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usp55
01-25-2008, 02:22 AM
I have a 94 with rear drums. Im looking for information on how i should go about upgrading them to disk breaks. If you could bear with me im not a car guy but i am slowly becoming one everythime something goes wrong with my car.

-what does "posi" mean when you talk about a rear end?
-what gears should i be looking for? what year f-bodys should i look for?

I guess well start there, and again im sorry i dont know more - im gona do some searching on this board, but i wanted to post something.

Thanks for any info!

usp55
01-25-2008, 02:29 AM
ok i understand posi...ha, sorry i wasnt sure i was correct, but i was right. so i want a posi rear: found one out of a 94 for $250 ( is that a decent price) but what is a shop going to charge me (ball park) to install.

V
01-25-2008, 08:08 AM
buy beers(soda for under 21) and pizza for a bunch of guys here, and i think you'll get some free labor, lol

3rdGenLT1
01-25-2008, 08:14 AM
im selling one on craigslist and i think we have been e-mailing eachother its not a tough job to install it all you need is a floor jack and spring compressor

BonzoHansen
01-25-2008, 09:37 AM
You don't need a spring compressor to change in a rear in a 3rd or 4th gen.

usp55
01-25-2008, 10:18 AM
3rdgenlt1 - oh ok, yea. Im deff interrested. 2hrs away is not that bad.

i would buy whom ever a keg if they installed it for me!

V
01-25-2008, 10:46 AM
the hardest part will be changing the brakes over from drum to disc, ie bleeding etc. ive done several rear end swaps, f and g bodies and it can go real quick

HardcoreZ28
01-25-2008, 12:28 PM
If you can't find anyone to help you out for beer and pizza let me know and I'll quote you a good price to do it at my shop.

Blacdout96
01-26-2008, 05:41 PM
3rdgenlt1 - oh ok, yea. Im deff interrested. 2hrs away is not that bad.

i would buy whom ever a keg if they installed it for me!

Where you located at and do you have the rear now? i jsut installed one last december in bubba's car, and several times in mine. Id have no problem banging that out on a weekend day. PM me and we'll see whats up.

deadtrend1
01-27-2008, 09:48 AM
Where you located at and do you have the rear now? i jsut installed one last december in bubba's car, and several times in mine. Id have no problem banging that out on a weekend day. PM me and we'll see whats up.


He's located in Sewell. And your part of the reason hes driving around with no back brakes????

Blacdout96
01-27-2008, 10:41 AM
PM sent

deadtrend1
01-27-2008, 11:16 AM
PM sent

was only messin' with ya.

USP If you need help or advice I'll do what i can. I may have my rear end for sale pretty soon.

Teds89IROC
01-31-2008, 07:43 PM
He's located in Sewell. And your part of the reason hes driving around with no back brakes????

:lol: :lol: I heard about that

Icemansghost
01-31-2008, 07:56 PM
Id find a whole rear end, contemporary corvette has them... no sense in converting over cost way too much..

Icemansghost
01-31-2008, 07:59 PM
def don't need a spring compressor.. I had the camaro on floor jacks and the rear on a jack and did it that way...... The conversion from drum to disc is no change in brakes on a 3rd gen atleast, except for proportioning valve.....

Icemansghost
01-31-2008, 08:00 PM
I have a disc brake proportioning valve for sale...

Blacdout96
01-31-2008, 08:20 PM
:lol: :lol: I heard about that

believe me, if only you knew ;)

Teds89IROC
01-31-2008, 08:53 PM
Id find a whole rear end, contemporary corvette has them... no sense in converting over cost way too much..

I bought my 3.42 posi from them, they had a crazy sale on ebay $100 and $100 shipping to a business. Good people to deal with.

wretched73
01-31-2008, 09:29 PM
I just put a new rear in my '83 camaro, its real easy, just take bolts out and put them back in. :)