69 Camaro brake options

[Chevy454]

69 Camaro with original power front disc/rear drum setup, required by class to run stock/oem type setup

- front discs have been a constant battle over the years w/ pads wanting to drag excessively...is there an old school fix for this? Rotors appear warped, so they're gonna need attention.

- rear drums were out of round as well, they're being turned and hopefully they will true up...any advice/options for the rear?

Other than switching it over to manual drums, what was the old school brake setup on these GM cars?

[Bob Pagano]

Get rid of the brake drag, you can run after market brakes in Stock class. There are a multitude of brake kits available, Strange, Mark Williams and others stop the drag. Its a matter of what you want to spend.

[Chevy454]

I talked to a couple of brake places about their front calipers, and they said they all drag (at least a little), that's just the nature of disc brakes...?

[Alan Roehrich]

Stock master cylinders, and some stock systems, often include a residual pressure valve. It is not necessary unless the master cylinder is mounted below the calipers and wheel cylinders. So you do not need one.

A 69 Camaro was available with 4 wheel disc brakes, and the pieces can be found. Not sure what your rules actually specify, since you say "stock/oem type setup". Stock GM stuff does not lend itself well to really self retracting. All calipers drag at least a little, since the pedal would be low and require a lot of travel if the pads really retracted any appreciable amount.

In order to keep drums from dragging, you have to run them loose, usually about 4-6 clicks back from the normal self cleaning and self actuating position you would use for street driving.

[Mickey Whaley]

aerospace bolts right on a 69 i thought i would have to modifiy nope bolted right on! now Thats amazing!

[Chevy454]

Do the aftermarket calipers release/drag less than the original units? I have good brakes, but have always fought the pads dragging a tag more than what I *thought* they should. Same with the rear...even with the adjusters backed all the way off, there seems like a touch of drag?? If I went 4 wheel discs, wouldn't I be fighting the dragging pads as with the fronts???