the spindle the same from early to late 4th gen? The ones I have access to have the Hubs still in them, so I should be able to just get 98 calipers and rotors right? I know I'll have to do something with the brake lines (the 93-97 ones are a little shorter) but other than that, I should be good to go, right?
I appreciate any help that you guys can provide. I'm trying to pinch my pennies so I can get a new one when they come out, so I don't want to spend a bunch of money on the upgrade, but would like to stop better...
Thanks in advance, Capt. Jim
Last edited by capn-Jim; 08-14-2008 at 08:04 PM. Reason: mods to questions.
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Yes, they are the same. I did this conversion on my car a few years ago with a set of slotted rotors and Hawk street pads. The difference was amazing and it cost me a total of 500 bucks. You shouldn't have to do anything with the brake lines either, I didn't. I am now considering doing the C6 ZO6 front conversion. You can get a bracket adapter kit for around 100-200 bucks, brand new 6 piston calipers for 500, pads and rotors for around 200. End result would work better than what I have now and look pretty cool and cost 1/3 of a equivalent Baer/Wilwood setup. This is assuming you have wheels big enough to fit them though. Just food for thought
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