Brakes
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 5,308
Likes: 2,210
From: San Antonio, TX
Did you ever change the brakes since your last thread on the subject? If so what did you use that you're changing brakes again, less than 2 years later.
Z06 brakes - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
Alot of people that aren't racing, etc. just go with the Autozone Duralast Gold.
That's what I used in my '12 GS.
Best of luck,
Jason
Z06 brakes - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
Alot of people that aren't racing, etc. just go with the Autozone Duralast Gold.
That's what I used in my '12 GS.
Best of luck,
Jason
Pro
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 602
Likes: 243
From: Indiana
Just pads? PowerStop Z26 are very budget friendly (~$150), significantly less dust than the factory pad, and no loss in braking performance. Put them on my last and my current Z06 due to the dust reduction alone and very happy with them.
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 17,377
Likes: 6,523
From: Melbourne, FL
Powerstop Z23 or Z26 for non track use. Stoptech makes a good pad too. Avoid regular ceramic pads like duralast and others, they trade off a lot of performance and frankly, you don't need to and you can still get major dust reduction out of something like powerstop.
Powerstop rotors are great too, again for non track use. High quality metal, good coatings on them, they resist surface rust way better than OEM stuff.
Powerstop rotors are great too, again for non track use. High quality metal, good coatings on them, they resist surface rust way better than OEM stuff.
Race Director
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 12,502
Likes: 3,629
No, since between the summer performance wider tires with more grip on the wide body cars, and the brake caliper having more pressure, just going to end up burning the pads up, even for street use.
Intermediate
Joined: Aug 2022
Posts: 29
Likes: 10
From: Ormond Beach
I installed the Z26 "Street Warrior" kit from Power Stop and they are much better than the OEM rotors. My car is a 2013 c6 base with 26k miles, so the old rotors had a lot of life left in them, pads were still good too. I also did a brake fluid flush and after everything is said and done the car stops on a dime.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 6,337
Likes: 5,115
From: Charles Town WV
2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2023 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
2022 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified
Plus one for power stop. I think for the money and the price its the best you can get for a street setup on one of these cars without dipping into more aggressive track pads. I dunno if it still is but you use to be able to get rotors and pads for like $500-600ish? I've since gone to single pad DBA's but I for sure got my use out of my powerstop kit.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 17,377
Likes: 6,523
From: Melbourne, FL
Plus one for power stop. I think for the money and the price its the best you can get for a street setup on one of these cars without dipping into more aggressive track pads. I dunno if it still is but you use to be able to get rotors and pads for like $500-600ish? I've since gone to single pad DBA's but I for sure got my use out of my powerstop kit.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Dec 2013
Posts: 6,337
Likes: 5,115
From: Charles Town WV
2024 Corvette of the Year Finalist - Modified
2023 C6 of the Year Winner - Modified
2022 C6 of the Year Finalist - Modified