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    1. #1
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      Building a better brake system...

      I am trying to build a complete brake system for my 1968 Camaro. So far, I have a set of six pistion Wilwoods for the front, and thats it

      I'm now trying to decide if I should just go with C5 corvette front rotors and calipers for the rear, or pony up the extra $$ for complimenting Wilwood rears. I was also planning on running a Hydroboost with a Gen 4 Camaro master cylinder.

      Anyone have any experience with this setup? Any Pro's or cons?



      Thanks in advance

      Tony


    2. #2
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      Quote Originally Posted by kllrvet View Post
      or pony up the extra $$ for complimenting Wilwood rears. Anyone have any experience with this setup? Tony
      your half way there, might as well finish.
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    3. #3
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      Welcome to the site.

      X2...I'm with Vince, throwing C5 fronts in the rear would be a terrible match to the Wilwood 6-piston fronts (Superlite? W6A?) in terms of caliper piston area. The C5/C6 rear setup in the rear would hydraulically balance out much better, but whether you go that route or a matching Wilwood kit would be up to you. You were considering running fronts in the rear, so would I be correct to assume that you have no interest in having a parking brake?

      For the master cylinder, there are several different hydroboost solutions, however running a 1" bore fourth-gen F-body MC is probably not the best idea considering most people run 1.125" bore units with aftermarket brakes and hydroboost, and even then some would consider them to be over-boosted.

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    4. #4
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      Use the new 12" 2 piston floating set-up from Wilwood, it will match the front nicely and helps avoid knock-back issues. My kit arrived last week and I plan to tackle it this weekend if I have time.
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    5. #5
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      Feb 2012
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      How about a 1.25 diameter bore master cylinder like this one?:
      http://www.carparts.com/details/Chev...pc270901830959





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