Bough a basic kit a long time ago that used a 10” Granada rotor and metric calipers. My calipers need replacing and I cannot find my paperwork on it. It was bought 15+ years ago. I think I bought it from Honest Charley. Anyone know the kit and have a component sheet you can send me? Thanks for any help you can give …..
These are known as “metric” calipers, they were used on GM intermediates starting in 1978. You might want to google metric low drag calipers, those require a different master cylinder.
Thank you for your reply. This is just what I needed to know ….. now I am determining if I am using the Granada rotor. But that will be for tomorrow ….
I'm using those on my Vicky. Even cooler with the backing plates on as per the D-Russ tech. Here's a pic or two of mine. With the wheels on look real nice on an open wheel car passing you at about 80 or so.... Great tech by D-Russ on this.
Koz - thank you for your reply. I used D-russ’s tech on my 5-window conversion but I stayed more traditional and did not drill the holes. You are using a Granada rotor, correct?
I'm thinking that those kits used the Grenada rotor = 5 on 4-1/2 or 71/72 Chevelle style rotor with the 5 on 4-3/4 pattern. There were kits with second gen Camaro rotors too. Depending on who put the kit together.
I used the kit with the GM calipers like TomT, but with Chevelle rotors. No difference but it allowed me to use the '49-50 Chevy passenger wheels I liked the appearance of. The backing plates are drilled to get a tad more air into those rotors but I've seen that done on old race cars to do the same thing with the drums.
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