http://www.friendlychopshop.com/parts.html
complete kit, totally bolt-on.. this is what i'm getting in the spring.
Quick math in my head = $367.00 less than SSBC`s! And that`s including the S`d & D`d rotors from the ChopShop!
I know that there are guys here that have done them cheaper outa junk yard parts, but many do not have an E-brake. With a stickshift, I require that!
Besides, when it comes to brakes, I don't know if I'd be too sure about something that's a bit of a mish-mash cobbled together outa parts that were never meant to work together. Rather install something that has had a bit of R&D involved to make damn sure that this stuff works as it should!
There was a shop outa the PNW (Portland?) that was manufacturing a kit for our trucks, with an E-brake, for around the $450.00 range. Had an upgrade option for drilled & slotted rotors. They were using all GM parts. I just can't remember what the Co.'s name is. They were selling on Ebay, but I can't find anything that they have listed recently.
SSBC is the only Co. out there that manufactures a specific caliper for GMT400 rear disc conversions. It matches the front calipers that they make for our trucks.
Most, if not all, use a Camaro caliper for their kits. So, you get this really techy looking cool front caliper, emblazoned with the manufacturers logo, & then only to have a butt-ugly generic looking caliper for the rear.
Some may say, aaahhh, don't matter as long as the system works as it should.
I don't know. Call me vain, but the whole idea behind big wheels was to fit over big brakes. And if they're going to exposed in such a way, why not have something that looks really good? And are consistent in appearance front to rear?
Even still, it's 3 freakin' thousand bucks for the SSBC complete fr. & rr. kit. Schnapp!
From a company that has NEVER won any type of motorsport championship using these brakes!
Willwood & other manufacturers, while having proven their products on the track, are all in the same general ballpark, price-wise.
It's this state of confusion that has kept me from taking the leap on a rear disc conversion.
Everytime this subject comes up, I get all..."Do it. Don't do it. Yes. No. I don't know. Well...maybe! Damn!"
