Z06 Steel Brakes
08-09-2017, 03:53 PM
#2
Le Mans Master
No, not with the base 18/19" Stingray wheels.
You'll need at least the Z51 19"/20" wheels to clear the diameter, and a spacer so that the wheel spokes will clear the brake calipers sufficiently.
EDIT TO ADD: Someone here on the forum has done it, using Z51 wheels and a 6mm spacer.
LINK: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ase-model.html
You'll need at least the Z51 19"/20" wheels to clear the diameter, and a spacer so that the wheel spokes will clear the brake calipers sufficiently.
EDIT TO ADD: Someone here on the forum has done it, using Z51 wheels and a 6mm spacer.
LINK: https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ase-model.html
Last edited by Kent1999; 08-09-2017 at 06:08 PM. Reason: found link
08-09-2017, 04:02 PM
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No, not with the base 18/19" Stingray wheels.
You'll need at least the Z51 19"/20" wheels to clear the diameter, and a spacer so that the wheel spokes will clear the brake calipers sufficiently.
EDIT TO ADD: Someone here on the forum has done it, using Z51 wheels and a 6mm spacer -- I just don't have the link handy.
You'll need at least the Z51 19"/20" wheels to clear the diameter, and a spacer so that the wheel spokes will clear the brake calipers sufficiently.
EDIT TO ADD: Someone here on the forum has done it, using Z51 wheels and a 6mm spacer -- I just don't have the link handy.
08-09-2017, 04:23 PM
#4
No, not with the base 18/19" Stingray wheels.
You'll need at least the Z51 19"/20" wheels to clear the diameter, and a spacer so that the wheel spokes will clear the brake calipers sufficiently.
EDIT TO ADD: Someone here on the forum has done it, using Z51 wheels and a 6mm spacer -- I just don't have the link handy.
You'll need at least the Z51 19"/20" wheels to clear the diameter, and a spacer so that the wheel spokes will clear the brake calipers sufficiently.
EDIT TO ADD: Someone here on the forum has done it, using Z51 wheels and a 6mm spacer -- I just don't have the link handy.
08-09-2017, 05:12 PM
#5
Race Director
Just FYI - we don't have steel brakes!!
Our brakes (except for the carbon ceramic brakes) have CAST IRON rotors!!
Take a look at the info in a StopTech Technical White Paper Bulletin:
http://www.stoptech.com/technical-su...l-white-papers
In that link above, scroll down to the bulletin titled: "The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System". Here's a link to it:
http://www.stoptech.com/technical-su...nd-other-myths
Scroll down in that bulletin to read the info in Myth # 2 - here it is:
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Our brakes (except for the carbon ceramic brakes) have CAST IRON rotors!!
Take a look at the info in a StopTech Technical White Paper Bulletin:
http://www.stoptech.com/technical-su...l-white-papers
In that link above, scroll down to the bulletin titled: "The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System". Here's a link to it:
http://www.stoptech.com/technical-su...nd-other-myths
Scroll down in that bulletin to read the info in Myth # 2 - here it is:
MYTH # 2 - RACING BRAKE DISCS ARE MADE FROM STEEL
To digress for a moment "steel discs" are a misnomer frequently used by people who should know better. This group includes TV commentators and drivers being interviewed. Except for some motorcycles and karts, all ferrous discs are made from cast iron - an excellent material for the job. While steel has a higher tensile strength, cast iron is many times stronger than disc brake requirements. Its thermal transfer characteristics are significantly better than those of steel so that the heat generated at the interface between pad and disc is efficiently carried through the friction faces to the interior surface of the disc and into the vanes from where the heat is dissipated into the air stream. Cast iron is more dimensionally stable at elevated temperature than steel and is a better heat sink - so let us hear no more talk of "steel" brake discs.
To digress for a moment "steel discs" are a misnomer frequently used by people who should know better. This group includes TV commentators and drivers being interviewed. Except for some motorcycles and karts, all ferrous discs are made from cast iron - an excellent material for the job. While steel has a higher tensile strength, cast iron is many times stronger than disc brake requirements. Its thermal transfer characteristics are significantly better than those of steel so that the heat generated at the interface between pad and disc is efficiently carried through the friction faces to the interior surface of the disc and into the vanes from where the heat is dissipated into the air stream. Cast iron is more dimensionally stable at elevated temperature than steel and is a better heat sink - so let us hear no more talk of "steel" brake discs.
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