Questions about basic brake upgrade
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Burning Brakes
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Questions about basic brake upgrade
I have a 99 FRC with 44k miles and I am getting ready to have the calipers powdercoated and think its time to change pads. With 44k do I need to have the rotors turned or leave them alone, I am also adding stainless steel lines. Any advice on basic brake service and upgrades for my situation would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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I have a 99 FRC with 44k miles and I am getting ready to have the calipers powdercoated and think its time to change pads. With 44k do I need to have the rotors turned or leave them alone, I am also adding stainless steel lines. Any advice on basic brake service and upgrades for my situation would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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I have a 99 FRC with 44k miles and I am getting ready to have the calipers powdercoated and think its time to change pads. With 44k do I need to have the rotors turned or leave them alone, I am also adding stainless steel lines. Any advice on basic brake service and upgrades for my situation would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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Do Z06 brake components wear faster than normal vette brake components? Probably a stupid question but I can't find any references. I have a 99 with Z06 sway bars and brake components the previous owner installed.
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Like the above poster said, any brake shop or you if you have a good micrometer(preferably digital) you can check for yourself very quickly.
I don't know the factory specs off the top of my head but if you take it to a shop, they'll have the book or I'm sure you can search and find it on here quick if need be and you plan on doing it yourself.
you just run the mic across the rotor and see how thick it is, if you still have enough left(brake shop will tell you how much is required)...definitely at least have them turned.
If not, just throw a set of slotted ones on there. rotors are cheap
I don't know the factory specs off the top of my head but if you take it to a shop, they'll have the book or I'm sure you can search and find it on here quick if need be and you plan on doing it yourself.
you just run the mic across the rotor and see how thick it is, if you still have enough left(brake shop will tell you how much is required)...definitely at least have them turned.
If not, just throw a set of slotted ones on there. rotors are cheap
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Someone will chime in if I wrong but I believe the only Z06 braking difference was the color of the caliper being red. Pads, rotors, caliper itself, lines should be the same. The better suspension, lighter wheels(car) and bigger tires would attribute more to the decreased stopping distances..and FRC body style helps too
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Someone will chime in if I wrong but I believe the only Z06 braking difference was the color of the caliper being red. Pads, rotors, caliper itself, lines should be the same. The better suspension, lighter wheels(car) and bigger tires would attribute more to the decreased stopping distances..and FRC body style helps too
Any time you move to a pad with higher friction rating (mu) the trade off will be reduced rotor life, theres no free lunch.
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Burning Brakes
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Thanks for replies, I am on a budjet like everybody else is, so I was hoping with only 4oK miles i could avoid new rotors and just get pads and lines, I will check out some rotors. Any reccomendations for pads? mostly spirited street driving and drag racing.
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