problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
11-12-2005, 06:10 PM
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problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
I got the spindles and calipers in fine but the brake lines from the original calipers and the new calipers are to short. Acually 2 inches to short. Who makes a braided brake line? the new line needs to be about 15 inches long.
11-13-2005, 07:28 AM
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Re: problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
Originally Posted by Roach02
i'm getting ready to do this conversion myself on my 95'Z. so i will have to get new brake lines also?????
11-13-2005, 12:44 PM
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Re: problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
Originally Posted by luckyou03
the stock ones fit... if you don't make a full turn. it you were to make a full turn to fast I think it would rip the cable apart and you'd have no front brakes.
so what can i replace the lines with. those Earl Lines from Thunder racing? Are those long enough????
11-13-2005, 04:02 PM
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Re: problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
Originally Posted by Roach02
well screw that!! so what can i replace the lines with. those Earl Lines from Thunder racing? Are those long enough????
so what can i replace the lines with. those Earl Lines from Thunder racing? Are those long enough????
11-13-2005, 04:23 PM
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Re: problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
From what I have read about this swap most people seem to use the LT1 lines and bend the bracket on the body down to gain some slack. If you use the LT1 lines be sure to use the banjo bolt from the LS1 calipers.
I used the LS1 lines with the bracket from a LS1. You have to bend the hard line a lot to use the LS1 bracket.
If I was doing the swap again I would cut the hard line and bend it to match the LS1 bracket and reflare it.
I have seen a post somewhere that the lines from a 97-04 Corvette will work without having to bend anything but I have no idea if that is true.
I used the LS1 lines with the bracket from a LS1. You have to bend the hard line a lot to use the LS1 bracket.
If I was doing the swap again I would cut the hard line and bend it to match the LS1 bracket and reflare it.
I have seen a post somewhere that the lines from a 97-04 Corvette will work without having to bend anything but I have no idea if that is true.
11-13-2005, 10:07 PM
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Re: problem with ls1 brakes on lt1
Originally Posted by rngilliland
From what I have read about this swap most people seem to use the LT1 lines and bend the bracket on the body down to gain some slack. If you use the LT1 lines be sure to use the banjo bolt from the LS1 calipers.
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