ZR1 brake conversion kit
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Considering that Porsche gets $8K just for the Brembo Ceramic Brake System option I imagine any parts you get from a dealer will be pretty pricey. Brembo says they can only build about 30,000 ceramic rotors per year and it takes several days to make each one so the manufacturing cost isn't low.
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gene correct me if I am wrong, but I believe that I read somewhere that the zr1 will have larger hubs, and wheel bearings, which would make the new brakes incompatible for even a c6z.
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The second mod is putting our StopTech Carbon Ceramic Brake System back on the car. We've had it off and on for testing over the past year. It's back on now, which means I just shed about 36 lbs. of unsprung weight from the car vs. our iron rotor system. This system is now available for purchase at a retail of $14,999. Six piston front, four piston rear calipers. They are insane, and I love them...very, very much.
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First they are NOT just ceramic brakes. They are Carbon Ceramic, Big difference.
the Carbon Ceramic brake ( CCB ) should last the lift time of normal use. Not racing or tracking the car.
The rotors are BIG very BIG 15.8" fronts will need 19" wheels with the proper offset.
the Carbon Ceramic brake ( CCB ) should last the lift time of normal use. Not racing or tracking the car.
The rotors are BIG very BIG 15.8" fronts will need 19" wheels with the proper offset.
Last edited by AU N EGL; Jul 13, 2008 at 07:12 AM.
