rikhek

Thinking of upgrading to a C6Z06 but am concerned about the issues (i.e., longevity and cost) with the C6 padletts and rotors.

Will C5/Base C6 rotors and calipers bolt up to a C6Z06? I imagine I'd need the caliper brackets?

I think race pads and NAPA rotors from the C5/Base C6 would provide adequate braking at an affordable price?

BTW, I'm knowledgeable about the aftermarket brake options (i.e., Stop Tech, Wilwood, etc) for the C6Z06 but am interested in input on the C5/Base C6 route.

Rick

John Shiels

stock calipers will take a beating and spread giving to taper. Z Is faster than a C5 so it will be worse.

AU N EGL

with John

going to the StopTech set up right away would be a better idea IMO

95jersey

Coming from a C5 with 423rwhp, and putting on Willwoods, then going to the Z, I can tell you that base brakes would be a VERY BAD idea if they even worked. The calipers themselves are very good, it's just the paddlet design that eats through pads. But there are already a couple manufacturers that make one large pad. This I think will be a very good alternative for C6Z HPDE'ers. Sometimes you have to be patient and wait for the aftermarket to start making product. Think of what the C5 aftermarket was like back in 1999, almost non-existent. Today, you can almost build an entire C5 with aftermarket parts. With GM making thousands of these cars a year, you will see more and more parts available as time goes on...

I am sure in another year or so, we will have our choice of rotors, brake pads and other items.

rikhek

I was afraid these are the responses I would get.... I appreciate your time but could someone please answer the fitment question?

I know people have put C6Z06 on a C5/C6 Base but need some help going the other way. Not on whether or it's a good idea.

Rick

wallyman424

going the other way is definitely not a good idea.

stock c5z brakes are 'ok' on a stock c5z. I cant imagine them with 100 more hp and bigger rubber.

0RAAMaudio

Most likely it would work but the most important aspect is whether or not it is a good idea

If it is a bad idea then working or not is a moot point


Rick

John Shiels

you are the first I have heard want this so that is why nobody has had better answers. If you are concerned about wearing of rotors and pads you will smoke the C5 Caliper on the Z. What does it takes to put C6Z on to C5 and reverse engineer it.

0corvette pilot

they should bolt right on, you need the calipers, pads, rotors and brackets. I swap my C6Z calipers out for C6 regular calipers before track days, but my car is a Z51 (515rwhp) with the Z body.

0corvette pilot

Who makes the one piece pads?

95jersey

Carbotech definately, and I beleive Hawk now as well.

0Vector Vette

The question asked was will they fit. The answer is yes. All you need is the mounting brackets and calipers.

rikhek

Thanks guys. Now that I know they fit I offer; I know a bunch of guys tracking heavily modded C5s with more hp to the wheels than a C6Z06 and stock C5 calipers with NAPA rotors. They're running R compounds with race pads. They've not had anything but positive comments on their capability and function.

Your thoughts are appreciated.

Rick

FasterIsBetter

I was running stock NAPA rotors and stock calipers with Hawk race pads and R compound tires on my otherwise stock C5 Z06, and I was eating up pads like crazy. Two track days on a set of pads, 4 to 5 on the rotors and they were shot. It was unbelievably frustrating, and everyone else I spoke to with stock brakes was having the same problem on the track.

I switched last year to the Wilwood SLP6/SLP4 setup with stock sized Wilwood 2-piece rotors and Wilwood H pads for the track. What a difference. First of all, the car stopped 10 times better. I have 5 or 6 track events (10+ days) on the rotors and pads. Rotors look like new and still have over 90% of the pads left.

Obviously, you'll do what you want to do, but IMHO, there is no way I would ever put C5 brakes on a C6 Z. You are wasting your time, effort and money for a solution that will not work. But YMMV. Do let us know.