I have a 97 Firebird rear end going into my 29 Model A. Its a great width but now that I am doing the calipers, they are going to hit the body in the factory location. I unbolted the mounting plate, in order to rotate it down and out of the way, only to find there is only one way to mount them. Is there a relocation bracket kit out there that would bolt to the factory bolt pattern? I know they make them for 9" Fords. Thanks in advance!
Rear end dilemma...
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Old Iron
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Can the brackets be flipped side to side and move the calipers where you want them?
Or turn them where you want them then drill new holes.
A pic of what you're wanting to do would help.
Or turn them where you want them then drill new holes.
A pic of what you're wanting to do would help.
Thats what I was hoping to do. Flipping left to right would net the same thing (caliper at 2 o'clock). The 4 mounting holes have just one pattern that they can mount to the rear end (the two top holes are about 1/2"-3/4" wider than the bottom two holes. I'll step out to the garage to take some pics real quick. Actually I found a picture online that shows better than what I could take as I would have to pull the axle to show this
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I found this as well. The Pontiac is apparently slightly different than the GM 12 bolts
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Old Iron
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I see what you're talking about.
Soooo...Speedway makes a weld on bracket for a 78-88 mid sized GM caliper. Thinking this may be a better option as thats what is on the front of my car. Curious as to what the rotor might be. I have all the part numbers for calipers/pads/etc. But I need to figure out what rotor that would work for that setup.
Bamamav
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That diagram is for the early Pontiac/ Olds rears. The later model corporate rears are all the same as far as I know.
Ah ok. I'll take a hard measurement of what I have. That's what I get for assuming, lol. If they are the same, there are all manner of bolt on kits that fit GM 10 and 12 bolts. I was about to pull the trigger on the weld on kits.
Thanks!
