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Old Nov 7, 2013 | 11:19 AM
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Does anyone have the link to the thread on how to mount rear callipers on the front spindles? I can not seem to find it through search
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Old Nov 7, 2013 | 11:44 AM
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Do you really mean front calipers on the rear of the car?
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Do you really mean front calipers on the rear of the car?
Nope, rears on the front to mounting 15" wheels up front.
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Then put a rear rotor on the front and bolt up the caliper.
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Might be able to get some Fbody brakes/brackets (V6) and mount them up front... that MIGHT clear a 15" wheel.. most likely need a 16" wheel. Grand Prix and GM FWD guys run Fbody caliper brackets (direct bolt on to FWD cars) and Fbody/C5/C6 calipers, so you might be able to find a bracket that will interchange and have a set of rotors drilled for the correct bolt pattern.

Doing a skinny up front on a drag car setup or what? Im in loveland, be interested to see it if your still in Lafayette.

Another guy just posed a question about 15" drag wheels up asking basically the same thing.
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/c5-t...-2003-z06.html

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Try typing something like Fartpipe 15" welds or something along those lines.
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