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What is thickness of OEM brake pads? 2014 Base car.
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The drawings all say 15mm but I know we can fit 17mm pads in the base and Z51 calipers when race pads are used.
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The drawings all say 15mm but I know we can fit 17mm pads in the base and Z51 calipers when race pads are used.
When I changed the 6 month old OEM pads in my Z51 measured the thickness with backing plate to see if what I needed to do for the new pads. They measured 15.8 mm. So new pads are definitely somewhat thinker.

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