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Old 09-01-2016, 09:33 PM
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Just got my fronts on from Scott at bigbrakeupgrade.com. Everything went smoothly and I can't wait to do the rears. I have a drum rear now so I am going to swap in a disc rear that I have. It will save a bit of time not having to modify the flanges.







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Nice set up , im looking to do the same set up soon
Old 09-03-2016, 09:22 AM
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It's worth it for sure. You won't be disappointed.
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That is nice.
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Did a similar setup in my '89 with '10 Camaro SS brakes, also did the rear to balance the look. Stops better than anything I've ever driven. Citation, love the color of your car btw.
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That is nice.
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Did a similar setup in my '89 with '10 Camaro SS brakes, also did the rear to balance the look. Stops better than anything I've ever driven. Citation, love the color of your car btw.
Thank you. I can't wait to get the rears on. My por 15 came in so hopefully in a week or 2 I can get them on.
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man those brakes are nice, maybe one day i'll take the plunge. what size wheel does it take for clearance?
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HOW MUCH WERE THEY IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING ?
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HOW MUCH WERE THEY IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING ?



http://bigbrakeupgrade.com/CamaroSS_CTS_V.html
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man those brakes are nice, maybe one day i'll take the plunge. what size wheel does it take for clearance?
18s for the ctsv brakes.
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Re: Bigbrake upgrade

Scott is great at bigbrakeupgrade.com. He does a wonderful job and has excellent communication unlike some of the other third gen vendors out there.

Those rotors really do fill out the wheels insides- what a difference from the OE brakes!

I absolutely love the color of your car, mind telling us the details? Some shades of the blues just work very well on a third gen Camaro. Nice job!
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Re: Bigbrake upgrade

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Scott is great at bigbrakeupgrade.com. He does a wonderful job and has excellent communication unlike some of the other third gen vendors out there.

Those rotors really do fill out the wheels insides- what a difference from the OE brakes!

I absolutely love the color of your car, mind telling us the details? Some shades of the blues just work very well on a third gen Camaro. Nice job!
Thanks! It's GM's Luxo blue. Wheels are 18's in the front and 19's on the rear. I don't have the rears on atm hopefully next weekend. I have a drum rear on it now and didn't want to mess with cutting the flange etc. So I decided to put in a rear out of my dad's old z28, since it was a disc rear and same gear ratio. I didn't think about the brake lines have different ends pre 87 or pre 88 so I'm waiting for Scott to send some different fittings. His customer service is top notch.
There are a few pics on the November car of the month voting thread. You could go vote for it. I'm losing miserably haha. Top notch cars though so I'm good with it.
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