Vb brake upgrade please help

[lawrence1830]

Hello all i have a vb sle holden i have been restoring it and now i want to upgrade my braking system i was thinking vt upgrade what would i need t do this conversion r

[bogan_vk]

vt adaptor hubs,vt callipers,new brake hoses,vt rotors and its best to upgrade your master cylinder/booster with a 1'' or late model one.

[Darren_L]

if you use VT brakes, you really need to use a VT master cylinder & booster (which isn't a straight swap) or the pedal is shit.;
you are better off upgrading to the VE front brakes. They work fine with a VB-VR 1 inch master cylinder
that way you can keep your booster and just use a 1 inch master cylinder (if your car isn't already fitted with one)

[lawrence1830]

Hello Darren so if i want i can use ve front brakes that includes lines and and callipers and i can leave my master cylinder because that is 1 inch master cylinder atm

[vkberlina]

you need different brake lines VB one end, and what ever at the other
VT or VE

that is the flexible lines to the calipers

scott

[VK SL 3800]

I use a VT master with VS booster and i have a nice feeling pedal, any extra assistance and the brakes would be abit touchy IMO.

[lawrence1830]

Hello Scott ye i was going to get ve brake lines to or vt Hello vk sl3800 so use vt brake master and vs booster did u change the calipers to regards lawrence

[VBRED]

You will also need to consider what wheels you are going to run with. VT brakes you will need 16inch and VE 17inch minimum.

[VK SL 3800]

i used VT front brakes and VP rears.

[Darren_L]

VT brakes should fit under 15's (standard VT's were fitted with 15 inch wheels) and VE will fit under 16's (standard VE is fitted with 16's)
you will need a caliper adapter kit and hub to fit either VT or VE brakes, will also need the brake hoses for either.
However the difference with VE brakes is, you don't need to change the booster & master cylinder. Whereas VT you really need to or you end up with a really bad pedal.

[Darren_L]

VT brakes should fit under 15's (standard VT's were fitted with 15 inch wheels) and VE will fit under 16's (standard VE is fitted with 16's)
you will need a caliper adapter kit and hub to fit either VT or VE brakes, will also need the brake hoses for either.
However the difference with VE brakes is, you don't need to change the booster & master cylinder. Whereas VT you really need to or you end up with a long pedal.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

The VE upgrade doesn't fit with 16", been there, tried that. Although I was told it will, it doesn't, minimum of 17" for the VE brakes with 289mm rotors.

I do the VE upgrade for $795 for the VB, comes with rotors, calipers, pads, brake lines, fluid and mounting hardware.

[Darren_L]

it could also depend on your wheel design. I know my VN Grp A/SV5000 330mm twin spot calipers make it under 16 inch SV5000 wheels and just fit under my 16 inch Walkinshaw wheels (had to move the wheel weights), but I know another guy who couldn't fit the same brakes under his 16's

[lawrence1830]

hello all can i have the link to that ve package ye well atm i got vt gts rims 18 inch but i am thinking of putting my sle rims back on i was talking to some people today i will have to change my hubs on the front

[Darren_L]

hello all can i have the link to that ve package ye well atm i got vt gts rims 18 inch but i am thinking of putting my sle rims back on i was talking to some people today i will have to change my hubs on the front

just google it mate
here's one I found. Might not be the cheapest around but it's a start
VB to VP VE BRAKE CONVERSION twin piston front RDA SLOTTED 298mm

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

This is the one that I do Press Releases scroll down until you get to the Commodore VE Spec Upgrade Kit.

[Lewie]

Shameless plug.

VH Brake Upgrade

[Darren_L]

after reading the linked thread above ^^, it seems JC sponsor GSL Rallysport sell the complete VE conversion kit
I've dealt with these guys on several occasions, very professional and great service. Send Greg a PM, I'm sure he'd be happy to help