Yes in my opinion the 01 and newer blazer is an easier alternative. While you're there grab the rear fist. Everyone wants Camaro for bragging rights. But for the rear S-10 Blazer is is also easier to incorporate parking brake without fabrication
Bad as I hate to say it. I'm not the smartest man in the world. But I couldn't figure out how they was cutting down these old rotors. Every channel that does this "kit" just says they was old rotors. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME WHAT I WANTED TO SEE IN BETTER DETAIL! YOU SIR HAVE GOT A NEW FOLLOWER AS OF JAN 2022!
Thanks for your detailed video. I just gathered up everything needed to do this on my 89 S10. Just have to find a local machine shop to make the brackets and make the hubs. Thanks for your video .it's going to be a big help to me
@@jayinmi3706 I would to if I wasn't in the middle of a major remodel of my house and I'm also doing the same brake upgrade on my 91 formula firebird for me it's just as easy for the machine shop to make 6 brackets while they are cutting 4 hubs I'm thinking of doing the Camaro frt brakes on the rear of the S10 so I have to make a template for the rear brackets and the caliper brackets I'm using for the rear are from the frt of a Chevy envoy but uses the same caliper as the camaro and is 12inch rotor diameter the firebird already has rear disc brakes but are only single piston rear calipers and I just got new Riddler 606 18 inch wheels for the S10. And the c5 wheels I was using on the s10 will now go on the firebird just need to pick some sticky rubber for the 18 inch wheels. Good luck with your S10
I wish I owned all that stuff. Maybe one day, but yes, I'm very grateful to have access to that type of equipment, and I try to never abuse the privilege
Nice Clean work, I like your clean work area at your house or wherever your frame is. I did the Hybrid brakes, Camaro calipers Corvette rotors and from the same S10 forum site. I just purchased the hubs and brackets from that guy on S10 forum. (Sean) Its been a few years ago. You are going to really like those brakes, your eyeballs will pop out of your head if you hit em hard. Waiting on the next Video.
Thanks! And yeah, everything except for the machining is happening in my garage. I'm pretty excited to put these to the test! I was wanting to do the brake upgrade before I tore the truck down, but I got impatient lol
@@internallycombusted1 I just used factory S10 Disk/Disk proportioning valve and the master that was on it, works great for me, not a single problem, and stops on a dime.
Damn boss your a genius , I have a 93 4.3 I'm in the s10 group you speak of wish I had all that knowledge and machines it's my fn dream to drop that same ls in mine.....
Thank you for the kind words, but I'm certainly no genius. I'm just guy, simply mimicking what many have done before me, and hopefully adding a little extra information in the process
Oh sorry, I didn’t even check your link. That’s for a complete set of 10, from Summit. Nice! I’ll be starting this swap myself in a couple of months. Great video.
@@teambogus85 Nice! Well I hope there was something helpful in this video. There really is a ton of info out there, and while there's certainly a few steps involved, the swap is pretty straightforward. Best of luck on your swap!
Liked, subscribed, and posted a comment below! Great work bud! I found your channel trying to find info about mounting a blazer tank in the s10 truck and now I see the big brake upgrade 🔥 keep up the great content sir!
Thank you sir! 🙏 I can't take credit for figuring this stuff out. Many have figured it out before me, I'm just trying to share my experience to hopefully add to the info that's already out there. Glad you're enjoying it!
Hay thanks for all the details your truck is older than mine but I should be able to do the same thing. I have 1998 GMC SONOMA SLS and I've been wanting to do what you did. Thanks again for sharing with everyone. Oh also the you where talking about that you forgot his name is Rob with SPP he's Canadian. And he's got the same truck and has 2 turbos. I think he did a great job. So if get a chance take a look at his build.
Smack my Head! I never thought of using my big-ass lathe, serious milling machine, and cnc plasma cutter!! (Waterjet!!!) aka Yeah, a shop could do it if ya got the bucks
I got c5 breaks on my Chevelle with hydro boost. Stopping is nothing I think about anymore. My 2000 s10 extreme if I were to upgrade I'd go with 2wd blazer breaks. Bolt on duel piston setup should give noticable improvement.
@@scootersonlyrepair6773 that's way too much for rear disks. I'd prefer drums in the rear they last what seems forever and only need an adjustment once a year or so. Plus my s10 is all original zq8 suspension LS package V6 extended cab with zero rust and all vin matching body panels I wouldn't remove the original posi rear for a 4wd rear with no posi that doesn't fit correctly. The plan is repaint the original black and call it a day the interior is like new and it runs perfect great little truck as is.
Nice truck. Pretty good videos. Went back and watched more. I’ve been doing much of the same work on my ‘92. By the way , the guy you got the cad drawing from makes brake retailers your looking for. Looking forward for more videos.
I am swapping to blazer rear disc and c5 front brakes. I'm trying to figure out what master cylinder to use. what master and prop valve did you end up using?
Is there any way I could get the info for the guy who makes the brackets for the f-body S10 conversion kit. I went through the forum and found him but can't message him. Thank you in advance
Hey cheeky what kind of lathe setup did you use for the hub? With my lathe machine I feel like it’ll take me days before its cuts it to size! Please sum insight i knows its been awhile
Glad I found your channel. Thanks for the bolt sizes. You're doing just about everything I planned or wanted to do on mine. Except I put a Trailblazer floor shift and parking brake handle in the center and plan to build the interior from scratch. Do you happen to be on S10Forum?
That's awesome. Glad you enjoy it. I'll go on there when doing research, but I haven't posted over there in a long time. Felt like I was just talking to myself
Yeah but , just how do you get the brake rotors to play music , and they know when to stop whenever you start talking , did you train them or do they do it by themselves
Nice video and forum thread! Very helpful. For this application, do you have to indicate the face of the S10 rotor to a certain spec, when turning on the lathe??
OK...I heard you say '93...So I assume 1st gen. ..What about putting on 1979ish Impala wagon/ H.D. Police spindles w/12" rotors, with '90's Camaro 1LE rotors (to get 5 on 4 3/4" lug pattern?) ..Yup you have to shorten upper control arms (like I did). or get some global West A arms
Do you have the dimensions on the caliper adapter bracket you made? What spindle is that? I have a 2001 s10 rwd and it needs some brakes bad. I already have a set of 2 wheel drive rotors I turned down into hubs. Thanks
Bracket drawings can be found in the S10 Forum thread I linked in the description. My spindles are Belltech 2" drop spindles, but stock ones would work the same
It doesn't have to be milled down. I just did it to clean it up. Once the rotor is turned down on the lathe, that part is pretty thin. It would probably be just fine to take it down with a grinder if you don't have access to a mill.
Why didn't you just buy the hub bearings calipers and rotors of a s10 extreme or ss. Any with the zq8 suspension package. Also the 2ninch factory lowering spindles u will need those there pretty much identical and all bolt rite on.
There are companies out there that sell hubs and brackets, but whether you do it yourself, or buy the parts, this is simply what goes into it. Either way should net you good results
I guess if you have a machine shop and plenty of spare time if you own a machine shop you probably would have enough money to just buy the parts and if you had a machine shop you probably don't have much spare time so in other words what a useless waste of time video
Since I'm doing a V8 swap on my 95 S10 , it originally came with a 2.2 , so I have to put the heavier springs in it, while I'm doing this , I'm using Trail Blazer spindles and brakes , bolts right in and I now have a true dual caliper brake system in the front.
This is very nice work Tommy !
I will be trying the 2 piston Blazer brakes soon.
I believe this will be easy & more than sufficient for my truck.
Yes in my opinion the 01 and newer blazer is an easier alternative. While you're there grab the rear fist. Everyone wants Camaro for bragging rights. But for the rear S-10 Blazer is is also easier to incorporate parking brake without fabrication
Bad as I hate to say it. I'm not the smartest man in the world. But I couldn't figure out how they was cutting down these old rotors. Every channel that does this "kit" just says they was old rotors. THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME WHAT I WANTED TO SEE IN BETTER DETAIL! YOU SIR HAVE GOT A NEW FOLLOWER AS OF JAN 2022!
Thanks for your detailed video. I just gathered up everything needed to do this on my 89 S10. Just have to find a local machine shop to make the brackets and make the hubs. Thanks for your video .it's going to be a big help to me
I'm making my own brackets, but I need to find a machine shop to turn down the rotors. Also for my '89 S-10. lol
@@jayinmi3706 I would to if I wasn't in the middle of a major remodel of my house and I'm also doing the same brake upgrade on my 91 formula firebird for me it's just as easy for the machine shop to make 6 brackets while they are cutting 4 hubs I'm thinking of doing the Camaro frt brakes on the rear of the S10 so I have to make a template for the rear brackets and the caliper brackets I'm using for the rear are from the frt of a Chevy envoy but uses the same caliper as the camaro and is 12inch rotor diameter the firebird already has rear disc brakes but are only single piston rear calipers and I just got new Riddler 606 18 inch wheels for the S10. And the c5 wheels I was using on the s10 will now go on the firebird just need to pick some sticky rubber for the 18 inch wheels. Good luck with your S10
It's nice to see craftmanship and attention to detail. Keep at it!
Thanks! Not a show car, but not roadkill either.
Amazing work. Must be nice having all that equipment. Came out amazing.
I wish I owned all that stuff. Maybe one day, but yes, I'm very grateful to have access to that type of equipment, and I try to never abuse the privilege
@@CheekyGarage how much material did you shave off the hub on the lathe? What size is the outside diameter now?
Nice Clean work, I like your clean work area at your house or wherever your frame is. I did the Hybrid brakes, Camaro calipers Corvette rotors and from the same S10 forum site. I just purchased the hubs and brackets from that guy on S10 forum. (Sean) Its been a few years ago.
You are going to really like those brakes, your eyeballs will pop out of your head if you hit em hard. Waiting on the next Video.
Thanks! And yeah, everything except for the machining is happening in my garage. I'm pretty excited to put these to the test! I was wanting to do the brake upgrade before I tore the truck down, but I got impatient lol
what are you guys using to upgrade the master and proportioning valve. going from stock disc/drum s10 to c5 front and later blazer rear disc
@@internallycombusted1 I just used factory S10 Disk/Disk proportioning valve and the master that was on it, works great for me, not a single problem, and stops on a dime.
It looks great. You can also use 98 to 05 2wd blazer spindle.
much cheaper to use blazer spindle and set up...
Damn boss your a genius , I have a 93 4.3 I'm in the s10 group you speak of wish I had all that knowledge and machines it's my fn dream to drop that same ls in mine.....
Thank you for the kind words, but I'm certainly no genius. I'm just guy, simply mimicking what many have done before me, and hopefully adding a little extra information in the process
For quick reference on the wheel studs, the correct ones are Dorman 610-323, Rockauto is a good place to pick them up.
Yep! That's them. I have a link in the description for Summit, but Rockauto is great for stock replacement stuff for sure!
Oh sorry, I didn’t even check your link. That’s for a complete set of 10, from Summit. Nice! I’ll be starting this swap myself in a couple of months. Great video.
@@teambogus85 Nice! Well I hope there was something helpful in this video. There really is a ton of info out there, and while there's certainly a few steps involved, the swap is pretty straightforward. Best of luck on your swap!
Liked, subscribed, and posted a comment below! Great work bud! I found your channel trying to find info about mounting a blazer tank in the s10 truck and now I see the big brake upgrade 🔥 keep up the great content sir!
Thank you sir! 🙏 I can't take credit for figuring this stuff out. Many have figured it out before me, I'm just trying to share my experience to hopefully add to the info that's already out there. Glad you're enjoying it!
Pretty slick upgrade!
You should sell those cut brackets as a kit online
Yup because I need one rn
add me to the list
I was going to do this brake swap for my 5.3 S10 swap. Ended up going with Blazer two piston caliper brakes up front.
This is the way most s10 guys go and it services your purposes just as well
Hay thanks for all the details your truck is older than mine but I should be able to do the same thing. I have 1998 GMC SONOMA SLS and I've been wanting to do what you did. Thanks again for sharing with everyone. Oh also the you where talking about that you forgot his name is Rob with SPP he's Canadian. And he's got the same truck and has 2 turbos. I think he did a great job. So if get a chance take a look at his build.
Smack my Head! I never thought of using my big-ass lathe, serious milling machine, and cnc plasma cutter!! (Waterjet!!!)
aka Yeah, a shop could do it if ya got the bucks
Tony Roma , I only use a BFH
Again great work
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it
I got c5 breaks on my Chevelle with hydro boost. Stopping is nothing I think about anymore. My 2000 s10 extreme if I were to upgrade I'd go with 2wd blazer breaks. Bolt on duel piston setup should give noticable improvement.
Get a 4x4 s10 rear end its 2" wider and has disc brakes. They have a caliper adapter for corvette 4 pistons on ebay.
@@scootersonlyrepair6773 that's way too much for rear disks. I'd prefer drums in the rear they last what seems forever and only need an adjustment once a year or so. Plus my s10 is all original zq8 suspension LS package V6 extended cab with zero rust and all vin matching body panels I wouldn't remove the original posi rear for a 4wd rear with no posi that doesn't fit correctly. The plan is repaint the original black and call it a day the interior is like new and it runs perfect great little truck as is.
Nice truck. Pretty good videos. Went back and watched more. I’ve been doing much of the same work on my ‘92. By the way , the guy you got the cad drawing from makes brake retailers your looking for. Looking forward for more videos.
That was awesome brother 👏
Hey Tommy. Do you have the drawings for the bracket?
Also, would a 15" rim fit that setup?
Are you selling hub and or bracket kits? If yes, how do we purchase?
we aint got nobody around here to do that kind of work i could use that on my s10.👌👌💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
Mucho gracias...Thank You💯
I am swapping to blazer rear disc and c5 front brakes. I'm trying to figure out what master cylinder to use. what master and prop valve did you end up using?
Is there any way I could get the info for the guy who makes the brackets for the f-body S10 conversion kit. I went through the forum and found him but can't message him. Thank you in advance
Pretty neat setup, but not having access to all the shop equipment…. I think I’ll stick to the plan of swapping to 98+ Blazer spindles.
I would like to see a parts list with part numbers for all the items where used! Thanks 🙏
Just a question…it looks like your abutment bracket sticks out farther than the hub face. Does the back of the wheel clear the abutment bracket?
Hey cheeky what kind of lathe setup did you use for the hub? With my lathe machine I feel like it’ll take me days before its cuts it to size! Please sum insight i knows its been awhile
Great video ! Do you have to change to master cynder? For caliper what year is rotor and caliper thks
Glad I found your channel. Thanks for the bolt sizes. You're doing just about everything I planned or wanted to do on mine. Except I put a Trailblazer floor shift and parking brake handle in the center and plan to build the interior from scratch. Do you happen to be on S10Forum?
That's awesome. Glad you enjoy it. I'll go on there when doing research, but I haven't posted over there in a long time. Felt like I was just talking to myself
This kinda stuff is really cool, and I sub'd but man it's out there for the avg guy w/o access to a machine shop.
Question where can I find a shop that would do this a lot of us garage mechanics don't have this type of equipment or y'all manufacturing the hubs
I did the 2000 Jimmy spindles swap on my 83 cutlass Supreme and drop like 2 or 3 inch I really don't know if they did spindles drop on the Jimmy
Yeah but , just how do you get the brake rotors to play music , and they know when to stop whenever you start talking , did you train them or do they do it by themselves
Nice video and forum thread! Very helpful.
For this application, do you have to indicate the face of the S10 rotor to a certain spec, when turning on the lathe??
Any concerns after some time with your upgrade Camaro Brakes on your S10 ? any changes you would make different? Thank
Do u have a pdf file for the brakets you cut out on the plasma table
I'm kind of confused why couldn't you use the two wheel drive Blazer spindles that all the guys from the g-body is used to swap in bigger brakes
Cheeky you da man!!!!
Thank you! 🙏 I'm just a guy working on my truck
what year did you use for camaro brakes
Badass!
OK...I heard you say '93...So I assume 1st gen. ..What about putting on 1979ish Impala wagon/ H.D. Police spindles w/12" rotors, with '90's Camaro 1LE rotors (to get 5 on 4 3/4" lug pattern?) ..Yup you have to shorten upper control arms (like I did). or get some global West A arms
Amazing video bro.. Thanks! Hopw you get loads of subs!!🙏
New sub...great content brotha!!
Wow didn't realize the rotor and hubs were one peice.
What’s the size of the 3/8 steel stock that you used?
Hey, do you have the .DXF for the bracket?
What sway bar you running on your s10?
What year Camaro rotor is that
what size are hub new bolts and a part # Number thank you
What year Camaro calipers an rotors
Sorry I know this video is old but does anybody know if this setup could be used on a ‘91 OBS?
Do u have the brackets for sale
Do you have the dimensions on the caliper adapter bracket you made? What spindle is that? I have a 2001 s10 rwd and it needs some brakes bad. I already have a set of 2 wheel drive rotors I turned down into hubs. Thanks
Bracket drawings can be found in the S10 Forum thread I linked in the description. My spindles are Belltech 2" drop spindles, but stock ones would work the same
Does the rotor/hub have to be milled down on the back where the studs press in? Or is it just for looks?
It doesn't have to be milled down. I just did it to clean it up. Once the rotor is turned down on the lathe, that part is pretty thin. It would probably be just fine to take it down with a grinder if you don't have access to a mill.
What year Camaro brakes did you go with? Look great. What is the smallest rim size can you run?
98-02. Couldn't tell ya the smallest wheel size, but they clear my 18s by a mile
98 to 02 Camaros had 16 inch rims as the smallest option
His name is Hi_Im_Sean.
dam, if make them I will buy them
What about when the hubs go bad
What the diameter on it
Hey do you have a blueprint for the plates you cut out
I want build the same setup
Visit the thread linked in the description. You can find the prints there
@@CheekyGarage Thanx
Are these brackets available to purchase?
I don't think there's a company that sells them, but I'm pretty sure there a few folks on forums that do, and a few eBay sellers as well
Bigbrakeupgrade.com
I just ordered hubs and brackets through them
Sweet thanks!
@@amarucook7755 do u have the link
Can you send me spec's on them brackets
Plasma cutting on the forlift tines might not be an osha violation but it sure does seem like one🤣
Why didn't you just buy the hub bearings calipers and rotors of a s10 extreme or ss. Any with the zq8 suspension package. Also the 2ninch factory lowering spindles u will need those there pretty much identical and all bolt rite on.
Camaro year?
Why wouldn’t you just swap to blazer spindle
Seems like way to much work to just put stock camaro 2 piston calipers on.
I’m doing brembos on my 2nd Gen blazer.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just buy a aftermarket set🤷🏾♂️
there has to be an easier way to do this.
There are companies out there that sell hubs and brackets, but whether you do it yourself, or buy the parts, this is simply what goes into it. Either way should net you good results
I guess if you have a machine shop and plenty of spare time if you own a machine shop you probably would have enough money to just buy the parts and if you had a machine shop you probably don't have much spare time so in other words what a useless waste of time video
Hey cool. All I need is $20k worth of machinery and I can upgrade the brakes on my $1500 pickup truck
My words exactly
Since I'm doing a V8 swap on my 95 S10 , it originally came with a 2.2 , so I have to put the heavier springs in it, while I'm doing this , I'm using Trail Blazer spindles and brakes , bolts right in and I now have a true dual caliper brake system in the front.
S10 Trailblazer or the newer Trailblazer?
@@shadymaint1 up to 2002 !!!
That is the S10 Trailblazer package. It was just a regular Blazer.
@@shadymaint1 tb dime is 4wd too so wouldn't work on a 2wd I suppose
Can you still use the factory S10 15 inch wheels with these brakes ?
I doubt it. I believe the smallest (possibly only) size wheel from the f-bodies were 16s.