re: why would my 89 firebird have 88 rear calipers
05-14-2017, 01:40 PM
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re: why would my 89 firebird have 88 rear calipers
My 1989 firebird has rear brake calipers from the 88 year why is that will the 89 calipers bolt to the same bracket
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Re: why would my 89 firebird have 88 rear calipers
why is that
will the 89 calipers bolt to the same bracket
08-18-2017, 07:27 PM
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Re: why would my 89 firebird have 88 rear calipers
Maybe yours was produced early in the run, and they were trying to use up older parts. There's a vin break in 1991 firebirds (built in 1990) where they stopped using an older style electric rear hatch pull down and went to a newer style. The vin on my car says I should have the newer style. Guess what? I have the older style.
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Car: 88 Firebird Formula
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Re: why would my 89 firebird have 88 rear calipers
Maybe yours was produced early in the run, and they were trying to use up older parts. There's a vin break in 1991 firebirds (built in 1990) where they stopped using an older style electric rear hatch pull down and went to a newer style. The vin on my car says I should have the newer style. Guess what? I have the older style.
My car is an 88 model year but has the older style coolant overflow reservoir that 'stopped' at 87.
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