whats a good caliper?

[irondiezl3]

I'm going to be replacing my front calipers. I want something good. I don't know about them so I dont know if there is a brand better than another? im assuming I dont need loaded since I have new pads waiting? also I noticed some places sell with or without mounting bracket? and so many places sell remanufactured i never trusted that any tips brands etc would be greatly appretiated before I go buy new ones.

[Gr1m]

do a camaro brake swap up front, you can get the beefy 2piston calipers and the oversized rotors but you need atleast 16" or 17" rims for clearance

you need the 2 calipers, 2 caliper brackets, 2 sets of pads for the calipers and then everything will bolt right up, the rotors you need come from an impala (although i cant seem to remember the year of it, '05 IIRC}

[cherrington17]

99% of the calipers your going to buy are going to be reman'd. If your getting stock equipment, get the caliper from Napa.

I went through 4 from Autozone... all crap outta the box.

[JLw7123]

do the corvette swap or go on http://www.mpracing.org/store/index....ewCat&catId=75
or go to summit racing.

[XanderWiFi]

With my new rims I need new calipers/pads/rotors as well because it simply looks like a clear silver sheen over a pile of crap lol. Do you have to paint your own or do some brands come colored?

I don't know how I feel about oversized rotors...other suggestions?

[colonel6632]

i want to do the corvette brake swap myself. as long as you don't want to go back to 15" rims, i dont see a problem doing it.

only problem for me is finding calipers for a decent price. i can get camaro mounting brackets from a junk yard i'm sure for cheap. and brake pads and rotors aren't expensive

[Malibu369258]

I would go big too on the brakes, but I use my 15's for the winter...

[Cliff8928]

Originally Posted by colonel6632

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only problem for me is finding calipers for a decent price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998-...#ht_500wt_1182

[Gr1m]

yea keep an eye on ebay, i bought 2 calipers 2 rotors and came with the 2 mounting brackets and it came out to like 125 shipped to my door, you can catch good deals on there if you check it religiously

[AtomicX]

Originally Posted by Gr1m

yea keep an eye on ebay, i bought 2 calipers 2 rotors and came with the 2 mounting brackets and it came out to like 125 shipped to my door, you can catch good deals on there if you check it religiously

What year does the camaro need to be?

[Cliff8928]

98-02 Doesn't matter what engine.

[AtomicX]

Originally Posted by Cliff8928

98-02 Doesn't matter what engine.

The fronts or rears of the camaro do I need?

[Cliff8928]

Fronts only

[rustyballs_69]

Originally Posted by AtomicX

The fronts or rears of the camaro do I need?

The front.

[rustyballs_69]

Beat me to it Cliff.