Brakes/Bearing replacement
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Brakes/Bearing replacement
I have a 2000 C5. Im replacing all 4 wheel bearings and a complete brake job. I have 108,000 miles. There seems to be a huge assortment of replacement parts for each. Can anyone give me their advice on what bearings to use as a replacement and what rotors/caliper/pads to use? Im interested in quality but the price differences are unreal. I just want to make sure when I buy these Im getting what I expect.
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CJ
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I also have a 2000 C5, I put a set of used BAER high performance breaks on after my stock rotors started to dissolve 
in May 08’.
http://www.baer.com/index.php
I have been totally happy with them so far, you think your are in a F1 car when you drive it and the giant cross drilled rotors look cool to.
I need to start shopping around for wheel bearings and how to swap them out, if anyone knows of a link let us know
in May 08’.http://www.baer.com/index.php
I have been totally happy with them so far, you think your are in a F1 car when you drive it and the giant cross drilled rotors look cool to.
I need to start shopping around for wheel bearings and how to swap them out, if anyone knows of a link let us know
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Unless you track the car regularly, get a set of wheel hubs from napa or local auto parts. There are better, but on a street car there really isn't any need to spend that kind of money. Brakes.....I've always used stock rotors, pads...street I use Z06 pads(I don't care about dust).
If you want great wheel hubs, contact Pfadt, they sell the SKF units very, very nice units.
If you want great wheel hubs, contact Pfadt, they sell the SKF units very, very nice units.
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I have a 2000 C5. Im replacing all 4 wheel bearings and a complete brake job. I have 108,000 miles. There seems to be a huge assortment of replacement parts for each. Can anyone give me their advice on what bearings to use as a replacement and what rotors/caliper/pads to use? Im interested in quality but the price differences are unreal. I just want to make sure when I buy these Im getting what I expect.
Thanks
CJ
Thanks
CJ
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Napa rotors and Napa for the bearings. Timken is the bearing/hub you want, the SKF hubs are nice for the track but not great for the street. The stock rotors are good for even aggressive track driving, they are very good. There are some reasons to switch to a different rotor and/or caliper but for the street, performance is not one of them. Looks though are a decent reason for different rotors, the drilled ones look good.
I'd inspect and think about replacing the tie rod ends and ball joints as well. On my 2000 with similar mileage the ball joints were pretty loose.
I'd inspect and think about replacing the tie rod ends and ball joints as well. On my 2000 with similar mileage the ball joints were pretty loose.
