Dawg’s Grand Am hubs
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Topic: Dawg’s Grand Am hubs
Posted By: Dawg
Subject: Dawg’s Grand Am hubs
Date Posted: 16 May 2010 at 9:11pm
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I finally have a set of stock front rotors to turn into Grand Am hubs. If anyone wants a set of hubs, let me know and I'll get to them sooner than later. $100 exchange. DG ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
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Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 28 June 2010 at 11:17pm
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Well I had some time to spare tonight so I decided to whip up a set of hubs. Only got one done since it's the first time I've done one. Here's before:  And after:   I'm not putting the studs back on because you really should buy longer ones to be real safe. I still have the stock ones if someone wants to use them however. Eventually, I'll come up with a spacer ring to keep the Grand AM rotor perfectly centered. It seems from what I've read that it really isn't a big deal. Not having done the conversion myself I don't know. Any interest? DG ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Dr.Fiero
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 7:32am
Having had & used a few of these - I can say for sure that NOT having a way to center the rotor is a major shortcoming. The rim is lug-centric, but the rotor isn't. With no centering ring, it flops all over the place and makes braking nasty... |
Dawg wrote:Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 29 June 2010 at 11:24pm
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Side note if someone has 1 spare front hub, I could use it. I am trying to get a set to Damian, and can only find one of the 2 that I had. I guess someone needed a single hub and not realize it was my last set I gave it to them. I really want to get these setup for the front of my V8. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 28 August 2010 at 5:02pm
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OK, I finally got a totally finished set out the door. The original units above were too large in diameter to fit in a Grand Am rotor. I got my hands on some rotors and realized they don't fit...:) Here are the hubs totally finished. Tim came and picked them up today.  These are quite a bit lighter and just as strong. The metal left behind on the originals was not adding to the strength. It was there for the rotor only. Lots of machining but nice final product. I'll make a few more at this price and see how it goes but I suspect I'll want more to do these in the future. DG ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 29 August 2010 at 6:51pm
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Sorry we did not get any pictures today, but we did the Grand Am conversion on Tims car and also put new pads on the rear Grand Am brakes on his car as well. So now he has Grand Am on all 4 corners. Dawgs idea with the tabs in the centre of the hubs to keep the Rotors in place worked perfect. I took Tims car out and did several high speed stops and not a hint of shake or vibration. The car locks up the tires from any speed. I am a little nervous about how well / easy it now locks up the fronts and will probably have to modify the proportioning valve or remove it all together. THe nice thing is from now on all brake jobs will be easy and cheap. On a side note, the Grand Am calipers are only $34 from Lordco, however the core's are $40 each.
------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 11:15am
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I installed my distributor mods on Tim's engine the other day. So I had a chance to discuss his brake conversion. Well he loves it. I think for most people, the Grand Am conversion is the way to go. It's so easy and relatively cheap to install. And as Dave says, it makes future brake jobs very cheap. Good job Dave, Tim is a happy customer. The Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 13 October 2010 at 12:10pm
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Side note, Tim mentioned yesterday when Lisa and I got home, that the car is running great with the new dist installed. ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: ZeroC
Date Posted: 28 January 2013 at 10:25pm
| major old thread bump.....you still doing these ?? |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 28 January 2013 at 11:26pm
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Yup....got a set made up somewhere under the bench. Just need to
clean them up. Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: ARTIC-1
Date Posted: 29 January 2013 at 9:51pm
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Nice work.
------------- SNOW MAN 87-GT/AUTO-2.8_ WHITE 88-TTop/ Duke-2.5. RED |
Posted By: Capt Fiero
Date Posted: 29 January 2013 at 10:10pm
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Side note to add, if you are doing the Big Brake Lebaron swap, these are the hubs you need, as the Lebaron is a Top Hat design same as the Grand Am, only with larger 10.25 rotors. (you need brackets and Caddilac calipers for the back with Blazer calipers for the front with the Lebaron swap) ------------- Capt Fiero 88 Fiero GT 5spd V6 Eight Fifty Seven GT V8 5spd. |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 30 January 2013 at 8:01pm
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Well sort of. These hubs are specially sized for the grand am rotor hole.
If someone is doing some other upgrade they need to tell me so we can make sure they fit. I think the Lebarons have an even bigger hole. If so no problem. Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: ZeroC
Date Posted: 03 February 2013 at 11:20am
| how much for them with no exchange / core ? |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 03 February 2013 at 4:03pm
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Hmmmm...don't have many cores so not really into that.
I would normally double the price. If you are serious, PM me. Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: ZeroC
Date Posted: 04 February 2013 at 11:33am
ok i will pull mine off and we can swap.. where are you located ?? |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 04 February 2013 at 12:40pm
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Burnaby near lake city Costco. (Lougheed mall)
Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 05 February 2013 at 7:29pm
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Ok....brought home a set today.
Whenever you are ready. Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: ZeroC
Date Posted: 05 February 2013 at 7:40pm
| i assume this is for me :) ...im thinking maybe sunday ? |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 13 February 2013 at 7:43pm
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PM me your number so we can hook up. Sunday should be fine.
Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Twinn
Date Posted: 13 February 2013 at 9:07pm
| do you lose the parking brake with this brake set up? |
Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 14 February 2013 at 9:10pm
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Hmmmm....which setup?
This hub is used for several break conversions. If you do a Grand AM all around conversion then yes you lose your park break. Lebaron/Cadillac conversion you don't lose park break but it is WAY more involved. Dawg ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |
Posted By: Car-2-Lo
Date Posted: 18 February 2013 at 9:29am
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Hey Dawg, your PM box is full !!!!
I'm trying to get in touch  ------------- Johnny-B-Good 
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Posted By: Dawg
Date Posted: 18 February 2013 at 6:55pm
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Ok, try again..... ------------- You dream it up....I'll make it |