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I went the Global West direction with 12" 1LE
brakes.
Rodney.
71 Chevelle
El Mirage, AZ
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 7:36
AM
Subject: Re: [Chevelle-List] Disc Brake
Help
Has anyone on the list actually done this conversion??? I have seen it
listed a number of time but have yet to see one done or talk to anyone who has
done this.
Mikey
----- Original Message -----
From:
Brad Waller
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2002 1:14
PM
Subject: RE: [Chevelle-List] Disc Brake
Help
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Behalf Of Kyle Bennett
> Subject: [Chevelle-List] Disc Brake
Help
>
> I have a 71 chevelle which i hope to start a body off
restoration in
> the spring. It's not an original type of
restoration, but more so a
> Pro Street
restoration/modification.
>
> Question: What other cars come
with disc brakes which can be swapped
> over to a 71 Chevelle? I've
was "told" a monte carlo would work, but i
> would think that there
are plenty of others.
If you are doing it "Pro Street", then I would
recommend an upgrade
while you do this. There are kits and plans to
swap in F-Body 11" and
12" brakes that will give you a big disk and
improve handling.
Check out
http://chevelles.com/techref/ftecref2.html and the links to
Hotchkis and
Global West. In fact, if you are going Pro Street, get
very
familiar with these two companies because you will be buying stuff
from
them. I would recommend that you decide which of the two you
like
better and stick with one.
As a generalization,
Hotchkis likes bigger sway bars and softer springs,
and Global West likes
stiffer springs and smaller bars. Global West is
also older.
Talk to the tech guys at each about what you want to do and
see what your
gut feeling is about them. I am sure that it is easier to
"tune"
the handling if you have parts from one of them. Imagine
asking
Hotchkis what shocks will go best with the Global West
springs...
Brad Waller ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
'66
Convertible | 327/dead | 4-speed | Wilwood Brakes | 245/45/16
BFGs
'67 Chevelle | ex-SS396 | 355/700R4 | '79 F-Body
Brakes (Global
West
setup)
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