Brake pads
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Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas Georgia
Brake pads
This question has no doubt been ask at least 100 times, but I need an answer. My 2007 Z51 Brakes are extremely dusty and making noise. Does anyone have a low dust, quiet ceramic pads for this application?
HELP
LKicklight
Dallas, Ga.
HELP
LKicklight
Dallas, Ga.
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From: Reading PA
Yes, that is exactly what the ceramic pads were designed for. They're very inexpensive too!
||--Ceramic Brake Pads--||
88909667 – Front ceramic pad kit
88909668 – Rear ceramic pad kit
Both front and rear ceramic pad kits 153.03 shipped.
Note: The ceramic pads are for stock, F55 and Z51 applications
||--Ceramic Brake Pads--||
88909667 – Front ceramic pad kit
88909668 – Rear ceramic pad kit
Both front and rear ceramic pad kits 153.03 shipped.
Note: The ceramic pads are for stock, F55 and Z51 applications
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From: Cleveland OH
St. Jude Donor '11,'13
Keep your braking performance and cut your brake dust by atleast 50%
Front $137 Rear $118
The Carbotech Bobcat 1521™ is our high performance street compound that is our most successful compound. The Bobcat compound is known for its awesome release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. Like our AX™ & XP™ line of compounds, Bobcat 1521™ is a Ceramic based friction material offering minimal rotor damage and non corrosive dust. Bobcat 1521™ offers outstanding performance, even when cold, low dusting and low noise with an excellent initial bite. This compound’s virtually perfect linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Bobcat 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 900°F. Bobcat 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle, police cruiser, and has won multiple SCCA Solo 2 and Prosolo National Championships. The Bobcat 1521™ compound has been found to last two-three times longer than OE pads you can purchase at a dealership or national retailer. Bobcat 1521™ compound has also been found to extend the life of your rotors 2-3 times. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.
Front $137 Rear $118
The Carbotech Bobcat 1521™ is our high performance street compound that is our most successful compound. The Bobcat compound is known for its awesome release and modulation, along with unmatched rotor friendliness. Like our AX™ & XP™ line of compounds, Bobcat 1521™ is a Ceramic based friction material offering minimal rotor damage and non corrosive dust. Bobcat 1521™ offers outstanding performance, even when cold, low dusting and low noise with an excellent initial bite. This compound’s virtually perfect linear torque production provides incredible braking force without ABS intervention. Bobcat 1521™ operating range starts out at ambient and goes up to 900°F. Bobcat 1521™ is suitable for ALL street cars, perfect for your tow vehicle, police cruiser, and has won multiple SCCA Solo 2 and Prosolo National Championships. The Bobcat 1521™ compound has been found to last two-three times longer than OE pads you can purchase at a dealership or national retailer. Bobcat 1521™ compound has also been found to extend the life of your rotors 2-3 times. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sun Devil Country
Yes, that is exactly what the ceramic pads were designed for. They're very inexpensive too!
||--Ceramic Brake Pads--||
88909667 – Front ceramic pad kit
88909668 – Rear ceramic pad kit
Both front and rear ceramic pad kits 153.03 shipped.
Note: The ceramic pads are for stock, F55 and Z51 applications
||--Ceramic Brake Pads--||
88909667 – Front ceramic pad kit
88909668 – Rear ceramic pad kit
Both front and rear ceramic pad kits 153.03 shipped.
Note: The ceramic pads are for stock, F55 and Z51 applications
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Burning Brakes
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From: Dallas Georgia
Ceramics
Okay, here is the latest on Z51 Equipped Corvettes. According to my dealership, the Ceramic Pads with the part # listed above, cannot be installed on a Z51 Corvette! The latest bullentin on these pads states, due to high braking loads impossed on the rear brakes, ceramic pads cannot be installed by a GM Dealership Garage. Yes, the pads will fit the rear brake calipers and yes they will work, but no, GM will not warrant any damage or be responsible for that damage. Just got this laid on me today 11/19/09 by my local dealership and no, my car was not the only one in the shop for this condition: Noise and Dust..
So, on the rear I have matallics
on the front I have ceramics 
..
LKicklight
So, on the rear I have matallics
on the front I have ceramics ..LKicklight
Burning Brakes
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From: Long Island NY
Can't be used on the rear? Absurd, since the front brakes do most of the work anyway. I don't see any way the rear with ceramics could possibly be a problem. Front maybe (from a dealer installed liability standpoint), since they wouldn't want to be responsible for the guy who has them and takes the car to the track, but the rears? Then again, nobody ever takes a Corvette to the track since that would void the warranty...
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Okay, here is the latest on Z51 Equipped Corvettes. According to my dealership, the Ceramic Pads with the part # listed above, cannot be installed on a Z51 Corvette! The latest bullentin on these pads states, due to high braking loads impossed on the rear brakes, ceramic pads cannot be installed by a GM Dealership Garage. Yes, the pads will fit the rear brake calipers and yes they will work, but no, GM will not warrant any damage or be responsible for that damage. Just got this laid on me today 11/19/09 by my local dealership and no, my car was not the only one in the shop for this condition: Noise and Dust..
So, on the rear I have matallics on the front I have ceramics ..
LKicklight
So, on the rear I have matallics
on the front I have ceramics ..LKicklight
I think your dealer is FOS.
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: Dallas Georgia
Ceramics
Thanks everyone for the very informative technical data. I have made copies of all this and taken it to the dealership, hopefully they can gather some kind of standards for their other vette customers with the same problem. Me, I'm purchasing a set of ceramics for the rear, the new fronts are woring fine. We drove the car last saturday and put almost 150 miles on the new pads, mostly mountain roads, so far so good.
Thanks Again,
LKicklight
Thanks Again,
LKicklight
