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1LE Camaro Brakes Installation - Project Road Rage, V.4

In Order To Stop Your Favorite Road-Racing Project On Track,We Get Some 1Le Front Toppers From Year One And Brake Lines From Earl's

By Thomas J. Lyman, Photography by Rick Radcliffe
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    The spindle is lined up with the strut, and the two mate up. The crew found that attaching the lower ball joint first, and then raising the spindle to the shock was much easier than trying to line up the ball joint first.
    1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    The spindle is lined up with the strut, and the two mate up. The crew found that attaching
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    This is the removal of the old brake lines, with special care being taken to retain the small clips that hold the line onto the bracket.
    1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    This is the removal of the old brake lines, with special care being taken to retain the sm
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    A block of wood and a deft hand with the hammer is the recipe for getting the tie-rod end out of the old spindle.
    1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    A block of wood and a deft hand with the hammer is the recipe for getting the tie-rod end
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    When done properly, the tie-rod end should come out with ease, and without any damage to the threads of the bolt. In this case, it was "mission accomplished" for the Norcokids. If done incorrectly, the tie-rod end is prone to mushrooming, which illalso damage the threads.
    1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    When done properly, the tie-rod end should come out with ease, and without any damage to
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    Here's the old setup coming off entirely...
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    ...and getting ready for the new 1LE spindle/rotor/caliper setup.
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    The new setup gets attached to the lower ball joint, then slid into the shock...
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    ...and is then bolted up.
  • 1990 Chevy Camaro Spindle And Brake Install
    The tie-rod end is then attached to the mounting point on the spindle.
SOURCES
Year One
PO Box 129
Tucker
GA  30085
800-932-7663
770-496-1949
www.nextgenparts.com/mustang
Earl's Performance Plumbing
Long Beach
CA
310-609-1602
www.holley.com
By Thomas J. Lyman
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