Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

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Nick.T
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Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by Nick.T » Mon May 19, 2014 12:54 pm

Hi, Im new on hear so firstly Hello :)

I have a 1997 Ram Air WS6 Trans Am and i'm looking to upgrade the Front Discs, Its been sugested to me that LS1 Discs can be fitted !! is this correct and what exactly would be involved ? Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks
Nick

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by BRYDENGTA » Mon May 19, 2014 4:17 pm

Welcome to the club and forum mate :thumb:

you got any pics of your car?

I am sure there will be someone on here who can help you :thumb:

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by Nick.T » Mon May 19, 2014 4:54 pm

Hi and thanks for the welcome, I have attached a couple of pic for now, till I can upload some onto my profile.
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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by BRYDENGTA » Mon May 19, 2014 4:56 pm

Looks good mate :thumb:

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Mon May 19, 2014 6:59 pm

many welcomes :thumb:
im sure you can swap them but not sure how much needs changing (hubs, discs, calipers, and maybe master cyl.)

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by Davy J » Mon May 19, 2014 7:03 pm

Hello and Welcome Nick.

Have a word with Robin at Autopontiac, there's not much he doesn't know about Pontiacs. Contact details on the Sponsors page.
Dave. Vice Chairman & Publicity Manager

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Post by thebandit92 » Mon May 19, 2014 7:25 pm

Hi and welcome,nice car :thumb:
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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by Nick.T » Mon May 19, 2014 8:32 pm

Thanks, will Contact Autopontiac :D :thumb:

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Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Mon May 19, 2014 8:43 pm

:thumb:

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by Big Chief » Tue May 27, 2014 5:26 pm

fit EBC pads all round and feel the improved braking by around 25%.
no need to spend big money

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by UKWS6 » Tue May 27, 2014 5:54 pm

I do believe LS1 discs would work with a caliper adaptor mounting & hacksaw. Wouldn't do a lot without upgrading the calipers to LS1.

As Big Chief says, first/best improvement are qualitiy pads.

I'm going down the LT1 to LS1 spindle route, I have a pair, and this is a straight forward swapout. I just need the LS1 duel pot calipers/pads & brake lines, + tracking realigned once done. (17" + wheels required)

All depends on how far you want to upgrade.
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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by banker » Tue May 27, 2014 8:20 pm

Get some braided brake hoses too, stops any balooning under pressure
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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by SUPERCHARGEDGTA » Tue May 27, 2014 9:12 pm

amazing the difference braided hoses make to pedal firmness

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Re: Front Disc Upgrade 1997 T/A

Post by 6529brian » Tue May 27, 2014 9:22 pm

Hi Nick, Got a complete brake upgrade set for a "93-'97 Trans am. Includes; 302 mm front discs cross drilled with 2 piston ali calipers. 296mm rear cross drilled discs with single piston calipers with handbrake attachment. All with barely used pads and braided flexi pipes. + Pair ali mounting brakets. This is same as later LS powered Trans am but with the advantage of cross drilled discs, and is a big improvement over the stock '97 setup. I'm looking for offers close to £300 which is proberbly what you'd pay just for a pair of front discs. Give me a call if you're interested. Thanx, Brian 0776 9900526

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