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Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:16 AM
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Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

i was just wondering i might be getting a parts car and i would like disc breaks. and did these come with the 9bolt by any chance?

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Old Jan 7, 2005 | 02:59 AM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

no they did not,i belive it has to have the borg warner(9 bolt) rear end to have discs.
Old Jan 7, 2005 | 03:28 AM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

No, like the guy above said except 10bolts could also have had "disc brakes".
Heck IROCs had some many combos back then. You could have got 305s,350s,TPI,4bbl,non posi,posi,5-speed,auto,steel hoods,plastic hoods,etc.
Old Jan 7, 2005 | 04:45 AM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

this one had a tpi 305 with a 700r4. im praying its a 9bolt.
Old Jan 7, 2005 | 09:00 AM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

Originally Posted by SSnthe10s
this one had a tpi 305 with a 700r4. im praying its a 9bolt.
No, not all IROC-Z had disc brakes. What you may get is a 10-bolt 2:73 rear with drum brakes.
This was the common set up for a 305 TPI and the 700R4 Auto. All 9-bolts with Disc came on 350 cars (J65) and 305 TPI's with Manuals & (G92) options.
Old Jan 7, 2005 | 03:07 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

What year man? Mine is an 89 and it did have a 9 bolt and Disc brakes. DJCobols car is an 89 and had a 10 bolt and Drum brakes. '89 is the most likely to have a 9 bolt and discs
Old Jan 7, 2005 | 03:26 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

Originally Posted by RedIrocZ-28
What year man? Mine is an 89 and it did have a 9 bolt and Disc brakes. DJCobols car is an 89 and had a 10 bolt and Drum brakes. '89 is the most likely to have a 9 bolt and discs
What engine do you have in your car??? (also what is "it did have")??
And nothing is more wrong then "89 is the most likely to have a 9-bolt and discs".
The 9-bolt came only in 350 cars with the
2:77 std & 3:27 with G92 option and 305 TPI Manual cars came with a 3:45 G92 option. Disc brakes RPO J65 was also a option but required on 350 and G92 cars.

So your statement is wrong and incorrect. Do some reseach for facts and not what is "likely".
Old Jan 7, 2005 | 05:15 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

Count the bolts on the diff cover, it couldn't be simpler. But depending on year, a 9 bolt doesn't guarantee you "good" disc brakes. If you get an early 9 bolt, say 86-88, they still had the cast moraine calipers. 89-90 was the good stuff, 91-92 went back to the 10 bolt, but retained the PBR aluminum calipers.

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Old Jan 9, 2005 | 03:04 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

first off the 9 bolt aussie rear end is junk....and an 89 is most likelyyyyy???? what? what do you mean most likely....and stang hunter how do you figure that the 9 bolt rear discs in 88-90 are better than the 10 bolt disc in 91-92?
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

9 bolts are stronger than 10 bolts. This has been discussed hundreds of times
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

Originally Posted by METHOD_MAN
first off the 9 bolt aussie rear end is junk....and an 89 is most likelyyyyy???? what? what do you mean most likely....and stang hunter how do you figure that the 9 bolt rear discs in 88-90 are better than the 10 bolt disc in 91-92?


jeez where are u getting your info
Old Jan 9, 2005 | 05:13 PM
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Re: Did all IROCs have disc breaks????

Before and up to 1988 both 9 & 10 bolt rears had the 10.5 rotors and iron calipers. In 1989 the 9-bolt had the 11.655 rotors and Aluminum PBR calipers, the 10-bolt had no changes. Now 1990/92 with the 9-bolt discontinued the 10-bolt now had the same 11.655 rotors and PBR calipers.
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