Rebuilder Recommendations

[George M.]

New to NCRS, so forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere. I'm just starting to restore a 72 Vette. Brake calipers, trailing arms, front hubs, and rotors all need to be restored. I've seen on other posts recommendations for the work with either Van Steel or Bairs. Having never done business with either one, does anyone have a suggestion on who to use? Or is there someone else I should consider?

[Larry M.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Both Van Steel and Bairs are very very good. Pick either one. That said, I prefer Bairs, and they did the trailing arms and rear rotors for my 1967 car.

Another GREAT place for trailing arms and rear ends is Gary Ramadei up in the Northeast (Connecticut, I believe). You cannot go wrong with him.

Consider Lone Star Brake and Caliper in Texas for brake rebuilding etc. They are great, and cater to the Corvette crowd. CSSB Inc is also a very good resource for Corvette brakes. But Lone Star is THE SOURCE for most of us Corvette guys.

Larry

[Gary P.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

I second Gary Ramadei He did my trailing arms, Rear and Hubs. Outstanding Work.

[George M.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Thanks for the info. Does Lonestar Brake do the caliper rebuild? I looked at their site and didn't see any mention of that, nor did I see prices on any of their products.

[Vinnie P.]

[Frank D.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

New to NCRS, so forgive me if this has been posted elsewhere. I'm just starting to restore a 72 Vette. Brake calipers, trailing arms, front hubs, and rotors all need to be restored. I've seen on other posts recommendations for the work with either Van Steel or Bairs. Having never done business with either one, does anyone have a suggestion on who to use? Or is there someone else I should consider?

If you are in Georgia then Van Steel (in Tampa) makes the most sense; they redid my 63 trailing arms to perfection:

[Mark F.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

George,

2004 timeframe (can't remember??) - Bairs did my:

1. trailing arms
2. rotors
3. sandblasted and primed my spring leaves
4. re-geared my diff
5. plus I bought some other things from them, too (wheel bearings and races?)

very nice people and quality work at reasonable prices back then - probably the same today

[Paul S.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Bairs are very nice people. I use them all the time . I am sure the other venders that guys have spoke about are good also. I think the "deal breaker" would be where you live vs where the vender is . The items you need to rebuild will be costly to ship .

[Larry M.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Thanks for the info. Does Lonestar Brake do the caliper rebuild? I looked at their site and didn't see any mention of that, nor did I see prices on any of their products.

Yes they do.

[George M.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Thanks for the recommendations. I've spoken to Bairs and LoneStar. Both are very informative. Has anyone used Bairs to rebuild their calipers?

[Paul S.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Yes , send them,too

[Jeff P.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Gary Ramadei not only rebuilt my rear end, front hubs ,steering box, and trailing arms with hubs installed ,he sent pictures with a step by step procedure of teardown and rebuild. Besides being a great guy.

[George M.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Do you have contact info for Gary Ramadei? I can't locate him on the Internet.

[Jack H.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

Do you have contact info for Gary Ramadei? I can't locate him on the Internet.

Gary is pretty active here and will probably respond. Here is what you will find from the "Members, Members List" link above (has email/PM links):

https://www.forums.ncrs.org/member.php?782-Gary-Ramadei-(14833)

[Jeff P.]

Re: Rebuilder Recommendations

His card :7A135D92-D08F-4B67-98BE-70858E4ADC4B.jpg