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Sep 5, 2008 | 04:31 PM

theVcar

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St. Jude Donor '08

brake pads

What brand of pads are most of you using for 06 z51? Dealer are $317 w tax f+r
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Sep 5, 2008 | 05:40 PM

tmak26b

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stock ones seems to be fine, carbotech and cobalt friction are good too. I would stay away from Hawks as the HPS is worse than stock pads and HP+ is not very rotor friendly.

Sep 5, 2008 | 07:09 PM

OCCOMSRAZOR

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Order some C5 Z06 brake pads from Gene Culley. They fit the C6 caliper. IMHO the best bang for the buck.

I use them currently on my dedicated track car and my cruiser. They stop you very well and last quite a while provided you break them in properly. No noise, but a bit more brake dust.

You can easily change the pads yourself if so inclined.

Sep 5, 2008 | 07:43 PM

lorenzo

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Carbotech ceramic pads cut the dust down to almost nothing and what dust there is dosen't stick like it did with the stock pads.

Sep 10, 2008 | 08:39 PM

Gene Culley

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You could certainly invest in the ceramics or the stock Z51's from me!

||--Z51 Brake Pads--||

19152862 – Front brake pads – 164.80
89026853 – Rear brake pads – 103.49

||--Ceramic Brake Pads--||

88909667 – Front ceramic pad kit
88909668 – Rear ceramic pad kit

Both front and rear ceramic pad kits 150.12 shipped!

Note: The ceramic pads are for stock and Z51 applications