Ls style brakes on a gen 1 camaro

[Apogee]

Originally Posted by 69greyghost

Curtis I talked to tobin recently and he told me they primarily do corvette conversions. They hardly do anything for gen 1 camaros. Also they are rather pricey, theyre brackets cost about three times what everyone else is charging. I understand when you pioneer something but they are still rather pricey. Jmart makes some good looking stuff I think I will order from him. I just have to get ls rear brake backs. Then with the brackets I will have what I need for a little over 100 bucks. Tobin want 300 for just the front brackets, hes a nice guy just a little to rich for my blood.

Wow...that's not quite what I remember discussing, so let me see if I can clarify a few things for those who might be interested. KORE3 primarily offers C5/C6 Corvette-based brake conversions for muscle car applications, not LS1 F-body brake conversions, however we do offer plenty of A/F/X-body kits as those are the largest part of our business.

That said, when we spoke before, we had a few sets of limited production LS1 F-body brackets for the GM short-spindle (GMSS) applications for $150, not $300. As we discussed, these aren't full production parts (yet) and may never be, hence the price. Sorry for any confusion and good luck with your project.

Tobin
KORE3

[Ron Sutton]

Thanks for clarifying things Tobin.

[69greyghost]

Originally Posted by Apogee

Wow...that's not quite what I remember discussing, so let me see if I can clarify a few things for those who might be interested. KORE3 primarily offers C5/C6 Corvette-based brake conversions for muscle car applications, not LS1 F-body brake conversions, however we do offer plenty of A/F/X-body kits as those are the largest part of our business.

That said, when we spoke before, we had a few sets of limited production LS1 F-body brackets for the GM short-spindle (GMSS) applications for $150, not $300. As we discussed, these aren't full production parts (yet) and may never be, hence the price. Sorry for any confusion and good luck with your project.

Tobin
KORE3

Tobin I apologize for the misquote but I just felt it was to expensive even at 150. I may look into the c5 stuff because that may be worth a bigger investment. I would have to price out the rotors and calipers to see what the costs are looking like. I wasnt trying to hurt ur business or anything, I hope you dont take it personal.

[hifi875]

I've got full ls brakes fr and rear on my 69. With a detroitnspeed brake booster master cylinder combo. Works great. Basically the exact same as corvette.

[69greyghost]

Yeah its not looking good for my brembos, they are looking like they need a new home.

[214Chevy]

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 save $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.

[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.

[camsdad]

I did the LS disc brake conversion on my 69 Camaro and am quite satisfied with the results. Of course I have still yet to see how they perform but then, I know the will with no question.
Was not difficult to convert but then again I did add a couple of extra twists.
CPP Hubs, Hydratech brake boost system with inline cooler, custom rear emergency brake brackets, ext....