Adam Boca

What are the differences between the 2 besides the GStop uses stock rotors and Superlite 6s uses Wilwood rotors?

Thanks!

Adam

John Shiels

Pad thickness which gives you a longer lasing pad and better insulating pad. Then you can add some heat shields as the pads wears down. As you said you can run NAPA's or Stoptech 2 piece. Wilwood kit is 14" rotors in front.

Adam Boca

With the LG kit? I can get both kits for roughly the same amount, infact I can get the Superlite 6 kit cheaper than the GStop kit and it comes with rotors...

What would you all do?

Adam

John Shiels

You are getting what type of rotors? You may need a wheel spacer with the LG calipers as they are thicker.

Adam Boca

2 piece 13inch...with either the slotted or the GT solid 2 piece rotors...The solid rotors would cost me around $200 less than the GStop kit...

Adam

John Shiels

show me the link to that? Two piece rotors are 300-400

Adam Boca

Here is a link to a guy with the same kit I am looking at...

http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show...wood+superlite

John Shiels

no price shown

Adam Boca

http://www.tbyrnemotorsports.com/c5/c5brakes.html

Price shows $1799, but they are running a special right now...I do not want to publish a price...I will PM you..

Adam

0Louis @ LG Motorsports

You can use a replacement napa rotor for 25$/side, and the pads are twice as thick The wilwood rotors are a nice piece, but when you crack an expensive 2 piece rotor, it gets costly.

If you want bling, get some 2 piece rotors, but its not the initial cost that gets you, its the cost of consumables that will wear you thin with the wilwood setup, vs our setup

So be aware that initial pricing might even be cheaper, you still have to replace pads and rotors.

Larry Hayes says hello

Adam Boca

PM'd you Louis...

Will I have to use a spacer?

Adam

Adam Boca

Tell Larry I said Hello!

Adam Boca

SouthernSon

Adam, I didn't know you used brakes??!!

You probably need bigger wheels and stickier tires!!

I do think that NAPA has now gone to around 35 to 40 dollars on their rotors. But, you won't have to shim out the brackets and other little aggravations if you use the OEM floating calipers.

Let me know what your research reveals. I am still OEM with Hawk pads.

Adam Boca

LOL! I do need bigger wheels! My tires are pretty darn sticky though!

You are right, NAPA prices have gone up, but as Louis mentions replacement cost of those vs. the replacement rings for the 2 piece are a huge difference...

I am thinking the GStop kit is what I will go with....$35 rotors are quite appealing..

Adam

John Shiels

but your pads are more expensive and last half as long This mod pays for itself.

John Shiels

then you can always move to Stoptech Direct replacement rotor later if you want like I did. Then if your short for a rotor ring you pop them off and drop a NAPA on. Stoptech rotors will last longer than NAPA.

Adam Boca

Have you run into any problems with this kit?

Adam

spazegun2213

I'm sure the ST's last longer, but how much longer will they last? whats the cost benefit between ~$30 rotors and ~$300 rotors?

Also, IIRC you need 18" wheels up front to run a 14" brake rotor.. but I'm not an expert.

John Shiels

Best money ever spent. I was one of the guys saying to myself I am stopping with stock calipers and race pads who needs LG calipers. Well I was stopping in the beginning but by the end of 20 minutes I had long pedal and some fade. Being slightly aggressive and having rotors glow in the daylight photos I needed a better feel for confidence. Stock calipers with race pads were 500 miles or less and after 250 miles they were tapered and felt like crap.

I got 1000 track only miles on the LG calipers and Wilwood H. I would have really went 1500 if the wheel-bearing wasn't toasted and then gave me taper. You may get even longer as I am pretty rough on my car. 3-4 HPDE days and my Hoosiers are gone.

I rebuilt them after much hard use and the seals were still decent. Swapping pads is a jiff and going race to stock pad is one small bolt away so pop the wheel and 3-4 minutes your done. I liked them so much I did the rears with the SL4 from LGM and front rotor on the back. They will last a long time in back. I have no E-brake.

Going 165 toward a wall at Pocono I need not have second thoughts.

For the price they can't be beat. You need LGM/DRM brake ducts also no matter what you run if it's run hard. SRF fluid is the cheapest per mile by far.


Going 1500 miles on a set of cheaper pads Wilwood H or J compound #7420 shape vs. 3 sets of stock race pads for a good buck more per set is a huge savings. Do the math after prices the pads.

John Shiels

rotor ring is 200+ so now with rotors from NAPA at 35 40 you need 4 or 5 times the life to break even. I doubt it would be an even dollar swap but I don't need a now all CHINESE NAPA exploding. They also do feel better with the slots. I am running 13" rotors, 14's do need 18" wheels as you said. I didn't run last year for a ton of reasons but I have 600 track miles on the 13" Stoptech and if they were NAPA's they would be junk by now with a major crack or two. Don't know how long they will last but if it is twice as long I'll be real happy. They show some small crazing at this point.