Brembo or AP Racing
03-25-2019, 03:30 PM
#2
Burning Brakes
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Also who is the best Vendor to buy them from.Roughly what is the price to replace the front and the back’s
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03-25-2019, 06:47 PM
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Jeff Ritter for AP Racing. You really can't go wrong with AP Racing.
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...itt-essex.html
AP Racing history.
https://www.apracing.com/Aboutus.aspx?cid=5
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...itt-essex.html
AP Racing history.
https://www.apracing.com/Aboutus.aspx?cid=5
03-25-2019, 06:56 PM
#4
Brembo owns AP Racing, for what it's worth.
Go look in the pits at any IMSA race or whatever. You will see Brembo and AP on pretty much everything, save for the Porsche Cup cars that are running PFC. Both companies make an outstanding product -- buy the one that fits your specific use cases.
Go look in the pits at any IMSA race or whatever. You will see Brembo and AP on pretty much everything, save for the Porsche Cup cars that are running PFC. Both companies make an outstanding product -- buy the one that fits your specific use cases.
03-25-2019, 07:54 PM
#5
If you're going to cross-shop the two then make sure you are comparing the actual Brembo track focused packages to the AP Racing. For instance, the Brembo GT kit is really more of high end street/occasional track setup which is most likely what you'll find. I had the Brembo GT setup on my C6Z and even in a much lighter car I was going through pads and rotors like crazy and the pads were an odd shape that really limited selection and made them expensive. It was really difficult to get any support from Brembo and when I finally did get a hold of someone they wanted me to junk my system for their much more expensive GT-R (no relation to the Nissan car) kit. Eventually I got them to offer me a different rotor setup that was a smaller J-hook rotor but better construction (more akin to the AP Racing stuff) which helped quite a bit. That also came with a different pad shape that worked but left a swath of the rotor anulus unused.
All this is why I jumped on the AP Racing kit when it first came out but only after I grilled Jeff on them. It's pretty much plug and play and I've been very happy with running them on my C7 Z06 and ZR1.
All this is why I jumped on the AP Racing kit when it first came out but only after I grilled Jeff on them. It's pretty much plug and play and I've been very happy with running them on my C7 Z06 and ZR1.
03-25-2019, 08:41 PM
#6
Burning Brakes
Thread Starter
If you're going to cross-shop the two then make sure you are comparing the actual Brembo track focused packages to the AP Racing. For instance, the Brembo GT kit is really more of high end street/occasional track setup which is most likely what you'll find. I had the Brembo GT setup on my C6Z and even in a much lighter car I was going through pads and rotors like crazy and the pads were an odd shape that really limited selection and made them expensive. It was really difficult to get any support from Brembo and when I finally did get a hold of someone they wanted me to junk my system for their much more expensive GT-R (no relation to the Nissan car) kit. Eventually I got them to offer me a different rotor setup that was a smaller J-hook rotor but better construction (more akin to the AP Racing stuff) which helped quite a bit. That also came with a different pad shape that worked but left a swath of the rotor anulus unused.
All this is why I jumped on the AP Racing kit when it first came out but only after I grilled Jeff on them. It's pretty much plug and play and I've been very happy with running them on my C7 Z06 and ZR1.
All this is why I jumped on the AP Racing kit when it first came out but only after I grilled Jeff on them. It's pretty much plug and play and I've been very happy with running them on my C7 Z06 and ZR1.
03-25-2019, 08:52 PM
#7
https://www.essexparts.com/my-vehicl...t/Corvette/ZR1
Get the CP9668 front endurance calipers. If you plan to run 18" wheels you need to stick with the 372mm front rotors.
Get the CP9668 front endurance calipers. If you plan to run 18" wheels you need to stick with the 372mm front rotors.
03-26-2019, 01:07 AM
#8
Poor-sha, how does Stop Tech compare to AP racing?
03-26-2019, 01:46 AM
#9
03-26-2019, 07:00 AM
#10
Originally Posted by serpent
Poor-sha, how does Stop Tech compare to AP racing?