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Caliper question

Old Jul 21, 2019 | 09:43 PM
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Caliper question

Hey everyone, I just got a full caliper set from a Cobalt with brembos because I intend to get them all powder coated. When I got home I noticed that the rear calipers were not the same as the one on the HHR. So my options are to switch the rear calipers to the cobalt ones which means I need new pads and rotors or find a set of calipers from another car that shares the same rear calipers.

So my question is, do any other cars share the same rear calipers as us like an LT with discs in rear or is it just HHR SS that has these rear calipers and I'm out 50 bucks.
Old Jul 21, 2019 | 10:03 PM
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LT's didn't come with rear discs. Drum brakes in rear on HHR LS and LT.
Are there other cars that have the same rear Disc/calipers as the HHR SS ? Not sure. You could look up the part numbers for yours and do a cross reference to find out if other models use the same parts. Or get the parts from any year HHR SS since 2008-2010 models all had the same rear disc setup.

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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 05:26 AM
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Welcome to the site, your best off selling the Colbalt calipers. And purchasing the correct rear calipers for your 2010 SS
Old Jul 22, 2019 | 06:41 AM
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What's wrong with the rear calipers that are on it now?
Old Jul 22, 2019 | 07:51 AM
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Old Jul 22, 2019 | 01:49 PM
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Originally Posted by zigzaggle
Hey everyone, I just got a full caliper set from a Cobalt with brembos because I intend to get them all powder coated.
My question is. I never heard of Brembos on the rear, only the front.
Educate me if I'm wrong.
Old Jul 22, 2019 | 03:00 PM
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Why not just get Cobalt brackets?
Old Jul 24, 2019 | 06:08 PM
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Yep. IF you have rear discs, you will need new brackets, but they are cheap. That may be all you need. AutoZone and the like have them.

If you have rear drums, then you have more work, but people here have done the conversion. Your dream doesn't need to die so fast. Just figure out what you you need to finish it up right.
Old Jul 25, 2019 | 08:19 AM
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HHR SS had Brembo callipers up front , GM callipers on the rear axle.
Cobalt SS had Brembo in front and rear brakes
Old Jul 25, 2019 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Oldblue
Cobalt SS had Brembo in front and rear brakes
Trying to find a link for the rears and can't find it.
There's a discussions about it, but that's it.
Very curious.

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