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I received my billet adaptors from Skulte Performance Engineering for the fronts yesterday and promptly installed them. What a nice piece! I got 2.5" adaptors so I could fit my stock Camaro wheels. (89 Camaro hubs/rotors and Toyota 4x4 calipers)

I just received my Ground Control coil-overs today so I will be tearing it all apart to install them and the Illuminas.

 

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Sent you an email on this, I have a 16x8 set from a 1995 Trans Am I'd like to try & adapt since they are just taking up space now. I think the ones you have pictured are 16x8 also.

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Hey JB' date='

Was wondering if you would care to give me some instructions & parts list on your camaro hub & rotor setup? Is everything a bolt up? Any special seals etc. I'm working with a 75 280.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

lbo730@bvunet.net

 

Search my posts and there are more details on what I did.

I would be happy to give you a parts list, but it is far from a bolt-up solution.

The front rotor/hubs are from a 3rd gen f-body. Change the outer bearing race and it fits on the stock spindle. But then you need to make major mods to the brake calipers to get them to fit. Custom seals were needed for the inner grease seal.

The rears are stock 4th gen f-body caliper brackets, machined and drilled to fit over the rear axle housing of the 280. Then they needed to be surface machined for the stock 4th gen f-body calipers.

I have a friend that has a surface grinder and it took alot of time getting the brackets machined to the correct depth. I am sure there are other solutions to mounting the calipers, but this is how I did it.

 

As far as the wide adaptors go. Andris Skulte (Skulte Performance Engineering) has been using wide spacers on his twin turbo 3rd gen f-body for years with no issues. (a much heavier and more powerful car) He is not gentle on the car either. With the wide spacers, you are limited in the tire width on the front rims. The wider tires will rub the front of the fender when the wheel is turned. I probably could have put 1/2" smaller adaptors on the front.

 

Jody

 

 

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