just thinking since i was tootling around the junkyard the other day...looking at all the dead j's out there. how much work would it be to use front disk's off a j-body to make a rear disk conversion?

There's nothing about the fact that they're attached to the front of a j-body that makes this any more feasible than any other conversion, and front calipers don't have any provision for a parking brake.

It's just not worth pursuing any further.

thanks for the imput. i was just curious because i can get it a set-up for no cost..

You could always use a spot caliper for the e-brake system.

Shaggy wrote:thanks for the imput. i was just curious because i can get it a set-up for no cost..

You get what you pay for!



FORGET GIRLS GONE WILD WE HAVE GOVERNMENT SPENDING GONE WILD!

The brains/heart of any brake conversion is the bracket... without that, obviously the caliper of choice has nothing to attach to, so start there.

Beside that, obviously spacing of the bracket, rotor and caliper of choice will matter, so choose wisely, do your homework and try different things.

this might be stupid but dont sunfire gts come with four whhel dics why not use them or is it more fun to chop neons?????

i have never seen a single jbody with factory rear disks in my life, and i am positive it was never available, otherwise no one would be looking into engineering their own kits......

Wade Jarvis wrote:

Shaggy wrote:thanks for the imput. i was just curious because i can get it a set-up for no cost..

You get what you pay for!

This is probably the stupidest comment to date for you....and that is saying alot.

I can get alot of nice stuff free from a local junk yard because i know the guy who runs the place. Doesnt make the stuff any less useful than if i paid for it. Try to stop being such a douche in all ur posts and add something useful every now and then.....

gm is my god wrote:i have never seen a single jbody with factory rear disks in my life, and i am positive it was never available, otherwise no one would be looking into engineering their own kits......

This is true. No j-body I know of ever came with rear discs. Certainly no 3rd gens. That's a fact.

my bad did not think they did a guy I work with said his daughters 99 z24 had rear disc.it is fun though to chop neons!!!!!!!

No US built J ever had them, but...... GMs European division (Vauxhall) produces a car called, ironically, the Cavalier. Although its not a true "J" platform, many mechanical parts are interchangeable with the US built J, to include the rear wheel bearings. But why go through all the trouble of finding someone in Europe parting out a Cavalier and then pay for shipping, when you can go down to the junkyard and find a late 90s Saab 9-3. Saab borrowed some of its brake parts from Vauxhall at the time, and ended up using the drum in disc setup. It will bolt directly to the US built J body rear axle, as long as you use a Saab/Vauxhall bearing and all the associated hardware. Three problems with this setup (and, besides availability, these are the only things that kept it from flying for us)- it uses lug bolts, not studs and nuts, it adds about 1" to the overall track width of the vehicle, and its 5x114.3. All of which can be overcome, but the Neon route is cheaper and more readily available.

Just thought I'd add that in there.....