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'96reese
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PostSubject: changing out my brakes...need a lil help   changing out my brakes...need a lil help EmptySun Dec 21, 2008 8:46 pm

okay so im being forced to switch out pads and rotors all the way around as well as the front calipers cause the bleeder screws snapped on me. i thought this would be a good time to do the brake upgrade. i was reading sum of the writes but im lost on the rotors, bracket bolts, sliding pins, and brake lines. i know what calipers i need , but i dont know if the f body rotors will fit my lug pattern? what size rotors would i need to get to prevent rub on my factory wheels?

so as you can see i need help. i already have the calipers and brackets that i yanked off a f-body that had seen better days. help please!
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PostSubject: Re: changing out my brakes...need a lil help   changing out my brakes...need a lil help EmptySun Dec 21, 2008 9:33 pm

Read this link. It will tell all you need to know about F Body Brake Mod. I've read it a couple of times and made notes cuz it's 15 pages long.
https://rivperformance.editboard.com/brakes-suspension-f6/write-up-f-body-brake-mod-t2310.htm?highlight=f+body
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PostSubject: Re: changing out my brakes...need a lil help   changing out my brakes...need a lil help EmptySun Dec 21, 2008 10:54 pm

i really wish this want true, but because you have a 96 (as do i) the f-body upgrade is much more costly and difficult to do. you will need all of the f-body stuff, new rotors, new lower spindles, new 98+ struts, 98+ lower spring seat, and possible new upper spring seats, springs, and strut top mounts from a 98+
i priced it out and for me to do a f-body upgrade on my 96 and get the upgraded STS spring and install everything myself would run ~$950
the reason all of this is so much more difficult it b/c the 96's calipers are part of the lower knuckle, where the 97+ riv's have the calipers bolted to the knuckle. and you cant swap just the knuckle b/c out suspension doesnt bolt up to it AFAIK.

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