What has anyone done after doing the LS1 brake upgrade where you had to cut off the bump stop off the spindle. Now if you turn the wheel to far it hits the caliper. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Not sure if I saw it here, but I saw where a guy moved the bracket that the bump stop hits to hit in a different spot. I just finished a ls1 swap and haven't gotten that far yet. I will be definitely making something.

 

I drilled out the rivets then made my own steering stops and bolted them in place of the originals. I used the originals as a starting point and adjusted the shape and angle for the new brake setup.

 

What exactly did you use?

 

How do I start my own thread on this site

 

I think I used 12g steel. It’s close to 1/8” thick. The most difficult part for you will be cutting out the shape needed. I was fortunate enough to have access to both material and a band saw at my old job. It can still be done if you can use a cutoff wheel, it’ll just take a while. Otherwise it’s simple, common tools like a vise, hammer, file, drill and bits.

 

A photo would be great...

 

sorry, I don’t have any on my phone and I won’t be home for another couple months

 

This is what I did, except I cut part of the old ones off and repositioned the new pieces I welded on.

If you look in the background, you can see one of them in the second picture in this post. It's not quite the same angle as the factory steering-stop.
The downside is that my turning circle is smaller now.

If you keep driving around with your factory steering stops, you will eventually end up with a leak at your brake-hose mounting point.

 

I figured it out. Turning to the right, the banjo bolt didn't hit. But turning to the left it did. So what I did was take a bumper support shim and cut a piece off and drilled holes through the existing stop. Bolted it up and works perfect.

 

Got pics?

 

I saved this pic years ago. Maybe helpful to you.

 

Thanks. I finally did about the same thing on the driver's side. The passenger side was fine by a hair

 

Does the steering-stop still make contact with the caliper, or does it hit the bracket?

Because if it hits the caliper, it will push the pistons in on really tight turns, and reduce your braking performance for the next couple of pedal applications.

I noticed this in parking lots shortly after installing the kit on my car (before I modified the stop).
Ex: I'd back out of a tight parking space, and the next time I stepped on the brake, the pedal went to the floor. It took me awhile to figure out what was going on.

 

Back from the dead, need ideas for a steering stop.

 

the picture above looks like it would work.

 

Think it's hitting the caliper bracket?