90turbo1

So i am going to start driving my 1979 again and I was wondering if there was a brake upgrade that I can do for the front of this vehicle.

or the rear for that matter

is there a stock setup that is larger that will swap over to this vehicle.

thanks

Slammed_GSL

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Do a search, ReSpeed has a big Brake conversion kit....you provide the TII calipers and rotors

Hades12

You also provide the 84+ spindles.

justint5387

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If you do the big brake from Respeed, does the bolt pattern change also with different rotors?

Rico Suave

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Well that depends, the TT2 brake rotors are 5 lug but if you re drill them to 4X114 and get
2nd gen 4 lug hubs you will be fine

mckinneyml

What are the biggest brakes we can go to? Can we go to a 3rd gen?

I've seen big brake upgrade kit which used readily available rotars that bolt to the hub. I think they said they where nascar style and they claimed that they were easy to get and cheaper. But now I can't find the sight.

steve84GS TII

The easiest brake upgrade would be 1st gen parts.
The 79 has wedge caliper front disc brakes and drum rear brakes,so anything is an improvement.

81-83 GSL 4 wheel discs would be a bolt on affair.The only catch is you would have to swap the entire rear axle to get the rear discs.

84-85 GSL 4 wheel discs would also be a bolt on plus you would have to swap the front spindles/struts.This would also be an upgrade since the 84-85 cars have bigger wheel bearings and the later style struts.The brakes themselves are the same as the 81-83 GSL.

84-85 GSL-SE has the biggest disc brakes of all 1st gens.Would require the same amount of work to swap as the 84-85 GSL(relatively easy) but would also require new wheels since the SE has bigger discs and a different,better lug pattern.

There are several companies making 2nd gen brake conversion kits to install TII sized rotors and caliper on the 1st gen.Many, if not all require the 84-85 bigger spindles and bearings.
11"-12" rotors and 4 pot calipers are extremely capable on a light 1st gen and full usage can only be realized by upgrading to wider,stickier tires,to take advantage on the big brake's resistance to fade.For the average streetcar,the GSL-SE brakes are all you need.

For all-out,race capable brakes in the 13"-14" range,you can shell out for an FC upgrade kit to install on an FB that already has a stock FC brake upgrade.These kits are pretty common and run upwards of $1200-$1500.

mckinneyml

I've found one like I was referring to.


http://www.sevensonly.com

trochoid

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Any idea on priceing? Looks like just the ticker to fit inside the Epsilons.