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Jul 11, 2003 | 06:12 PM

dubya

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Braking Help

I want to replace my brakes all the way around on my vette. What is a very good "brake kit" to purchase? I am just a gear head who likes to mix it up on the street. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks. :steering:

Jul 11, 2003 | 06:33 PM

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Re: Braking Help (dubya)

What kind of brakes are you looking for....?

Performance?
Stock replacements?

Jul 11, 2003 | 09:08 PM

dubya

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Re: Braking Help (OmVette)

A damn good Kit!!!! :flag

Jul 11, 2003 | 09:15 PM

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Re: Braking Help (dubya)

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A damn good Kit!!!! :flag

I'm not sure what you mean by "Kit" are you looking for sugggestions on pads or more?

Jul 12, 2003 | 12:16 AM

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Re: Braking Help (dubya)

Most people put on Drilled/Slotted rotors and add Hawk pads. This setup is fine for the street. It doesn't make the car stop much better, but it looks much better. Also, this setup is not for racing.

Jul 14, 2003 | 07:37 AM

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Re: Braking Help (Topless)

I've seen kits for around 1300.00 which used the stock calipers and were DOT4 with stainless brake lines. These kits are available on West Coast Corvettes Web site.

Also, where do you guys and gals purchase your "Vette stuff"?

Thanks for the help.

[Modified by dubya, 12:39 PM 7/14/2003]

Jul 14, 2003 | 09:57 AM

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Re: Braking Help (dubya)

We have a 6 piston Wilwood front upgrade that includes DBA drilled and slotted rotors all around.
The price is $1799 complete with calipers, Low dust/Low noise pads, ss brake lines and rotors all around plus all the hardware.

Or you can upgrade to the Wilwood 2 piece rotors for a little more.

Give us a call at LG Motorsports 972-272-7753

Thanks
Lou Gigliotti LGM

Jul 14, 2003 | 04:50 PM

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Re: Braking Help (LG Motorsports)

If your looking for something for the street/street racing I would recommend the set-up that I just posted... http://forums.corvetteforum.com/zerothread?id=604566, which are actually the rotors that LG has pictured at the bottom. However, for serious track events I would go with his pistion set-up, which I plan to try with my race rims as soon as possible.