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Old May 18, 2017 | 04:58 PM
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I want to update my rear brakes to later c4 calipers with built in parking brake actuators, instead of the early drum brake style.


Does anyone have a list of whats needed besides rotors and calipers?


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What year to what year
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I have a 1987 going to J55 late c4 brakes 88-96


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Old May 19, 2017 | 11:08 PM
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I don't really know but brake hoses and park cables are different part#s. Newer lists caliper bracket, older no bracket listed. But it may be possible .
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If I had the newer calipers with built in parking brake actuators, I would switch to the early with drum parking brake. I think that the early type is better with less problems.

You probalby have to change the knuckle and wheel offset will be changed.
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One example:

https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...effective.html

It is better bite in the old style drum parking brake.
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