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moonwell The Mighty Admin Joined: 11 Mar 2001 Posts: 7539 Location: Des Moines, IA 1992 Cavalier Z24 1994 Cavalier Z24 1977 KZ900	Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2004 9:39 pm    Post subject: < 92 to 92+ Brake Upgrade Discussion relating to the following How-to: http://www.v6z24.com/howto/brakeswap _________________
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91berettagt Gave my left eye to keep posting Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 4948 Location: Port Monmouth, NJ 1991 Beretta GT	Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:08 am    Post subject: Just thought i'd mention that you can do it the right way too... using the right side spindal on the right side.... it's explained here... http://www.beretta.net/performance_corner/custom/susbrake/bigbrake.html It puts the calipers on the rear side allowing for 50% less pedal feel... you'd end up with the feel of anti lock brakes... _________________ Rob '06, '08 V6z24Bash Attendee. '91 Beretta GT 3400 5 speed - 14.553 @ 94.01 mph. - 2006. Driving using a Holley 950 ECM Time Drops coming soon!
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mars_man Silver Bullet Joined: 16 Oct 2001 Posts: 3640 Location: Chelmsford, ON 1991 Cavalier Z24	Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:46 pm    Post subject: 91berettagt wrote: Just thought i'd mention that you can do it the right way too... using the right side spindal on the right side.... it's explained here... http://www.beretta.net/performance_corner/custom/susbrake/bigbrake.html It puts the calipers on the rear side allowing for 50% less pedal feel... you'd end up with the feel of anti lock brakes... Is that a proven fact...? I am not trying to say you're wrong or anything, I'm just curious as to how this can change anything...? _________________ 11.98 @ 120.24 91z24 wrote: You shouldn't have to use ketchup on a good poutine
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sleeper Can't get enough Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Posts: 6626 Location: Canonsburg aka GUNTOWN!!!!, PA USA 1992 Cavalier Sedan 1991 Cavalier RS 2005 F-150 XLT 1996 Sunfire	Posted: Tue Oct 12, 2004 11:53 pm    Post subject: so all you have to do is, basically, put the left side spindle on the right side and vice versa, and bend the brake line to go to the rear? _________________ Proud Member #1984 Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran. OIF 05-06, Camp Habbaniyah, Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
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91berettagt Gave my left eye to keep posting Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 4948 Location: Port Monmouth, NJ 1991 Beretta GT	Posted: Wed Oct 13, 2004 8:41 am    Post subject: mars_man wrote: 91berettagt wrote: Just thought i'd mention that you can do it the right way too... using the right side spindal on the right side.... it's explained here... http://www.beretta.net/performance_corner/custom/susbrake/bigbrake.html It puts the calipers on the rear side allowing for 50% less pedal feel... you'd end up with the feel of anti lock brakes... Is that a proven fact...? I am not trying to say you're wrong or anything, I'm just curious as to how this can change anything...? I'm really not sure if it's true, that was just taken from http://www.beretta.net 's website, the guy who made that how-to is pretty smart and knows his stuff... (Aaron Choate, 92 GTZ, Quad 4, Turbo, Nitrous) I have videos' of him raping 3800 supercharged's real bad... it'd be like a 12 second muscle car vs my beretta with the 3.1 Auto... _________________ Rob '06, '08 V6z24Bash Attendee. '91 Beretta GT 3400 5 speed - 14.553 @ 94.01 mph. - 2006. Driving using a Holley 950 ECM Time Drops coming soon!
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greenmean1 Dedicated Member Joined: 25 Jan 2004 Posts: 132 Location: Mason City, Iowa 1987 Cavalier Z24	Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 7:34 pm    Post subject: Brake upgrade Hi, I found that a 95 Grand Am used the same 10 inch rotor and knuckle and brake caliper as the ones from 92' to 94' Cavaliers did. Theres a large abundance of Grand Ams in salvage yards. So take your pick. _________________
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91berettagt Gave my left eye to keep posting Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 4948 Location: Port Monmouth, NJ 1991 Beretta GT	Posted: Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Brake upgrade greenmean1 wrote: Hi, I found that a 95 Grand Am used the same 10 inch rotor and knuckle and brake caliper as the ones from 92' to 94' Cavaliers did. Theres a large abundance of Grand Ams in salvage yards. So take your pick. Not sure as to why but i also noticed that my friend ryan's 3rd gen uses a usable steering knuckle... i think his tie rod is off that knuckle though and wouldnt' change anything other than having the thing there not being used... he can use my rotors and pads i have for my 10" swap that i'm the process of completing... sometime this year... _________________ Rob '06, '08 V6z24Bash Attendee. '91 Beretta GT 3400 5 speed - 14.553 @ 94.01 mph. - 2006. Driving using a Holley 950 ECM Time Drops coming soon!
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91berettagt Gave my left eye to keep posting Joined: 20 Jul 2003 Posts: 4948 Location: Port Monmouth, NJ 1991 Beretta GT	Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:22 pm    Post subject: Okay I got around to starting my brake upgrade... I will make my own post to show with pictures in the appropriate forum however... I did put new Wheel bearings in my 91 Spindles, Less than a month ago. I Remember reading the how-to I posted because I was thinking about going to do Aaron Choate's way of the brake upgrade but decided to do things the V6 Way... Because the wheel bearings are new in my 91 spindals I would like to use them in my 92+ upgrade. I did some research and found out the wheel bearings are identical as the part numbers match. I did not want to use the old/new dust shields behind the bearings because once they are pulled probability says that i will bend/break/tear them in some way so I tried ordering new ones. I had a hard time finding them and I ended up getting them from Napa. Here is the part number If anyone else has a hard Time finding them, Napa has them. the Part number is 18765 and is considered an Oil Seal (yes it's the right part as they work) and cost me around $6 for the pair (US funds) Later! _________________ Rob '06, '08 V6z24Bash Attendee. '91 Beretta GT 3400 5 speed - 14.553 @ 94.01 mph. - 2006. Driving using a Holley 950 ECM Time Drops coming soon!
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waring-rice Addicted Member Joined: 17 Feb 2002 Posts: 435 Location: broken arrow/tulsa oklahoma 1993 Cavalier RS Convertible 1992 Cavalier Z24 1992 Cavalier LS Convertible 1999 Silverado 1500 1969 Mustang	Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 7:22 pm    Post subject: i have a 92 Cadillac Seville sts that had 4 wheel disk. dose anyone think that the disk off the rear will fit the cavi? _________________
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Brad91Z Ran out of titles Joined: 04 Jun 2001 Posts: 16879 Location: Algonquin, IL 1992 Cavalier Z24	Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2005 10:23 pm    Post subject: It may, but not without some customization. Brad _________________ majorz24 wrote: Moon is like an exotic dancer for J-bodies, he only works for tips.....
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americanz24 Post Whore Joined: 31 Dec 2004 Posts: 1819 Location: NJ to Benson, North Carolina 1987 Cavalier Z24 1987 Cavalier Z24	Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:10 pm    Post subject: Heres a list of donar cars for the 10 inch brakes * 91-95 BUICK Skylark 2.3 * 91-92 BUICK Skylark 2.5 * 94-95 BUICK Skylark 3.1 * 91-93 BUICK Skylark 3.3 * 92-95 CHEVY Beretta 2.2 * 92-94 CHEVY Beretta 2.3 * 92-95 CHEVY Beretta 3.1 * 92-95 CHEVY Cavalier, Z24 2.2L * 94-95 CHEVY Cavalier, Z24 2.3L * 92-95 CHEVY Cavalier, Z24 3.1L * 92-95 CHEVY Corsica 2.2 * 92-95 CHEVY Corsica 3.1 * 92-95 OLDSMOBILE Achieva 2.3L * 94-95 OLDSMOBILE Achieva 3.1L * 92-94 OLDSMOBILE Achieva 3.3L * 90-91 OLDSMOBILE Calais * 91-95 PONTIAC Grand-Am 2.3 * 91-92 PONTIAC Grand-Am 2.5 * 94-95 PONTIAC Grand-Am 3.1 * 92-94 PONTIAC Grand-Am 3.3 * 92-94 PONTIAC Sunbird 2.0 * 92-94 PONTIAC Sunbird 3.1 * 1995 PONTIAC Sunfire 2.2 * 1995 PONTIAC Sunfire 2.3 cahilj wrote: Hmmm.... That list has a few errors, and its only for the replacement parts (caliper/rotor/pads) not the part you really need (spindle). Thanks though. seanski wrote: all the vehicles you listed the parts will work, the spindles are different but you can make it work, just cut the steering arm off the 3rd gen spindles *EDIT* I have completed the swap, very easy, just swap the L with the R like it says to keep them in the Front! _________________ Last edited by americanz24 on Fri Dec 15, 2006 6:50 pm; edited 1 time in total
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pezed I lost count... Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 3687 Location: Richmond, Kentucky 1988 Cavalier Z24 1989 Cavalier Coupe 1988 Firenza	Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 5:46 am    Post subject: just thought i'd say.. it doesnt matter if the calipers are toward the front or back of the car.. it makes no difference in stopping power or pedal feel. 92-94 had them in the rear, then in 95+ they went back to the front again, so its easiest to just leave them in the front so you can use the shorter style hoses and not have to bend any lines. _________________
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tracklayers Messageboard Junkie Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 638 Location: Seattle, Washington 2005 G35 1989 Cavalier Z24 Convertible	Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:36 pm    Post subject: What size nut is the Hub nut? _________________
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91z24 Gave my left eye to keep posting Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 4517 Location: Montreal, Quebec 1993 Cavalier Z24 2001 Grand AM	Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2008 12:51 pm    Post subject: 30mm _________________
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steve1989 Mboard Overdose Joined: 29 Mar 2008 Posts: 782 Location: GTA, Ontario 1989 Cavalier RS Coupe	Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:14 am    Post subject: anyone know if you can still use the stock 14" rims from the 89 cars ? _________________
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