Big brake upgrade
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Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 2001
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From: SW Fla
Big brake upgrade
Im thinking of going with some bigger brakes. I would like to get some Z06 calipers and 13" rotors. My question is does anyone sell this as a package deal, if so, who? If not, what is all involved in going with the bigger brakes and C5 calipers? Also, what would the ballpark figure be too? Figure I will put ss brake lines in while Im at it, also want some cross drilled rotors. thanks for the help.
JP
JP
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2001
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From: San Diego CA
Re: Big brake upgrade (JPLT1)
Your rear brakes are fine, unless you are into serious racing. The rears are only doing something like 20-25% of the braking. If that's the case then just move your fronts to the back and use good pads. You'll loose the parking brake, but a race car doesn't need one.
Someone check me, but I think you'll need the ZR1 wheels for the Z06 setup. The Z06 is much better than the GS upgrade and the Z06 rotors are about 50% cheaper.
Here's some info on the GS upgrade:
www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/gsbrakes.asp
[Modified by John Row, 10:05 AM 7/20/2002]
Someone check me, but I think you'll need the ZR1 wheels for the Z06 setup. The Z06 is much better than the GS upgrade and the Z06 rotors are about 50% cheaper.
Here's some info on the GS upgrade:
www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/gsbrakes.asp
[Modified by John Row, 10:05 AM 7/20/2002]
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Cleveland OH
Re: Big brake upgrade (John Row)
Someone check me, but I think you'll need the ZR1 wheels for the Z06 setup. The Z06 is much better than the GS upgrade and the Z06 rotors are about 50% cheaper.
Hope this helps out.
Ron
Le Mans Master
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From: Little Elm TX
Re: Big brake upgrade (RonRed89)
Someone check me, but I think you'll need the ZR1 wheels for the Z06 setup. The Z06 is much better than the GS upgrade and the Z06 rotors are about 50% cheaper.
It should work fine with the Grand Sport wheels that he has on the car now. Jeff Kopp (18carfan) has a web page outlining the parts you'd need to buy if you wanted to buy them separately. That page is http://www.superchevyperformance.com/c5brakes.html. You might consider this if you didn't want the particular rotors in the kit and wanted to upgrade them to a Baer Eradispeed or equivelant.
Hope this helps out.
Ron
It should work fine with the Grand Sport wheels that he has on the car now. Jeff Kopp (18carfan) has a web page outlining the parts you'd need to buy if you wanted to buy them separately. That page is http://www.superchevyperformance.com/c5brakes.html. You might consider this if you didn't want the particular rotors in the kit and wanted to upgrade them to a Baer Eradispeed or equivelant.
Hope this helps out.
Ron
http://www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/gsbrakes.asp
This is the new one for C5 brakes:
http://www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/c5brakes.asp
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2000
Posts: 913
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From: Chatsworth, Ga.
Re: Big brake upgrade (JPLT1)
Here is how I upgraded my 1992 Brakes. ($115 each).
Bought GS front calipers, (TLD) and S/S brake lines. (??)
Bought Power Slot rotors for all . ($400)
Added good brake pads.
They work great and do not fad anymore.
:flag
Bought GS front calipers, (TLD) and S/S brake lines. (??)
Bought Power Slot rotors for all . ($400)
Added good brake pads.
They work great and do not fad anymore.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Cleveland OH
Re: Big brake upgrade (R94 LT 1)
Jeff recently changed the addresses on the GS and C5 brake upgrade sites. The GS is one is correct:
http://www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/gsbrakes.asp
This is the new one for C5 brakes:
http://www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/c5brakes.asp
http://www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/gsbrakes.asp
This is the new one for C5 brakes:
http://www.superchevyperformance.com/misc/c5brakes.asp
I heard that Racing Dynamics (or whoever is currently making the adapters) is coming out with an adapter to put the Porsche Big Red brakes on the C4s as well. This would an even cooler upgrade as the Porsche Reds are really Brembos at half the cost.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 1999
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From: New Carlisle, Ohio
Re: Big brake upgrade (RonRed89)
Electro-Dynamics Brakes is where the C5 brake adapters for the C4's are.
They have the engineering almost completed on the Porsche Turbo caliper and rotor upgrade for the C4's.
[Modified by gene284, 5:18 PM 7/22/2002]
They have the engineering almost completed on the Porsche Turbo caliper and rotor upgrade for the C4's.
[Modified by gene284, 5:18 PM 7/22/2002]
