Brake Upgrade
 

I’m thinking about upgrading my disc brakes on my 69 Camaro, what are the tallest brakes I can go with my 15” Rally wheels?

Not a lot of guys running 15” wheels on this site. You might want to try camaros.net

Don

Well I’m planning on going to 17” wheels so I’ll stick it out until then

You can't stuff much of anything brake wise in a 15" wheel.... so I'd suggest you upgrade your wheels first. Then you can find a couple brake upgrade kits that will fit.

I love all the "you can't" BS going on here. NASCAR tech has done wonders for what can fit inside of a 15" wheel--check eBay or Racing Junk for what might be available. I know you can at least fit 11" Wilwood kits and maybe 12", so long as your wheels will clear the calipers; check with Wilwood tech or even CPP for bolt-on stuff. As for 17" wheels, 12" rotors are easy, and (later C4) Corvettes came with 13" rotors in the front (on 9.5" width) . . .

That would be going about things all assbackwards...... he's already said he's going to upgrade to 17" wheels -- so why bother to go with brakes that will fit in his 15" --- when there are so many more options for the 17".....

Hope you’re not referring to me because I said no such thing. I merely suggested he might get more feedback on another forum....

That being said OP should probably research 17” and 18” tire options before committing to 17’s....

Don

OP ---- buy this discounted Wilwood brake set up now ---- upgrade your wheels when you can -- and slap these on at that same time.



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All very good information, thanks guys