I currently have an 82-88 disc rear with the Moraine calipers.They are seized up and I dont want to replace them, they are junk. Im planning on purchasing an aftermarket rear in the near future. I would like to replace these calipers with something newer 89-2002 setup and use them with the current rear. Single piston would be fine. This setup would have to be able to be transferred to the new aftermarket rear in the future. Ideas? looking at flynbye, is this really gonna cost $800-$1000?
Thanks.

 

I did my 1Le disc swap on the 9 bolt for about $100. You just have to wait and look for bargain sales. Otherwise, yes, the big bucks. BigBuckUpgrade.com?

 

kinda vague of a question but I would find it better to figure out exactly which rearend you plan on using first,what size rim your going to use ..factory or bigger aftermarket.Then that will help determine what to use for brakes. If your not looking to break the bank and ease of parts you cant go wrong with using newer gm stuff.ls1 or c5 etc will probably be an easier route and can be had used for cheap.Adapters/brackets for those setups are common and will provide much better stopping power.While being able to tuck into a stock 3rdgen wheel.Id say research more on here on what many others are using.Or just swap to a 4thgen rear for simplicity.Thats what I did.

 

That is the best way to do it if you are running 4th gen or corvette wheels. There are lots of 4th gens being parted out now (they're at that age, wow!) so grabbing a complete rear shouldn't take long and is a pretty easy swap.

If you want to keep your existing rear then you can get the brackets for any caliper at bigbrakeupgrade.com LS or C5HD is the most popular and easily available at parts stores.

If you are plopping down the money ($$$) for an aftermarket rear then they should give you the option of what caliper you want to run and just install the bracket. Do you currently have the need for an expensive aftermarket rear end or do you just want one because in the future you want a 400 hp + motor? I ask because they are expensive (cheapest I've ever seen was $1600) and not good to buy on a "maybe in the future" whim. Even with a 400 hp motor if you have street tires and never autocross/road race/drag race you will probably be better off keeping a ten bolt and just putting in a rebuilt center section should it go.

 

Not to hijack this thread, but i've got an 88 IROC Z28 with the J65 brakes but not the 1LE. Will the 4th Gen rear disc brakes fit with the stock 16" IROC wheels?? I'm just in need of brakes front and rear but can't afford the move to front brakes where the hub and bearings are all 1 just yet. But I have the opportunity to upgrade the rears for fairly cheap.

 

I pieced together my own setup and followed the I formation on here for upgrading my brakes. I spent under a thousand for front and rear upgrade. I used the 98 to 02 style brakes. You just have to look around for the parts. I was able to find everything new or rebuilt. You would need to figure out what rear you want in the future to know if it will swap over. The brakes are very versatile and adapters available if needed.