Front Brake Upgrade Suggestions Needed

[phil_long]

Our cars currently have the hub assembly right? And can someone explain to me what that big bulge is in the center of the hub that goes through the center of our wheels?  thanks

[earlbrown]

It's a dust cover with grease under it.

[Charlief1]

         

Get the complete spindles off a last gen S-10 Blazer 4 door 2WD.
Only 98 -05 s10 blazers come with this brake setup
 They have an 11" disc and dual piston calipers that will fit in a 15" wheel.
 It is a direct bolt on.
Newer S-Series is a brake upgrade for the G-body but then 14" stop fitting !

Not exactly correct. The stock rotor is listed as a 10.5" but is really a 10.4". The S-10 is a 10.7" rotor so you do get slightly bigger brakes, but the same thickness. I'm working on a bolt on bracket for the S-10 knuckle which will let you use a 12" 4th gen F body rotor but it will be a single piston caliper. It may be the stock caliper or a B body caliper, which is much larger, but it will give you a 1.25" thick rotor that's 12" in diameter so having issues with brake fade will be greatly reduced.

[earlbrown]

Has anybody seen if the twin piston S10 caliper will bolt up to a stock GN spindle and rotor?

[TexasT]

It's a dust cover with grease under it.

Under that is a castle nut, washer, some roller bearings and a seal at the back to hold the grease in on that side. The s10 hub is not.a serviceable unit. When it goes you replace the whole assembly, instead of replacing the bearings or replacing them, the races and seals. Just another of the "advancements" made for ease of assembly.

[phil_long]

So that cover on our hub is to remain on there?  Got it.  Only asked because I don't recall seeing them used with aftermarket wheels.  Thanks gents

[Charlief1]

Has anybody seen if the twin piston S10 caliper will bolt up to a stock GN spindle and rotor?

That's a no go Earl. The caliper requires a mounting bracket that has no place to bolt up.

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Our cars currently have the hub assembly right? And can someone explain to me what that big bulge is in the center of the hub that goes through the center of our wheels?  thanks

The OE stuff
the hub and rotor are one piece.
On my LS1 upgrade my OE rotor becomes a hub because the friction part of it is cut off of it.

[Charlief1]

Teaser pic for a 12" rotor on a blazer knuckle.

[phil_long]

I need to take a whole class on brakes...and everything else I suppose, because the brakes and suspension are two things on the car that I know nothing about...Wheels either.  Lol

[good2win22]

Teaser pic for a 12" rotor on a blazer knuckle.

Making some progress....

[daveismissing]

Teaser pic for a 12" rotor on a blazer knuckle.

I love this place You too Chuck! (platonic sheep free comment)

[TURBOPOWERED68]

Teaser pic for a 12" rotor on a blazer knuckle.

looking good.
I went with the converted hubs because i did NOT want sealed bearings.

[Charlief1]

looking good.
I went with the converted hubs because i did NOT want sealed bearings.

That shouldn't be an issue when I'm done. The center hole is now plugged with a 1 & 3/16" freeze plug and where the ABS sensor goes will have a grease zerk installed so I can add fresh grease every so often. Good2win22 will be the gunea pig on the new set up since we'll be changing his front and rear suspension around a bit.

[TexasT]

So, with the sealed hub and the grease zerk, where does the grease end up?does it just pile up in there? Does it "blow out" the sealedness of the unit? I guess I am unclear. When I grease things like front suspension I at least like to see the ball joint rubber boot expand and the center link grease squirt out from between the pieces so I know it is full.
I guess I'm just not "feelin" the sealed hub, like turbo68.