sorry royk, my post was meant for Eds56 since he was looking for brackets. I might be mistaken but I thought he was trying to use some Chevelle brake parts. Now I see he's trying to do something a little different. Oh well.
sorry royk, my post was meant for Eds56 since he was looking for brackets. I might be mistaken but I thought he was trying to use some Chevelle brake parts. Now I see he's trying to do something a little different. Oh well.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
2 questions royk---- 1.) are your calipers the large single style for D52 pads? 2.) was this a 2 piece bracket? i looked at cpp earlier and only found the 1 piece (but i was on lunch break and had to rush...maybe i over looked it)Originally Posted by royk
ChevyNut--- I completely agree with you on the "keep something for decades and then it's needed" ---- as for your brackets, does it sound like something that i can make work?
Markm -- I thought about doing a mock up & trying to space my wheels out 7/8" and see if it rubs or anything, just so i would know. But that wouldn't account for turning into steep driveways, etc...
Just got home looked up the part # for the brackets CPP 5558DBK-L they are 2 piece with no problem fitting with my set up . Calipers are for 1972 monte carlo so they should accept the D52 pads,
full size single piston.
Per CPP:
"CPP’s new caliper bracket kits for 1955- 1964 stock spindles and Chevelle 11” rotors with large GM calipers like those found on Chevy fullsize cars and trucks. Get the best stopping power for your classic Chevy with GM’s large 2-15/16” bore calipers. These kits will move the wheels out 7/8” per side from stock drum brakes on a 1955-58 and 1-1/16” on 1959-64 cars. All brackets and hardware included. (Note: Upgraded rotors and hoses available for additional costs.)
Sounds like the Monte Carlo brakes are the same as the Chevelle. Eds56, if you want to see my brackets I can post pics but I posted pics of the setup below. Like I said, they will need the steering arms modified since I apparently pitched them. There were no kits available when I did this.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Thank you for the info royk & CN
Question : I thought the rotor was what pushed the wheels out 7/8"? not the bracket. Sorry not trying to be difficult, i just want to better understand. As in the case of the Trans Am rotors (2pc) there should not be 7/8" off set issue.....but clearly on the bracket info page, it states otherwise....but it also shows them being installed with a one piece rotor set up.
Those bracket did not move my wheel mounting surface out 7/8" it is the rotor that moves it out.
Pictures of mine
The roters in pictures above by Cnut are not Chevelle/Monte Carlo, they are a two piece 67/68 Camaro roter that is necessary to clear their leak prone four piston calipers. Monte and Chevelle roters are identical. I believe them same as Chevelle one piece.
As far as clearance goes when using 15 inch rally's and 225/70/15s I ran my 56 that way for 20 years and never experienced tire rub. No longer run rally's but still run that size tire.
Last edited by markm; 09-01-2015 at 06:03 AM.
those are 65-68 full size hubs with the trans am rear brake rotor on them
You are not Cnut.
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