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hey just wondering if anyone had know how on doing disk brakes on a 96 bonneville sse is there a good kit or another car i could possibly steal the rear end set up from thanks!
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PARTS STORE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. can you not find them near you?
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I have a write-up on the forum somewhere. Search a bit, and you'll find it. All parts except for one are off-the-shelf at a parts store. That part must be sourced used, either from a junkyard or online.
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96 SSEi wrote:PARTS STORE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. can you not find them near you?
I'm trying to go from drum to disk without a whole kit if you know what I mean
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theirongiant99 wrote:
96 SSEi wrote:PARTS STORE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. can you not find them near you?
I'm trying to go from drum to disk without a whole kit if you know what I mean
oh, i see.iirc, my 96 ssei had disks all around - maybe you can find them in a yard.
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96 SSEi wrote:
theirongiant99 wrote:
96 SSEi wrote:PARTS STORE SHOULD HAVE ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS AND CALIPERS. can you not find them near you?
I'm trying to go from drum to disk without a whole kit if you know what I mean
oh, i see.iirc, my 96 ssei had disks all around - maybe you can find them in a yard.
Really? If so, it was custom.
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92-99 did not have rear disks from the factory.
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