Camaro 6 Piston Bolts

Blackmonba6Gen · 09-10-2020, 01:36 PM

Hi All,

This may seem like a newbie question but since I am taking interest in doing things myself to reap the rewards of learning something new I figured I will ask. I have 4 piston brakes and I am upgrading to the 6 piston brakes. I bought the calipers (front and back) and I am buying all the parts necessary rotors, pads and etc. The question I have before I start taking everything off..Do the 6 piston brakes calipers use a different caliper mounting bolt than the 4 pistons or are they the same? I discovered they use a different brake hose so I bought new lines for the 6 piston setup.

SC88 · 09-10-2020, 05:23 PM

When doing the swap on my car I only found the head of the bolt to be a different size everything else about it remained the same.

My aftermarket SS hoses were the same length of the ZL1 hoses so I was able to retain them (Actually had to).

driven2exceSS · 09-10-2020, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Blackmonba6Gen

Do the 6 piston brakes calipers use a different caliper mounting bolt than the 4 pistons or are they the same? I discovered they use a different brake hose so I bought new lines for the 6 piston setup.

I believe it depends which 6 piston brakes. The ZL1/ZLE 6 piston calipers do use a longer bolt compared to the SS 4 piston caliper. That said they also use the same Goodridge stainless upgraded brake line part number between them. So the fact you are discovering the need for different brake hoses leads me to believe you are talking the SS/1LE or GMPP 6 piston brake calipers. And that caliper bolt I don't know the answer to... Call Matt at WildHammer?

https://wildhammermotorsports.com

Blackmonba6Gen · 09-11-2020, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by driven2exceSS

I believe it depends which 6 piston brakes. The ZL1/ZLE 6 piston calipers do use a longer bolt compared to the SS 4 piston caliper. That said they also use the same Goodridge stainless upgraded brake line part number between them. So the fact you are discovering the need for different brake hoses leads me to believe you are talking the SS/1LE or GMPP 6 piston brake calipers. And that caliper bolt I don't know the answer to... Call Matt at WildHammer?

https://wildhammermotorsports.com

Thanks I will give him a call. You are absolutely correct I referring to the SS/1LE 6 Piston brake setup. I figured the rears are the same since it pretty much a color swap and they are 4 pistons already, so no change there. I will double check on the fronts and share the info.

09-10-2020, 01:36 PM	#1
Blackmonba6Gen @4secnds6gen Drives: 16 Camaro 2SS A8 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Michigan Posts: 266	Camaro 6 Piston Bolts Hi All, This may seem like a newbie question but since I am taking interest in doing things myself to reap the rewards of learning something new I figured I will ask. I have 4 piston brakes and I am upgrading to the 6 piston brakes. I bought the calipers (front and back) and I am buying all the parts necessary rotors, pads and etc. The question I have before I start taking everything off..Do the 6 piston brakes calipers use a different caliper mounting bolt than the 4 pistons or are they the same? I discovered they use a different brake hose so I bought new lines for the 6 piston setup. __________________ Kooks 1-7/8 Headers-Catless Tony Mamo Ported 87MM TB Ported LT2 Intake Manifold/ Flex Fuel MRT 3in H-Pipe w/No Mufflers RotoFab Dry CAI Mishimoto Catch Can Mustang Dyno w/ WCF 480RWHP /490TQ E70 Instagram Here YouTube Here ----------------------------------------------------------------

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