Im about to buy a set of 4, black chrome Z06 Rims off a 05' Vette from my friend. Now, the problem is, how do I change out my rear drum brakes to disc? What do I need, and how hard is it to do? I really don't want ugly, rusted out drum brakes behind beautiful black z06 Rims....

oh yea, and my front discs are rusted too, and the pads are worn down. So i need to get something that wont rust, and somehow, id like to repaint my cailpers too. Im doing alot of trim in red (i.e camaro emblems, cable covers, etc), so Id like to do my calipers red with the camaro logo on them. What kind of paint do I need, or do I need to replace them too? And how hard is it to convert the rears to discs?

 

How badly are the front discs rusted? They're only iron, any water on them at all and they'll miscolor, mine do it every time I wash it, then you go and drive it and they go back to normal. I'd say if they aren't gettting rough just get new pads and drive it, other than that just get some new rotors, but they all get spots of oxidation on them. As far as painting the calipers I just used Rustolium semi-gloss red paint. Allow at least a couple hours for them to dry.

 

They arent rusted where the pads touch, its everywhere else they are.. they're going behind the 17/18" z06 wheels and Id like them to not be ornange...lol.

 

Hey 95, do you actually have any pics of this paint you did? I was thinking of doing this to my Camaro... I was thinking the red calipers could really stand out and look good (and not overwhelming) considering I have no other red on my car, or it could look kind of bad. I'm torn.

 

You mean pics of the paint can itself or the calipers? haha

 

How about both?

 

I'll take some better pics, the only ones i have are from night time, so you really can't see too much, although you can see the red calipers. I'll grab some pics later, but it's night time and raining right now...and I think we can get by without a pic of the can of paint, Rustolium Semi-Gloss Red...

 

So does anyone know how much it would be to convert rear drums to discs, and replace the front discs with stainless (and rears)?

 

Any pics? Sorry If I am being annoying.

 

your looking at about 1000-1500 buckaroos to convert your drums to disc, ya might be able to find it cheaper