C5 brake kit owners, please post 17" wheel photos...
03-01-2009, 07:03 AM
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C5 brake kit owners, please post 17" wheel photos... My current Enkei wheels won't give adequate C5 caliper clearance. I'm entertaining upgrading wheels so I can fit a C5 brake system on the car. I want to stick with a 17" wheel, but it can be 9.5-11" wide, and I want them to be the same size wheels/tires all around.
I don't want to spend an arm and a leg for street wheels, no more than $1K I'd guess. So I'm looking for what my options are, show me what you've got
I don't want to spend an arm and a leg for street wheels, no more than $1K I'd guess. So I'm looking for what my options are, show me what you've got
03-01-2009, 07:44 AM
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there are a few 17in rims that wont clear a C5 kit. they are listed on UMI's website i believe. theres only about 4 or 5 17in rims that wont work. any normal 17in will fit. i have ZR1s, Z06s will fit, most TTIIs, any kind of vette rims, etc. and if anything, he'd need a thicker, or just one spacer to give more clearance, not a thinner one.
if tomzwheels gets up and running again, you can get any set of ZR1s or Z06s for a few hundred, with tires, way under 1K. or just look around in the classifieds.
if tomzwheels gets up and running again, you can get any set of ZR1s or Z06s for a few hundred, with tires, way under 1K. or just look around in the classifieds.
03-01-2009, 06:58 PM
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Define race. I'm not happy with the long squishy pedal I have now and I want to fix that before spending any big money on a brake system. So far the money I've thrown at the front rotors, front pads, fluid and hubs hasn't helped. If the lines don't do it, I guess that leaves booster, abs pump, master and hard lines. And if I still don't like...
03-01-2009, 07:15 PM
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long squishy feel can be many things.
I would look at bleeding the system, fresh fluid and replacing the rubber brake hoses
with new stainless steel braided lines.
If you did that and don't over heat the fluid your pedal should be nice and firm.
The set up I am talking about uses Porsche calipers and rotors from a 996 Turbo.
So nothing personal against the C5 set up but it's no comparison to the set up on the Porsche and serious rotors at 322x32mm thick vented and cross drilled.
I only offered it because you were saying you wanted to buy the C5 set up.
I would look at bleeding the system, fresh fluid and replacing the rubber brake hoses
with new stainless steel braided lines.
If you did that and don't over heat the fluid your pedal should be nice and firm.
The set up I am talking about uses Porsche calipers and rotors from a 996 Turbo.
So nothing personal against the C5 set up but it's no comparison to the set up on the Porsche and serious rotors at 322x32mm thick vented and cross drilled.
I only offered it because you were saying you wanted to buy the C5 set up.
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03-01-2009, 07:24 PM
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Already bled the system twice by hand, and a third time by the dedicated Vette tech at the dealer. Have had Earl's stainless lines on it for about 10 years. After buying TechnaFit SS hoses to replace the Earl's, I find out that TechnaFit uses the c-clips which the Earl's hoses do not need, and I don't have the c-clips. I found some new rear clips but I am still hunting down the front clips.
Performance-wise I'm sure it's better than the C5 system, but what about local parts availability when they wear out, initial cost and cost of long-term wear materials? This is still a daily driven street car also.
Performance-wise I'm sure it's better than the C5 system, but what about local parts availability when they wear out, initial cost and cost of long-term wear materials? This is still a daily driven street car also.
