Will wheel hubs off of a 1994 Corvette fit on My 1995 Camaro Z28? I am trying to make a big brake kit work on my car and the folks from Brembo tell me if the hubs can be swapped, the entire kit can be swapped over.

 

Anyone?........

 

I haven't measured, but I seriously doubt they will interchange. If they did, there would be readily available conversions.

There are C5 Corvette conversions which are reasonably priced. C5 brakes are bigger than the C4 (1994).

 

no need to swap hubs, the hub and studs are the same size..

 

The brakes I am trying to swap have 14" rotors and high end calipers..

 

Does this apply to both the front and rear?

 

Since you are going the high$ route, I suggest you purchase a compete kit from someone like Baer. You'll get components engineered to work together. Low bucking 14's and "high end calipers" is like practice bleeding; it rarely works out and it can hurt a lot.

With 14 in rotors I'm assuming you plan to do track driving. You need the brakes to be absolutely correct, not only for mounting, but also for master cylinder size, proportioning and front to rear component compatibility.

If you are designing/adapting this system yourself, get some engineering help from someone with automobile chassis experience. Your life might depend on it.


My $.02

 

That is very good advise, however, I am trying to swap a complete brake system from a 94 vette. This is the complete kit from brembo, not just components I am finding and just putting together. If the master cylinder from the vette is needed, I will get it. I haven't determined that yet. I will be track driving it and the only reason I am entertaining this swap is for the cost. I can't afford a big brake kit but I definitley can afford this kit. I spoke to brembo and the only factor of concern other than if the kit can be swapped is, like you mentioned, the proportioning for front to rear... I am pretty sure if you could get a big brake kit for about 15% of the original cost, you would entertain the legwork required to get it onto your car... If it does'nt work, there's always e-bay...Thanks for the $.02

 

Just curious... why do you need the Corvette hubs? As Jordon pointed out, the hub diameter and studs are the same. Are you looking for some difference in the caliper mounting tabs? Maybe just my ignorance and I apologize if that's the case, but I'm not sure what you are trying to accomplish, and if others are also confused, maybe they could offer more help if you explained.

Are you trying to unbolt the front hub/bearing/ABS sensor cartridge and replace it with the equivalent from a Corvette? And what does the Corvette rear hub even look like? Hard to believe a hub assembly from an IRS setup would have any similarity at all to a solid axle unit on an F-Body, where the caliper bolts to a bracket on the end of the axle housing.

 

To tell you thre truth, i do not know what i need.. lol.. I have 4 complete assemblies from the upper control arm to the lower control arm from a 94 vette which has a big brake kit on it made by brembo. I want to adapt the system to my 95 Z28. I spoke to the techs at brembo and they were not sure and skeptical that this kit will work on my car due to the fact that the relocating brackets for the calipers off the vette might not fit my application. They also said that there may be some differences in the in the hub part of the 2 piece rotors, that might not have the right clearances for my application. They did conclude to say that if the hubs off of the 94 vette would fit onto my car, then the kit would be fine to install on my car. Basically I am trying to find out if i can use this kit on my car just the way it is, or if I can swap hubs to make it usefull to me. Also I am looking to see if any other modifications are nessessary to make it fit & if any other parts from the vette are needed. hope this clears up what I need to know.....

 

The stock front caliper on the 4th Gen F-Body mounts to some "ears" on the steering knuckle... the part that connects the upper and lower control arms. With the Baer Track kit for example, you have to cut the ears completely off the knuckle, and cut a large horizontal bar off the top of the knuckle that the caliper/pads rest on. After you cut these parts off the knuckle, you need to pull the old hub cartridges out of the knuckle. There are 4 bolts in a rectangular pattern that hold them together. Then you bolt the stock hub cartridge, the new rectangular mounting bracket and the steering knuckle back into a "sandwich", using 4 longer bolts. It isn't a pretty job.

There's pics of the surgery at
WS6.com Baer Brake Install