So I've been thinking about getting the camaro brakes, I need to know if they are a direct bolt on, or if i need to drill the bracket holes that attach to the knuckle? (Or is that just for the corvette brackets?) And also I think I read somewhere that someone uses stock monte carlo rotors with the camaro front calipers. And can you use corvette calipers with camaro brackets? i really want these so anybody that has experience please let me know, thanks.

 

I would like to know too...
I know there are alot of threads here talking about doing the job but I never got to see one with a clear answer..

 

I used my stock rotors you can use stock brake lines all you need to do is bend the brake line bracket to give the line slack.
you need for drill/tap and parts you need to get for the swap. the pic is of a fbody


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I installed 2002 Camaro calipers on my Monte sunday 12/30/2012
Love the looks an the stopping power , Its not hard to do, nice mod..



Here's a pic of the stock monte front pad on top
stock front camaro pads on bottom..Camaro pads are bigger..

 

So even for the camaro brackets you need to drill them? Or are they direct bolt on?

 

You need for drill/tap the camaro brackets . It's not that hard to do..

 

Jerry summed up all that I know about that swap (I was considering it for a while and changed my mind).

The Monte is the either one of or the only W-body of it's generation to have the I believe 12" rotors (if you did this swap on a Grand Prix, you must upgrade the rotors, as the stockers are too small).

What turned me away was not being able to feel it first hand, as I've read some people claim there was a large increase in brake pedal travel (sadly, I don't know if they did something wrong, perhaps needed to continue bleeding the brakes, any list of things). I believe Jerry sad there was next to no change in pedal travel but big change in brake feeling. I read this after I changed my direction with my brakes (but I'm happy with what I have thus far).

BTW - If you do it, the bleed screw faces UP. If it doesn't, you will NEVER bleed the brakes successfully.

 

The brake pedal travel feels the same ..I have no problem with the swap..

 

yeah well i have the dual piston cast iron brakes from zzp and the pedal travel never changed for me, how the hell do you do a drill and tap, i have no idea what that is, can i take the brackets somewhere to a shop to do that, how did ya'll do it?

 

It's best to use a drill press, but you just drill out the existing holes with a 12mm bit. The tap is a tool used to cut new threads in the larger holes. It looks like a screw with either 2 or 4 additional flutes in it (like a drill bit but straight) so that the shavings from cutting the threads have a place to go.

When you tap, use a lubricant like WD40 on the tap. Be sure to start it straight with the hole. Turn it into the hole like you are starting a bolt. About every 1/2 turn, loosen the tap slightly so that the filings don't get jammed. It's really very easy. Just take your time. A machine shop could do it for you but it is such a small job that they probably won't want to be bothered so they'll charge an arm and 3 legs.