Anybody used CPP's rear disc brake kit?

[57larry]

what did you use for rotors? thanks, Larry

[57larry]

anybody?

[boostedc10]

I ordered the whole kit with rotors, I may be able to pull a part number to see what they are off of.

[joesgreen67]

I used rotors & calipers for a 79 Caddy Eldorado...same 5x5 bolt pattern.
I bought the bolt on brakes from some guy on ebay that sells them.

I only ended up using the e-cable from CPP to complete my install.

[57larry]

CPP only gives me their part # for the rotors and won't say what fits. they do tell you what calipers fit

[tonkatrux2]

I have cpp on one of my truck not happy at all. Everything is new my brakes suck i have work and worked on them still have hard brake they make noise should have saved my money bought Wilwood I even added a electric power booster no diff. Think I am going to dump the power brakes go to wilwood manual.

[57larry]

I don't want to buy CPP's rotors and they won't tell what fits their bkt besides their rotors

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by 57larry

I don't want to buy CPP's rotors and they won't tell what fits their bkt besides their rotors

Try 79 el dorado rotors. I believe those are the calipers they use in their kit.

[Andy4639]

This thread has my install pictures + some others to.
Mine work but no big inprovement over the drums at all that I can tell.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=572063&page=2

[57larry]

thanks for the info Andy. if you had to replace your rotors, do you know what they came off of, or would you have to buy CPP's? thanks, Larry

[indymachinist]

You can be sure they aren't anything custom made for them. They came from some stock application. They just won't tell you what. If they did people like me would go straight to the junkyard to get brake calipers, the parts store to get rotors and pads, and cut them right out of the deal.

Which I am pretty much doing anyways.

[Taibo]

Originally Posted by 57larry

what did you use for rotors? thanks, Larry

CPP rear rotors, of course. PN is: OPT3-UG

[Andy4639]

Originally Posted by 57larry

thanks for the info Andy. if you had to replace your rotors, do you know what they came off of, or would you have to buy CPP's? thanks, Larry

Nope have no idea. Never thought about it. The brake pads are normal pads that you can buy at the parts store.

[Z10]

I've had nothing but issues with everything CPP I've ever purchased with the exception of a rag joint. Go talk to Travis at Pro Performance (vendor here) he'll hook you up with a Wilwood set up that works. I just posted photos on my build thread today, if you want to take a look. HAPPY!

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Try 79 el dorado rotors. I believe those are the calipers they use in their kit.

[57larry]

Originally Posted by Taibo

CPP rear rotors, of course. PN is: OPT3-UG

the part # they gave me is: AR-8608SB

[Taibo]

Originally Posted by 57larry

the part # they gave me is: AR-8608SB

Then why ask us?

[57larry]

Originally Posted by Taibo

Then why ask us?

I didn't ask for a part #. this is CPP's #. I asked what rotors from Autozone, Carquest can I get a rotor from that fits. I don't want to buy CPP's overpriced rotors

[Taibo]

Originally Posted by 57larry

I didn't ask for a part #. this is CPP's #. I asked what rotors from Autozone, Carquest can I get a rotor from that fits. I don't want to buy CPP's overpriced rotors

Then ask autozone or walmart or whatever for rear rotors for 78-79 cadillac seville, $42,99! When you go for pads or calipers, same car 'cause that's what CPP uses.

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by leddzepp

Try 79 el dorado rotors. I believe those are the calipers they use in their kit.

[leddzepp]

Originally Posted by Taibo

Then ask autozone or walmart or whatever for rear rotors for 78-79 cadillac seville, $42,99! When you go for pads or calipers, same car 'cause that's what CPP uses.

Ding! Ding! Ding!

[57larry]

Originally Posted by Taibo

Then ask autozone or walmart or whatever for rear rotors for 78-79 cadillac seville, $42,99! When you go for pads or calipers, same car 'cause that's what CPP uses.

that's not true. do you have the kit? did you do the swap? as far as pads, wrong again. the kit uses Mailbu calipers

[Taibo]

Originally Posted by 57larry

that's not true. do you have the kit? did you do the swap? as far as pads, wrong again. the kit uses Mailbu calipers

Sorry, but the kit I bought from CPP uses 1978-1979 Cadillac Seville calipers and pads! Heres three photos for you, two as installed and one as shown in the Parts Geek catalog for the Cadillac Seville.

So to answer your questions:
1. I have the CPP kit.
2. It is installed on my 67 Chevy stepside
3. I have purchased pads for it at O'reilly Auto Parts.
4.I used the part numbers for the 1979 Cadillac Seville
5. They fit and now have 15,000 miles on them


Go try to bolt Malibu calipers on those brackets. If you try enough of them you just might stumble across a pair that are interchangeable with those on the Seville.

Good Luck!

[9teen69]

Agree with LEDDZEPP and TAIBO. The kit I used from Toms Classic-eBay ...uses the 78-79 Seville calipers/rotors.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US

[Taibo]

Originally Posted by 9teen69

Agree with LEDDZEPP and TAIBO. The kit I used from Toms Classic-eBay ...uses the 78-79 Seville calipers/rotors.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...obalID=EBAY-US

The interesting thing about this thread is we all forgot that the 78-79 Cadillac Seville was a GM X body car. It was built at a time when the industry was struggling so many of the X bodies used the same parts. So, next time I get into one of these discussions I will look up body type and see just what parts were common. Betcha they weren't from a 68 Nova but I would not bet that a 78 Nova didn't use the same parts!

Chevrolet Nova (1968–1979)
Buick Apollo (1973–1974; 1975 sedan only)
Buick Skylark (1975 coupe only; 1976–1979)
Oldsmobile Omega (1973–1979)
Pontiac Ventura (1971–1977)
Pontiac Phoenix (1977–1979)