69427

That's what I was thinking.

J Ritt

Keeping the rear brake size the same is more likely driven by production costs vs. aesthetics. If they could produce one less disc variant and share it across option packages, that keeps costs down significantly. One less disc casting, one less part# to produce and stock, etc. GM wants it to look pretty, but production cost is critical to maintaining profitability.

SouthernSon

I do hope that the pad size is a popular one used on many applications. Cost of pads can vary greatly and one buys many while tracking. My Wilwoods have paid for themselves in savings on pad cost alone.

KNSBrakes

Correct

C6 Z51 rear caliper has I think 2 mm smaller piston than C5/C6 base.

Because rear rotor size increased more than the front did for C6Z51

KNSBrakes

The D1001 used on most of the current Brembo setup is no great step up from the current non-Z shape.

Except the Caddy and EVO - (17mm) they are all 15 mm thick and cost the same or more in most popular compounds than the D731 current shape.

HB453U.585 or CT1001-XP12 - look it up.

Get your earplugs now. The Brembo's so far are VERY squeal prone even w/ modest pads. See the giant roller skates on the Camaro fronts.

SouthernSon

Got to be 20mm or I will be swapping systems (when and if I get one).

Gering

JRitt@essex: Thanks for the write up and posts.

cleanerPA

Thanks to Essex for the info- these brakes sound more than a bit too small for a car like the C7. I have the same brake setup on my Volvo and they suffer from the squeal issue tremendously. 332x32 front, 320x30 rear, 4 piston Brembos on all four corners.

The C7 is a lot lighter, which helps, but I still don't know if it's enough- IMO, they should have gone to the Z06 brake setup.

froggy47

That would be my take also, one size (rear) fits all. In other words the rear will work for either size front.

cruzin2

I think they are improving the base car system but leaving room for up grades for the z06

96solo

Yes, very informative!

jvp

You will to bet on that, Jeff?

(I'm nearly 100% certain it is, and we'll see a correction coming).

jas

Gordy M

At the auto show it looked like they were about equal in diameter. I took some pics of the front side and back and the back rotors had a larger space to the wheel rims. I can email them to someone who can post them on the forum. Maybe with a 50/50 weight GM figured they could add more rear brake and if the car went *** over end it would hit the guard rail backwords and not mess up the front end.

KNSBrakes

That look s pretty much all new.

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Brembo chosen for Chevrolet Corvette

14 January 2013


​ Brembo is the brake of choice for the all-new 2014 Chevrolet Corvette making its world debut today at the North American International Auto Show. Brembo will be providing calipers and discs and assembling those components into full corners at its newly expanded Homer, Michigan Operations.
The OE fitment is further evidence of Brembo’s continued growth and leadership in North America, the second largest market for the Italian company. Brembo has demonstrated its ability to supply brake systems not only for supercars like the Corvette ZR1, introduced in 2009 with state-of-the-art CCM technology, but also for larger-volume programs including the entire Corvette platform.







“We are truly proud to add the full line of Corvettes to our North American Original Equipment portfolio and to continue to serve as a strategic partner with Chevrolet as they introduce the next generation of the legendary Corvette,” commented Dan Sandberg, President and CEO of Brembo North America.
The new brake system for the Corvette has been engineered by Brembo to provide shorter stopping distances, better modulation, improved durability, and balanced brake performance without fading under extreme conditions.
The four-piston, two-piece aluminum calipers were designed specifically for weight savings and drag reduction and are among the stiffest available with virtually no distortion from high thermal and torque loads, even under the most demanding conditions. The calipers are anodized for superior corrosion resistance.
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Brembo is proud to build not only the brake system, but also the entire Corvette “corner” assembly (consisting of the calipers, rotors, knuckles and hub and bearing units) in the United States, at Brembo’s plant located just west of Jackson, Michigan.
As the leading supplier of high-performance brakes to premier European auto and motorcycle manufacturers, Brembo has recently achieved significant growth in North America with unique new brake technologies for customers like General Motors, for the Buick (Regal GS), Cadillac (XTS, CTS-V and ATS) and Chevrolet (Camaro SS and ZL1, Corvette ZR1) brands.
The above programs were developed for production at Brembo’s new North America headquarters and technical center in Plymouth, Mich, which was opened in the spring of 2010. Brembo continues to invest in the North American market to better serve its customers by offering a full array of specialty services from design to manufacturing, as demonstrated by Brembo’s product contribution presented today.

X25

Thanks for sharing! Makes me wonder if they will use an existing pad design, or come up with a new one..

JerryTX

Sounds and looks like the 2010 Camaro SS brake package. "The SS front brake package includes Brembo 355 mm x 32 mm vented rotors with four-piston aluminum calipers. The rear brakes are vented Brembos measuring 365 mm x 28 mm, with aluminum four-piston calipers."

KNSBrakes

The caliper is clearly new.

The pads look to have something eerily similar to the roller skates that the Camaro got. (Weights to change the natural frequency) Kinda hope for something better as that D1001 shape which I referred to before is both $$ and thinnish in race compounds.

I suppose if it's all new though and for a Vette the pad will be $$ no matter what but you could hope for a thicker /larger area pad at least.

Love to get my hands on a set of those pads.

JerryTX

I bought some pads from you for a Camaro SS I rented for a track day, those pads were 20mm pads. These really do look like Camaro SS calipers.

I've run the SS on track 2x, once on a 1.7mi course and I ran that car bone stock and had zero issues with the brakes, I was very impressed. I then ran one 2 months ago on a 2.5m track with 4 long straights and I knew the brakes wouldn't hold up so I added the aforementioned HP+ pads and Castrol fluid. I had fantastic brakes for 5 laps and on lap 6 each time (4 sessions) the pedal got soft and by the end of lap 6 it was pedal to the floor. This was driving with all nannies off but I'm convinced the BCM/EBCM were still involved and were applying the rear brakes to stop the sliding momentum I was attempting to carry. I spent the last breaks between the last two sessions trying to take apart the center console (for the Yaw/Acceleration sensor) and the steering column (to disconnect the steering wheel angle sensor). Sadly I couldn't get that done in time. I THINK these brakes will work wonders on a lighter car like the Vette.. assuming you can kill active handling.

RCHASEME

Will C7 Z51 brakes fit on a C6?

KNSBrakes

It would require a bracket - I think someone is trying it but is not confirmed yet.

-Ken