Ls style brakes on a gen 1 camaro

[69greyghost]

Originally Posted by 214Chevelle

Not counting your money or anything, but $150 is too expensive? This hobby is a luxury. And for the service of a well respected guy like Tobin, who I know anyone on here can and will be more than happy to vouch for, I'd say $150 is relatively a good price for a proven product that guaranteed to fit and perform. This Jmart guy or company, don't know him and not knocking him, but to try and say $50 because you said you could get it from him for $100, is a hell of a chance to take. Just saying.....I've been down that road a time or two trying to save a penny and it backfires on me. I mean, you already have the Brembo brakes...make them work. Tobin has already said he has what you need. Good luck though with everything.

I undertsand what your saying about tobin vs a non proven commodity however its not like these are complex parts. If it were something that was a big risk I would think you were spot on. I would love to make the brembos work but it seems like it may be a goose chase and that the full conversion would be costly. Even if I do decide to do the brembos the rear conversion hasnt been worked out yet, I wouldnt be able to do it and have an e brake. I would have to use the ls brakes in the rear anyway in the interim. Trust me I want brembos to work but that plus the fact that I have use a 3 piece pricy wheel it just seems like I would be sinking an extra 2-3k into this conversion because the calipers on the brembos create fitment issues. If I use the ls brakes I can just use a wheel that looks good. It just feels like I can always get an expensive wheel later rather than splurge on that now. If you have some suggestions on wheels that will fit the brembos and cost under 2500 I am listening for sure. I am always open to suggestions that make sense. I would appreciate more opinions, I am not sure how much braking power I would gain with the brembos over the ls brakes either. Let me know what u guys think.