So everyone Im looking into changing brakes on my 89 Gta I was told that the 4 th gen are a direct bolt on with no mods I'm wondering what I need to do the swap
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Whoever told you that ... if they were talking about the fronts (the ones that matter) ... you don't need to be listening to, because they ... have a lack of alignment with reality.
The calipers are COMPLETELY different. To mount them, you need a bracket, and a caliper "abutment", which is a sort of cage-like thing. You have to modify your spindles to be able to add the bracket. You have to make hubs by turning down a 3rd gen one to get rid of the rotor.
Other than that, it's a bolt-on.
Go here for some kind of a clue. www.bigbrakeupgrade.com Not that you necessarily do, or don't, want to buy from them; but the pictures will show what's necessary.
The calipers are COMPLETELY different. To mount them, you need a bracket, and a caliper "abutment", which is a sort of cage-like thing. You have to modify your spindles to be able to add the bracket. You have to make hubs by turning down a 3rd gen one to get rid of the rotor.
Other than that, it's a bolt-on.
Go here for some kind of a clue. www.bigbrakeupgrade.com Not that you necessarily do, or don't, want to buy from them; but the pictures will show what's necessary.
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Nowhere near bolt on lol.
People were telling me that u get the Knuckle, hub, caliper, an the brake pad retainer an it will have everything on it to make it work then bolt it on directly from that
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nope. two completly diff designs.. It can be done but as said above its not a "bolt on" ..
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Only way it would be a bolt-on, would be if you bought the complete kit, like the one from bigbrakeupgrade.com.





