Era brakes Upgrade

[strictlypersonl]

The Stainless Steel Brakes caliper A185S is the best bolt-in replacement. Piston area is close to the original, and so doesn't require a master cylinder change. Because the piston centers are further out on the disc surface, there's 5-10% more mechanical advantage.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ssb-a185-s

*By the way... Before you do anything, check that your brake balance bar is set up correctly. If you don't have enough stroke-bias to the front master cylinder, the balance will be off and the pedal will be really hard.

In addition, the pads can become glazed when they are not used hard during the break-in, or for a long period afterward. If sanding the friction surface doesn't fix that, replacement may be necessary.

[davids2toys]

Originally Posted by strictlypersonl

The Stainless Steel Brakes caliper A185S is the best bolt-in replacement. Piston area is close to the original, and so doesn't require a master cylinder change. Because the piston centers are further out on the disc surface, there's 5-10% more mechanical advantage.
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ssb-a185-s

*By the way... Before you do anything, check that your brake balance bar is set up correctly. If you don't have enough stroke-bias to the front master cylinder, the balance will be off and the pedal will be really hard.

In addition, the pads can become glazed when they are not used hard during the break-in, or for a long period afterward. If sanding the friction surface doesn't fix that, replacement may be necessary.

Great post Bob, thanks, however, this kit is not available. I was looking at this series and I did not see this kit in the 75 Camaro section, now I know why. They do have a replacement for it, but it does not come with some of the hardware. It is http://www.summitracing.com/parts/ss...t/model/camaro
I think I am going to do this. Was not planned, but I love the idea of simple improvement that is cost effective. Between this, new rotors and rubber hoses, I expect a noticeable improvement. Now I just need rotor part numbers and the rubber hose part numbers. I think I saw in the Assembly manual that the rubber hoses are a modified piece from ERA. I just looked, it is EISSP5753/modified whatever that means?

A little confused. Your second paragraph: You are talking about after I install right? This is nothing I have to do before purchasing?

Third paragraph:
Are you talking about sanding the pads or the rotors, or both? Somewhere I think I read 80 grit recently!