LittleGrayBook

Hi all,

Just bought a 2012 Centennial Edition GS that needs a complete brake job front and back. Any recommendation on what to buy and where to buy it? I don't need anything crazy since it's used as a highway cruiser. Just wanted to get some input.

Thanks in advance!

timd38

I would buy AC-Delco ceramic pads to reduce dust and Baer rotors because they look good.

KNSBrakes

We have some great sales on DBA 2 piece front rotors right now.

http://www.knsbrakes.com/c/car-serie...-+Single+Rotor

We can match up rear T3 1 piece and we have a wide selection of brake pads to select from.

-Ken

harleyreb1

I did AC delco replacement rotors and Powerstop pads, much better on the brake dust and feels excellent.

jaybee924

Do the powerstop pads make any noise on your GS?

underconstruction

Dano523

Lets back it up,and what tires are you going to run on the car.

If our going to throw A/S tires on the car that have less grip for the car to just be a DD, the Duralast Gold pads with stock rotors will be fine. Hell, if the car only has around 30K or miles on it, just burnt through the first set of HD pad-lets, then the rotors should still have enough meat on them to be turned to clean them back up to be resused.


Now on the other hand, if the car is getting a good set of super performance tires on it that will have grip and your going to use the GS for what it was built for, then you will want to run the oem HD pad-lets, or at least a pad with that has the same initial bite, feed back, and working temp range as the OEM HD pad-lets.

And yes, the GS was built for autocross, so the brake system and pads on are made for such and why the OEM pads are HD to begin with. If the plan is to run the car for high speed road coarse work, then even the HD pads need to be upgraded, since they don't have the working temp range for such use. So here, you looking for a HD street pad that has a road temp range and then another set of pads that have a higher working temp range for track use that you will swap out of the car when at the track, while the two different pads swapped out back and forth will not cross contaminate the rotors isntead.

LittleGrayBook

Thanks for the detailed reply! I'm running summer performance tires (albeit a set of cheaper Hankook evo v12s from the dealer) and the car has about 40k miles. From my inexperienced eyes the rotors look fine, so perhaps Duralast Gold pads should work?

harleyreb1

not so far and have about 1k miles on em

Carbotech Adam

Check out the Carbotech 1521 pads in the 1 piece design. Here is a review with same car as yours https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums/c6-corvette-general-discussion/3515320-just-finished-a-brake-job-on-12gs-went-to-ceramic-pads-pic-s.html#post1587585312

If interested I will be happy to help you out.

part numbers
F: CT1185-S
R: CT1185R-SCarbotech™ Bobcat 1521™ 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. 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. That’s one of the beauties of Carbotech Ceramic brake compounds. Bobcat 1521™ is NOT recommended for any track use.

Dano523

Would still have the rotors turned to square the faces to each other (outer surfaces wear faster than the inner hub surfaces).

as for pads, all depends on the way you are going to drive the car. If more spirited/going to use the car for autocross type events or driving style, then something like the Carbotech 1521 or OEM HD padlets again since you will not be giving up initial bite and feed back.

The longer lasting/lower dusting/less expensive Duralast Gold pads kind of go hand in hand with the castration of the GS putting A/S tires on it to begin with (longer lasting tires with way less grip). Hence when guys buy a GS built for auto crossing, but the car is going to live it's life out by being driven leisurely chauffeuring miss daisy instead.

So major differences less in initial bite, pedal feed back, and working temp range of the Duralast Gold pads, over the OEM HD and after market performance pads, but make sense when your throwing A/S or high tread life /lower grip tires on the car to begin with.

dr_gallup

What's the consensus on padlets versus one piece pads? I got the impression somewhere that the padlets were an unnecessary complication with no benefit. I put Hawk HPS one piece pads on my GS which I've been very happy with. About 90% less dust than the OE padlets, virtually no noise, initial bite seems about the same, never felt a bit of fade even on mountain roads like the Dragon & Diamondback.