Gimme a brake, or a full set of them

Does anyone have a good reference for brake parts for an 85-87 Corvette. In order to keep the 15 inch wheels I am pretty much stuck with the stock Corvette brakes that are recommended for the ERA GT.

First I need a reference for purchasing the complete assemblies including all the emergency brake goodies.

Second, if anyone knows of a manufacturer who makes an improved caliper for the stock Vette replacement (85-87) I'd really appreciate that also.

Danke and happy motoring.

Mark

Mark, you could try the following Corvette specialists :

- Ecklers : www.ecklers.com

- Mid America : www.madirect.com

Peter D.

Mark, have you looked into the feasability of using 88-92 rear brakes on your car? I am using them with the DRB uprights that were designed for the older brakes. The only thing required was a spacer ring for the boss on the outer face of the uprights (The alum. spacer with the ears for the calipers has a slightly larger opening.) The parking brake on these is SOOOOOO much simpler to implement since they use the disk brakes rather than a seperate drum. Email me if you would like detail.

Brembo makes drop in replacements as well.

Ian

Ian,

The folks at Brembo, Willwood and Baer all told me they only have the 13" sets for my car. Did I talk to the wrong person?

Mark

Try Stainless Steel Brakes, they have Corvette brakes in that date range. I bought a Corvette mag about a month ago and it had a section on brakes. I'll get it and email any other sources along with my wheel/tire size later today.