2 piston brake calipers

[stunna]

Are there any 2 piston calipers from other GM vehicles we can use on our trucks when doing a brake disc swap?

[ak's-r-us]

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[stunna]

Originally Posted by ak's-r-us

im using 2 pot super duty calipers on a smooth pumpkin D70 in the rear of my wood truck. i am looking at running newer dodge 13"/4pot stuff on the front D60 after i wear out this set of tires.... so i can go up to 17/18" wheels for caliper clearance.

edit... nevermind, your talkin 2wd stuff. baer has all the good stuff.

yeah i am taliking 2wd stuff, you had me going there, thanks for input anyway.

[stunna]

Anybody??? Gotta be somebody who has looked into this.

[Painter D]

Originally Posted by stunna

Anybody??? Gotta be somebody who has looked into this.

I'd like to know as well.

[danman987123]

camaro calipers, chevelle rotors if you want 5x4.75 bolt pattern. it all works, camaro calipers i had on mine but soon im going to get the 13'' big brake from mcgaughys....

[danman987123]

oops....sorry i believe camaro calipers are not dual piston....sorry....the parts i was talkin bout is from 68 camaro calipers. 71 chevelle rotors. sorry i believe its a single piston though

[Chevy1TonFun]

Early Classics Enterprises in Fresno,CA has an awesome setup. 559-291-1611

[stunna]

Originally Posted by Ridin' High

Early Classics Enterprises in Fresno,CA has an awesome setup. 559-291-1611

i checked their site and only saw 1 piston calipers. Maybe i missed something. I am trying to build a kit using 73-87 parts but with dual piston calipers from another vehicle. I thought for sure there was something out there. I guess we will see as more responses to this thread come in.

[chevy_mike]

Actually the only "bolt on" dual pistion calipers I have seen for the GM D52 mount (i.e. the stock single piston ones until the "metric" style came into play) are made by Howe Racing and Stainless Steel Brake Company. Someone on the board tried them out and the only issue they found was where the pins ride in the caliper, they are not machined to use the "o-rings" so they have a little play in them. I haven't seen anyone using the SSBC ones but haven't searched that hard.

Most "big brake" kits require modifying the spindle by cutting the caliper ears off, drilling and tapping a couple holes and using a bolt on bracket that allows GM style PBR dual pistion calipers. This is mainly what Baer brakes does on a number of GM applications.

Good luck on your search and share what info you find.

[Brad]

Ackattack did this and had a thread recently.

[stunna]

Originally Posted by chevy_mike

Actually the only "bolt on" dual pistion calipers I have seen for the GM D52 mount (i.e. the stock single piston ones until the "metric" style came into play) are made by Howe Racing and Stainless Steel Brake Company. Someone on the board tried them out and the only issue they found was where the pins ride in the caliper, they are not machined to use the "o-rings" so they have a little play in them. I haven't seen anyone using the SSBC ones but haven't searched that hard.

Most "big brake" kits require modifying the spindle by cutting the caliper ears off, drilling and tapping a couple holes and using a bolt on bracket that allows GM style PBR dual pistion calipers. This is mainly what Baer brakes does on a number of GM applications.

Good luck on your search and share what info you find.

yeah your right, thats what i've been finding. If i could find out what model year caliper they are using i could probably have a bracket made or if someone had a bracket, that would be great.

[stunna]

Originally Posted by Brad

Ackattack did this and had a thread recently.

anybody got a link to this thread?

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by stunna

anybody got a link to this thread?

There is some info about them in my build thread, and then this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=307288

Basically, I think I'm going to get some delrin bushings made that will press fit into the calipers. I haven't gotten around to figuring out the specs for the machine shop to make them for me.

[stunna]

Originally Posted by Ackattack

There is some info about them in my build thread, and then this thread:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=307288

Basically, I think I'm going to get some delrin bushings made that will press fit into the calipers. I haven't gotten around to figuring out the specs for the machine shop to make them for me.

Thanks for the info man! In your opinion are those calipers worth the hassle? I have seen some used ones for sale on ebay for about 80 bucks.

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by stunna

Thanks for the info man! In your opinion are those calipers worth the hassle? I have seen some used ones for sale on ebay for about 80 bucks.

I haven't driven my truck (ever!) so I can't say. But honestly, probably not.

I really think a lot of improvements can be made by simply upgrading to a good brake pad. In addition to the Howe calipers, I'm also using some Hawk HPS pads, and that's probably where a majority of braking improvement will come from.

[stunna]

Originally Posted by Ackattack

I haven't driven my truck (ever!) so I can't say. But honestly, probably not.

I really think a lot of improvements can be made by simply upgrading to a good brake pad. In addition to the Howe calipers, I'm also using some Hawk HPS pads, and that's probably where a majority of braking improvement will come from.

Thanks for the info man, thats probably what i will do. I thought someone made a bracket or something to use a later model GM 2 piston caliper, similar to what mcgaughys did on their big brake kit. I may just end up doing that if i get the money.

[Ackattack]

Originally Posted by stunna

Thanks for the info man, thats probably what i will do. I thought someone made a bracket or something to use a later model GM 2 piston caliper, similar to what mcgaughys did on their big brake kit. I may just end up doing that if i get the money.

There was some info about Kore3 offering a big brake kit that uses a corvette caliper. It also used a corvette rotor, a bracket, and a special hub to allow you to use the corvette rotor. Last time I checked it wasn't available yet.

[danman987123]

Originally Posted by chevy_mike

Actually the only "bolt on" dual pistion calipers I have seen for the GM D52 mount (i.e. the stock single piston ones until the "metric" style came into play) are made by Howe Racing and Stainless Steel Brake Company. Someone on the board tried them out and the only issue they found was where the pins ride in the caliper, they are not machined to use the "o-rings" so they have a little play in them. I haven't seen anyone using the SSBC ones but haven't searched that hard.

Most "big brake" kits require modifying the spindle by cutting the caliper ears off, drilling and tapping a couple holes and using a bolt on bracket that allows GM style PBR dual pistion calipers. This is mainly what Baer brakes does on a number of GM applications.

Good luck on your search and share what info you find.

i thought i was going to have that trouble with the big brake kit. but the 13'' rotors come with new loaded calipers as well as spindles all the bearings and even brake hoses and all the bolts you need. mcgaughy's the spindle and everything else just goes on to stock ball joints. http://www.mcgaughys.com/newproducts.html scroll towards bottom.
i havent ordered the kit yet. but when i do come to that point, thats the route im going.

[stunna]

Originally Posted by danman987123

i thought i was going to have that trouble with the big brake kit. but the 13'' rotors come with new loaded calipers as well as spindles all the bearings and even brake hoses and all the bolts you need. mcgaughy's the spindle and everything else just goes on to stock ball joints. http://www.mcgaughys.com/newproducts.html scroll towards bottom.
i havent ordered the kit yet. but when i do come to that point, thats the route im going.

im kinda leaning that way too. Not many choices regarding this unless you want to spend a ton of money on Baer. Mcgaughys seems to be the choice. I haven,t heard from anyone who has installed the kit yet.

[danman987123]

ya im sure baer is really great, and works awesome but a couple grand for brakes... even if you just paid like 12 hundred for front and another 12 for back...thats 2400 for 4 wheel disc baer brakes....ALOT OF MONEY. MAYBE ITS WORTH IT BUT I WILL NEVER KNOW I JUST CANT AFFORD TO SPEND A COUPLE GRAND ON BRAKES. MCGAUGHY'S DOES SEEM TO BE GOOD THOUGH....ABOUT 700. I BELIEVE STUNNA SAID YOU CAN GET THEM FOR ABOUT 500 FROM GODFATHER CUSTOMS....HAVENT CALLED YET..

[stunna]

Originally Posted by danman987123

ya im sure baer is really great, and works awesome but a couple grand for brakes... even if you just paid like 12 hundred for front and another 12 for back...thats 2400 for 4 wheel disc baer brakes....ALOT OF MONEY. MAYBE ITS WORTH IT BUT I WILL NEVER KNOW I JUST CANT AFFORD TO SPEND A COUPLE GRAND ON BRAKES. MCGAUGHY'S DOES SEEM TO BE GOOD THOUGH....ABOUT 700. I BELIEVE STUNNA SAID YOU CAN GET THEM FOR ABOUT 500 FROM GODFATHER CUSTOMS....HAVENT CALLED YET..

I called Godfathers on tuesday and Stan said the kit is $619.00 for the front with free shipping to most locations. Still a great deal! I still haven't heard from anyone who has this kit installed. Anybody??

[stunna]

Anybody install mcgaughys big brake kit??

[stunna]

bump, bump

[stunna]

just an update on this. I found out today that performance online has a 2 piston aluminum caliper for 71-87 trucks. You have to trim about 1/4 off your spindle, but no special brackets! The price is $184.00 a pair and 95.00 more for polished. They are not the Howe calipers that they were selling ( i asked) They don't have it on their website yet but they are available NOW There is a picture of the single piston version in the Dec issue of CCT. Finally something affordable!