[DW 55]

I will be ordering my kit this week but I cannot decide if I want the one from mgchevy for $355 or tomsclassic for $333 both are zero offset .I have read a lot of good on the mgchevy one but not much on tomsclassic .not a big difference in the price .

 

[nunu]

The one for $333 is the one that someone here said you have to grind the steering arms to mount the calipers in the rear?

 

[DW 55]

thanks I do not want to have to do that.

 

[nunu]

On the other hand original wheels do not fit the mgchevy kit. Depends on what you're looking to do.

 

[DW 55]

I am using new 15"chrome reverse wheels.

 

[roger1]

I have the zero-offset front kit from mgchevyparts on my car.
I had a few quirks but all is good now.

#1. Take the screw-in studs out of the hubs and put Loc-Tite on them and torque them down with a torque wrench. They are a pain when they come loose when you are removing lug nuts.

#2. He shipped Chinese made bearings with mine. They didn't match brands on both sides either but they were both Chinese. I replaced them with Timken.

#3. The brake pads squeaked like a Mac truck. I replaced them with Wagners and now they are perfectly quiet.

#4. He "upgraded" me to steel braided brake lines. But, they weren't DOT approved ones. I didn't like them either because they kinked really easily. I replaced them with new rubber ones from O'Reilly's. I found that early 70's Caprice hoses were the perfect length.

#5. I had trouble with the calipers sticking. I bought a new set at O'Reilly's and it solved the problem. However, I did this at the same time as doing #4 so it could have been a kinked hose causing the problem. But calipers are cheap and I was tired of dealing with the issue so I replaced them.

I bought the master cylinder and rear kit from mgchevyparts as well.
There was one issue on the rear kit. The rotors would not center on the axle because the center hole is slightly larger than the axle flange. Mike knew about this too and ignored the issue. I figured out a work around by centering them with a feeler gauge on a fixed point while rotating them by hand. When I got them centered, I drilled 2 holes through both the rotor and axle flange and installed centering pins into the axle flange.

There was an issue on the master cylinder also. The included seal to the firewall was a joke and in no way would work. I ended up making my own from a small piece of steel tubing.

Like I said, the brakes are perfect now. I love the way they feel. Would I recommend mgchevyparts? Yes, but I do point out the issues I had. I have seen others report that they didn't have the issues with the bearings and hoses.

 

[DW 55]

thanks for this info ,I will be asking him questions be fore I order and does he have a warranty on his kit.