92 rear to 96 rear brake/caliper upgrade?

[noSHO4u]

I have a 92 SHO that I will be performing a front 96 brake upgrade on. I purchased a complete set of brakes from a gen3 (rotors, brackets, calipers) that was totaled along with some donor spindles from a 94.

It turns out that the brake parts from the gen3 that I bought also included the rear calipers, brackets and rotors. I wasn't intending on doing any brake work in the rear, but can I benefit from using the gen3 parts on my 92?

The only reason I ask is that the gen3 parts came from a 97, so the calipers and hoses are 5 years newer than my 92. I have read many discussions about putting the front 96 brakes on the rears of the gen1/gen2 cars, but nothing about putting 96 rears on the rears of a gen1/gen2.

My goal is not to have any extra performance or stopping in the rear. I just have some free "newer" parts that I would like to swap in if I could as preventative maintenance. Are the gen3 rear calipers and/or hoses interchangable with the 92?

 

[K-Dawg]

The 96 rear brakes are somewhat of a downgrade from your 92 rear brakes, being that they aren't vented.

 

[noSHO4u]

The 96 rear brakes are somewhat of a downgrade from your 92 rear brakes, being that they aren't vented.

I don't actually want to switch to the solid rotors from the 96, I just wanted to know if the calipers/hoses were interchangable. Since the 92 brackets gives me the spacing I need for the vented rotors, I'll keep those brackets on there. I was wondering if the 96 rear calipers will bolt on to the 92 brackets?

If not, can I at least use the brake hoses from the gen3 on my 92?

 

[SHO Continental]

caliper brackets won't bolt up to the older knuckle..

 

[RStalveyARFF]

the calipers are narrower than your 92's due to the non vented rotor so those won't fit either.