Discussion Forum - Northstar Chevelle Club

SShink · 3K+ Club

Derek or other brake experts...

Bungy L-76 · Active Member

First off, I'm no expert, but I have done a lot of reading and researching brakes for our race car. You can fit a 13" rotor inside a 17" wheel. It all depends on what your plans are. If it's just a cruiser then that kit you linked to will work perfect. Pretty good price too since everything is included. Those 4 piston calipers are very nice also. Might even be a little over kill for a street car. (as of now, our race car only has 2 piston) If you plan on any track time, then you'll definitely want to go with at least a 12" or better yet 13" rotors and 4 piston calipers.

Bungy L-76 · Active Member

Another thing I just thought of is, you want to make sure your master cyl is compatible with the calipers you're using. Since that kit is designed for a Chevelle, I'm sure the stock MC will work. Once you start getting into multiple piston calipers, large piston calipers and rear discs, and all that good stuff, you have to increase the MC piston size to push more fluid and balance out the system.

John D · 2K+ Club

Check these guys... MP Brakes

This is who provided the Front & Rear disc conversions for "Blackie".

Derek69SS · Founding Member

For a cruiser, I'd stick with OEM type brakes so you can get parts if you're on the road somewhere. This is a big reason why I went with C5 brakes, so I could get parts at NAPA or Autozone if needed.

Larry Lucast · Active Member

I bought aftermarket 2" lowering spindles which use mid-80s Camaro brakes.

Lost in the 60s · President

Bungy L-76 wrote:
Another thing I just thought of is, you want to make sure your master cyl is compatible with the calipers you're using. Since that kit is designed for a Chevelle, I'm sure the stock MC will work. Once you start getting into multiple piston calipers, large piston calipers and rear discs, and all that good stuff, you have to increase the MC piston size to push more fluid and balance out the system.

A stock Chevelle master will work, but he needs to get one for disc/drum...

SShink · 3K+ Club

Thanks everyone for the ideas. I was interested in that Wilwood system, but you guys are probably right that I don't want to break down in Podunk, Missouri and not be able to find parts.

John D.-MP has some nice systems and probably worth the $$, but trying to keep it in the $500-700 range. Found this one from Right Stuff that includes completely new spindles: Right Stuff brake link

Lost in the 60s · President

That looks like a good kit. Calipers are probably copies of original, but don't state if they are D50 or metric. either way, you should be able to find replacement parts locally.