BQuicksilver

My car sees dual duty (street/track) and I'd like to go with a front caliper on the rear setup yet retain the rear parking brake.

Who makes a rotor that is front rotor size but has a rib for the park brake? I'd probably just use this for the street and swap to a NAPA front rotor for the rear wheels at the track (assuming a specialty rotor would be pricey).

I'd prefer not using anything drilled or slotted.

Also, do the front calipers mount directly to the rear without any special brackets.

Any info appreciated.

96CollectorSport

I thaught that forum member rudyarias went down that road and that the C6 Z51 rear rotor would work with the drum for the stock parking brake. I'm not possitive but I think that is what he ended up using.

I believe that you mount the front calipers with front caliper mount brakets on the rear, I know RAFTRACER did it on his car, but he definatly isn't using the parking brakes on that car.

BQuicksilver

I guess that's an option, but then I need to run drilled/slotted up front to not look silly and am back to swapping rotors to non-DS before each track day. Those caliper bracket bolts get annoying fast on jackstands.

Any other options?

DrBro

I tried this as have several others and concluded that the C5 Front Calipers on the rear will fit, feel good on the street, but overbrake the rear on the track. I discussed this with both the Wilwood and Baer folks and they both recommended against it for the same reason. I run the Wilwood 6S on the front and switched to Baer plus 2 (15" rotors) on the back with stock calipers and stock E brake. Results are steller and the amount of wear on the rear a minimum. There are of course many other opinions, but this is my experience.

John Shiels

hardbar may come out with something soon. You just swap the calipers diagonally for them to work. No rear brakes though.

BQuicksilver

Are you running stock front or stock rear calipers on the back?

rudyarias

I did it with the C6 Z51 front (13.4 inch) and rear (12 INCH) Brake Rotors which kept the OEMparking brake. Only difference was that I had to replace the front bracket to use the bigger front rotor. I am working with Stainless Steel Brake Corporation in developing their 38 MM Tri Piston caliper to the rear. The C5 OEM Front Bracket will work if you machine grind the "lobes" but it still leaves a gap for the pads to slip out of the bracket when 1/4 thick because the offset is slightly off. The new bracket which SSC is designing will for the rear C6 Z51 rotor.