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HHRthunder13
02-27-2009, 12:15 PM
Is their a brake conversion kit out there somewhere? Drums to rotors for the hhr. I cant find anything. Any suggestions?

1Panel2NV
02-27-2009, 01:52 PM
You'll have to switch to a hhr ss or cobalt ss rear beam. I suppose you could also fab your own brackets.

catdaddy137
02-27-2009, 02:12 PM
i searched this the other day , i found 3 old posts , but no help. ss comes with rear disc ??? right??? if so how come no one has done this?? the reason i searched is i noticed some on a van , the uplander. i guess no chance of those fitting the hhr??

1Panel2NV
02-27-2009, 07:03 PM
A couple people have done it to cobalts and at least one person, hvrod, has done it to an hhr.

jeffs396
02-28-2009, 01:17 AM
Give Todd a call at TCE...

http://www.tceperformanceproducts.com/cgi-bin/brakes/cginews.pl?record=27

KHR
02-28-2009, 01:47 PM
Give Todd at TCE a call -I have Wilwood on front and back - 6 puck front,
4 puck back - 13 inch rotors
karl :D

Todd TCE
02-28-2009, 07:51 PM
I could do Karl's rear kit again. But there's no parking brake either so you may find that something you don't like.

I could do a Wilwood p-brake caliper on perhaps a 11.75 up to 13" rear rotor also. And on the rear beam as done above. Cost would run about $1200 plus....something else you probably wouldn't like.

Sorry...not a lot of options!

GDZHHR
02-28-2009, 09:59 PM
I'm giving this some thought, with the extra power I'll be getting from Hahn Racecraft's turbo, I'll be wanting much better brakes.

Does this need to be a local job, or is it in kit form?

Todd TCE
03-07-2009, 09:29 AM
Both front and rear kits were bolt on. And if we did up a p-brake one it too would be bolt on. I don't offer too many kits that require excessive fab work. The only hiccup on a p-brake caliper is often the need for specialized cables and in the case of the drum to disc set up this would be true. I can only give you a contact for this and let you work with them on that part.

CJH
03-07-2009, 04:48 PM
Here's another Company, SSBC... located on the East Coast. i'm running their Front & Rear Brake System on a 07 HHR Give them a Call

http://www.ssbrakes.com/

GDZHHR
03-07-2009, 08:17 PM
Here's another Company, SSBC... located on the East Coast. i'm running their Front & Rear Brake System on a 07 HHR Give them a Call

http://www.ssbrakes.com/
I don't see anything listed for the HHR. :confused:

hhrcrafty
03-07-2009, 08:59 PM
I don't see anything listed for the HHR. :confused:

You use the ION/Cobalt conversion kit with a 5-lug disc. Custom order. SSBC makes some good stuff too.

jeffs396
03-07-2009, 09:40 PM
SSBC makes some good stuff too.


Good stuff made in China! :thumbsdow

masterchief1112
03-08-2009, 03:03 AM
just find yourself a wrecked cobalt ss or hhr ss. then nab the p-brake cable while you are at it.

hhrcrafty
03-08-2009, 08:56 AM
Good stuff made in China! :thumbsdow

Probably no more than Wilwood or Brembo:

http://www.ssbrakes.com/about-ssbc/company-history/

I'm not trying to be a shill for SSBC. I just know they've been around the block a while and make good stuff too.

oneton
03-08-2009, 10:49 AM
Don't look like china to me

http://www.ssbrakes.com/about-ssbc/company-history/

you need to look at more race car brake system to know this co.

CJH
03-08-2009, 12:20 PM
LoL, Hard to find anything these days that Hasn't been made on Foreign Soil, Gauranty, we all own something within 2 Feet of were your sitting right Now, that has also been Produced outside the USA, an it works like a Champ day in & day out !!! Anyway, Point being was just trying to give alterative Info to fellow owners, BTW, absolutely Awesome Looking / Performance Brake System !!


http://www.chevyhhr.net/gallery/files/3/9/3/7/9fdc_3600x400_632243.jpg

http://www.chevyhhr.net/gallery/files/3/9/3/7/0a82_3400x600_488742.jpg