Impala Brake Upgrade

Below are pictures of the 1998 Trans-AM (F-Body) calipers w/ 150K miles on them. Obviously, the one on the left is how I received them, and the one on the right is after a healthy (but no thorough) cleaning. They were cleaned using spray brake cleaner and a cordless drill with a wire brush attachment.

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Below are pictures of the 1998 Trans-AM (F-Body) calipers after a thorough cleaning, including a small wire brush on a flexible roto-zip tool .

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Below are pictures of the 2005 Impala (W-Body) calipers after a cleaning with a cordless drill and wire brush. These were in great shape as they came off a car w/ less than 1000 miles on it

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Below are pictures of the complete set of calipers with the mounting brackets. The F-Body calipers have been drilled and tapped to a thread size of 14x2.0 to mate with the stock front caliper mounting on the Impala.

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Front Calipers ( 98-02 F-Body ) w/ Yellow Powder Coat

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Rear Calipers ( 00-05 W-Body ) w/ Yellow Powder Coat

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Here is finished product installed on the car:

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Caliper Resources

F-Body Brake Upgrade - Directions from clubGP to upgrade a W-Body with F-Body calipers(with my notes/edits)

F-Body Caliper Rebuild - Directions from Paradise Garage on rebuilding F-Body calipers

F-Body Caliper Rebuild - Directions from Install University on rebuilding F-Body calipers

F-Body Rotor/Pad Install - Directions from Install University on F-Body pad & rotor installation

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Last update: 12/15/2005

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