Good disc brake kits?

JRC99 · #1 03-03-2018, 01:50 PM

The time has come to order a front disc conversion for the Camaro.

I want an OEM style kit, rather than anything modern looking. What's the best bang-for-buck kit out there? I'm looking at Right Stuff Detailing's AFXDC02C kit, and wanted to know if it's good, junk, etc?

Being 18 (I don't want to ask my grandfather to pay for it. Nor my Dad) I am on a bit of a budget, but I still want it to be "correct"

**Lynn** · #2 03-03-2018, 02:11 PM

I have no experience with the kits. Plenty of threads on them over on the Team Camaro site.
Do you have welding and fab skills? If not, then a kit is for you. If you do have welding and fab skills, and want to do it a little cheaper (but more of your time in labor), there is an alternative, and you will have better brakes than the kits.

http://www.camaros.net/forums/16-bra...e-upgrade.html

JRC99 · #3 03-03-2018, 02:12 PM

I unfortunately do not have welding/fab skills.

belker6 · #4 03-03-2018, 03:05 PM

I used CPP. Went together great and their tech was great help when needed. I bought a 4 wheel disc kit for my 70 Monte. I painted them orange. I think cost was around $1300.00 at the time for everything including slotted rotors. The calipers on front were used on 70’s trucks and rears were Lincoln continentals they told me. Only mistake i made and had to take back apart / reassemble, was not coating all the shims / bolts, etc in brake system grease. Also the brake shoes were crap and left black dust all over my rims, so i bought better shoes which eliminated that. All in all worked out great and have had zero issues. I know its a cheaper conversion kit, but i wasn’t going to spend 5k on a system.

**hogdaddy** · #5 03-03-2018, 03:06 PM

The kit you have listed will work just fine.

seventieshow · #6 03-03-2018, 04:33 PM

It was a long time ago, and memories fade, but I used the front brakes off a Nova (early 70s, I think) to put single piston discs on my 1968 Camaro. I used everything pictured in the Right Stuffs kit. It worked fine and bolted up from what I remember. It has gotten hard to find a junkyard with older cars in it.
The kit you showed looked nice, please note that these kits or the factory conversion I am speaking of will bring the tire out a little closer to the edge of the fender.

**scuncio** · #7 03-03-2018, 05:19 PM

Inline tube has a good quality affordable kit and it’s within driving distance of you.

**JKZ27** · #8 03-03-2018, 11:55 PM

I used the Inline Tube kit on my 68 about ten years ago. I got the original style 4 piston calipers, big "Delco" stamped booster, stainless lines, etc. Everything has been fine except the master cylinder and the hold-off valve that came with the kit. The MC was too junky from the start so I installed a new ACDelco replacement and I ordered a nicer repro hold-off valve. Otherwise, everything has worked as it should with regular use and abuse.