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Old Feb 3, 2022 | 04:50 PM
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I have seen a PBR c4 rear caliper with parking brake with a 50mm piston advertised some where but can’t find it, has anyone seen this?
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Old Feb 3, 2022 | 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Cobragene
I have seen a PBR c4 rear caliper with parking brake with a 50mm piston advertised some where but can’t find it, has anyone seen this?
I think PBR is Baer now. They still make them for C4's but they are expensive... other options are the wilwood which seem like a better value
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Old Feb 5, 2022 | 10:52 AM
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Here's one more option for you. It's not cheap but it is less expensive then a full Baer or wildwood kit.

You can convert your C4 to C6 Z06 brakes. I also added DRM s/s caliper pistons and DBA 5000 2 piece rotors.

Front:




Rear with C6 parking brake


what you need is a Vansteel adapter bracket to mount the front calipers and some generic s/s brake hoses with some adapter fittings.

in the rear you use the C4 to C6 Z06 conversion hub by Street shop Inc. Which allows you to use a C6 internal drum parking brake and mount C6 Z06 rotors and calipers you will also need a lokar e-brake cable.

you have to call street shop Inc to get the hub as it's not on their website.

The C4 master cylinder works just fine with these brakes.

you will need at least 18in wheels, I have C5 Z06 wheels on my 88'

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Originally Posted by DMITTZ
You can convert your C4 to C6 Z06 brakes.
here are my c6 z06 brakes on my c4. also get the lokar brake kit.








the c6 z06 front caliper compared to the c4 front caliper



yeah, i know, the rotors are on backwards. have been switched.



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Old Feb 5, 2022 | 11:48 AM
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ere is what the van steel caliper adapter looks like.


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