Latest brake upgrade complete!
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Originally Posted by NSTG8R
so you've upgraded your rotors but kept the same caliper?
i dont see hwo this has increased your stopping power .. you probably would have gotten the same performance out of your stock sized rotors and upgraded your pads.
however aesthetically, they fill in the wheel quite nicely, and look great.
i dont see hwo this has increased your stopping power .. you probably would have gotten the same performance out of your stock sized rotors and upgraded your pads.
however aesthetically, they fill in the wheel quite nicely, and look great.
Thanks all for the comments, I love the way they look as well as perform! Too bad with the Hawk HP+ pads wheel cleaning is now a daily routine......
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Originally Posted by eschantra
Well, I was going to do the pads and rotors anyway, and probably spent all of $150 extra on brackets, so it was worth it to me. Anyway, bigger rotors should = more mechanical advantage.
Thanks all for the comments, I love the way they look as well as perform! Too bad with the Hawk HP+ pads wheel cleaning is now a daily routine......
Thanks all for the comments, I love the way they look as well as perform! Too bad with the Hawk HP+ pads wheel cleaning is now a daily routine......
31,556 miles of HARD breaking (about half the life is gone) .. that and upgraded the fluid to Motul 600 Dot 4 .. and it showed a vast improvement .. i've already replaced the back brakes (used Semi-Metallic) once .. huge difference between the dust on teh rears and the dust on the fronts.
.. i hope you enjoy them.
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Originally Posted by Swiftwater Z06
Just curious - are the Baer 14" rear rotors a C6 Z51 or C5 Z06 item?
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From: Slinger WI
Originally Posted by NSTG8R
so you've upgraded your rotors but kept the same caliper?
i dont see hwo this has increased your stopping power .. you probably would have gotten the same performance out of your stock sized rotors and upgraded your pads.
however aesthetically, they fill in the wheel quite nicely, and look great.
i dont see hwo this has increased your stopping power .. you probably would have gotten the same performance out of your stock sized rotors and upgraded your pads.
however aesthetically, they fill in the wheel quite nicely, and look great.
Nice job with the brakes. It looks like a very good solution.
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I must say after having them on the car for a little while, that they work 
and I'm very happy. The fact that they look better than the stockers is an added plus!
and I'm very happy. The fact that they look better than the stockers is an added plus!
