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Originally Posted by Alpha1BC
Do they bolt on to the knuckle if you swap the rotor? Yes, they technically fit in that respect.
Issue is with the parking brake since the SS and 1-piece caliper Camaros use a centrally-mounted motor attached to cables that actuate the park brake while the LT with floating rear calipers has 1 park brake motor per side. Unfortunately, there is no "plug and play" solution for this as the brake control module (EBCM) would need to be flashed in order to properly control a different style of park brake. Simply changing the wiring harness would result in faults being set that would have the "service braking system" warning light on the dash and incorrect park brake application force. Using a retrofitted manual park brake would also result in dash lights turning on let alone the amount of work needed to add a handle/pedal to the interior. Lastly, without the proper wiring harness and calibration, some of the other backup safety features that are part of the EPB will also function incorrectly or not function at all.
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No they don't just bolt up, the Knuckles are 2 different styles.
The mounts are not in the same position, because the LT uses a metal bracket to hold the pads/calipers, so the mounts in the knuckle are in more and closer together.
Where the SS ones are further out because the Calipers hold the pads and are wider. plus bigger rotors.
Here is a comparison of the 2. Left is the SS, Right is the LT :
I had an idea to actually bypass the cars parking brake system to at least prevent fault codes, but it requires machining a plate to mount in the rear suspension cradle to hold the parking brake actuators & basically make it think it is held against a rotor. Mounting a manual lever is a bit tricky, but there are some universal kits(also looking at other options) to place a pull lever in the left foot area or on the floor(just not much room). I think the LT does not have the in-depth EPB safety features as what comes with the SS versions, judging by the difference in wiring/sensors between the two.
I have been holding off trying to change over, hoping for a schematic of the wiring of the SS electronic parking circuit to see if i can use switches with the EPB they use, plus also to let my warranty get used up before altering. Might try doing it this summer.