Rear Brake Options
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Rear Brake Options
I ahve seen some C5's with some bigger then stock rear rotors on them..How are ppl putting those on? R they using front calipers and rotors on the rears? will that fit?
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First, the rear brakes contribute little to stopping power. Over 80 percent of the vehicles stopping power in a "panic" stop is from the front brakes. This is mainly due to weight transfer ... as you brake, the vehicle's weight moves to the front of the car (the nose "dives" under heavy braking). The front tires have an enormous amount of grip, and the rear tires (little weight on them) have very little grip.
Earlier C5 Corvettes have a mechanical system that lessens brake fluid pressure to the rear brakes as braking becomes more aggressive. Later (I believe 2000 and up vehicles) have an electronic brake pressure modulation built into the EBCM ( the computer that controls ABS and other functions).
Look at your brake calipers and compare the size of he front and rear calipers. Adding "BIG" rear calipers does VERY little to improve brake system performance ... usually all you do is increase the chance of locking the rear wheels ... resulting in a car that is very difficult to control.
Earlier C5 Corvettes have a mechanical system that lessens brake fluid pressure to the rear brakes as braking becomes more aggressive. Later (I believe 2000 and up vehicles) have an electronic brake pressure modulation built into the EBCM ( the computer that controls ABS and other functions).
Look at your brake calipers and compare the size of he front and rear calipers. Adding "BIG" rear calipers does VERY little to improve brake system performance ... usually all you do is increase the chance of locking the rear wheels ... resulting in a car that is very difficult to control.
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get a smaller wheel
Only kidding. You can buy aftermarket brake kits like Wilwood. You can put the front rotor and caliper brackets on the rear but you will have no E-brake. If you want to maintain your E-brake you then need a special rotor and caliper bracket. Gets expensive fast.
Only kidding. You can buy aftermarket brake kits like Wilwood. You can put the front rotor and caliper brackets on the rear but you will have no E-brake. If you want to maintain your E-brake you then need a special rotor and caliper bracket. Gets expensive fast.
Last edited by John Shiels; Oct 18, 2007 at 08:48 PM.
