any other brake components?

[whitefirebird96]

I will be upgrading my rearend with my tax refund. I have a 96 firebird with open diff and drum brakes. I believe I am getting the 98-02 rear end with 3.42s, lsd, and the banksia brakes through tacreationsusa.com. I am also thinking of going ahead and adding the front 98+ braking system. I can get the spindles, calipers, and caliper brackets through the same place. I was needing to know where is a good place to get slotted, drilled rotors that have the chamfered edges on the cross drills. And also are there any other components I may want to have to make sure I do it right. Thanks

[FunkZ]

You'll need the hoses for the front conversion and there is some slight modification needed to both the hose and the bracket as well.

The rears are a drop-in. Make sure you get e-brake cables and brake lines with it. The 19mm bar from a V8 rear also makes a nice upgrade.

[whitefirebird96]

I was thinking of going to steel braided lines all around, will that fix the hose problem? and what modification are you meaning on the bracket, I am getting the settup that comes with the new spindles?

[FunkZ]

The bracket where the hose connects to the hard line. The location changed from 93-97 to 98+ and also the way it is keyed. So you have to drill out the hole so that the 98+ hose end will fit through. You have to use the 98+ hoses because they are longer and you need the extra reach. They still aren't quite long enough as-is and you have to put a 45° bend in the end that bolts to the caliper. I think you'll still have the same problems with aftermarket hoses, at least with the bracket, they might be different at the caliper end.

Check out my website mods page for pictures and more details.