Hello All!
To preface this, this is my girl friend's car. She recently installed 17" rims with low-pro tires. They look pretty nice but there are some glaring problems that I can see. She has the stock rotors & calipers, and drum rears. It is my opinion that these not only look bad, but are not quite safe. I would feel better if she had four wheel disk to help with the increased rotational forces so she can stop faster, and to reduce any fade that is present from the drums. Given her somewhat limited budget I believe that the best way to convert this car to 4 wheel disk would be to get most of the components off of a larger FWD car that came stock with 4 wheel disks, and should have beefier braking capabilities. I would also think that an aftermarket adjustable proportioning valve would be needed. Basically only having wrenched on GM trucks and old GM cars (72-90)I know next to nothing about what donor car I could use. Speaking with the guys at work (where we do absolutely nothing to do with cars) we guessed a Pontiac Grandprix might be a good place to start - but this is just a guess. My thought was the rotors & calipers for the front wheels from the donor car, and the entire rear(dead) axle calipers/rotors/et. al. Then again not knowing what I am talking about I may be way in over my head here. Any and all input would be apprecated at the moment. I thank you for reading this and I am looking forward to any input the NG might be able to offer me.
~TLGM/KJ