Strange brake weight savings
04-26-2006, 06:58 PM
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Strange brake weight savings Strange drag brakes..................35.8 lbs
Stock LT1 brakes......................86.4
Total savings...........................50.6 lbs
And they look PIMP
Stock LT1 brakes......................86.4
Total savings...........................50.6 lbs
And they look PIMP
04-27-2006, 07:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Z284thgen
anything i need to be on the look out for i get mine tomm and when i get back home from baton rouge i will be putting them on the car....
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Was that just the fronts?
04-27-2006, 08:37 AM
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I know on the LS1 cars you have to trim the edge of your spindle mount off so that the new strange spindle can sit flush. I got after it with a grinder, more weight savings!
04-27-2006, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Z284thgen
do i dare ask why you need sazall blades
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Originally Posted by 30thz
You need to remove the ears that mount the stock caliper and also shave the lower a arm (1/4- 1/2 in) to clear the rotors.
and i wonder if i will have to clearance the lower BMR tub a-arms
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I've talked to Billingsley and SJM about these brakes and the consensus was that they'll stop on the street fine........once. It's the repeated braking thing that will cause problems and brake fade. As long as there's a cool down period between braking events I cannot imagine there being a problem on the street even though they're not recommended for street applications. They're going on the front of my 2000 SS as soon as funds permit. Along with some Bogart Welded R/T rims and skinnines. Like 30thz, though, my car is kept only a few miles from the track and will not be driven around joy riding.
BTW, SJM has a package deal on brakes and rims that's a killer deal for those interested.
BTW, SJM has a package deal on brakes and rims that's a killer deal for those interested.
05-03-2006, 05:09 PM
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05-03-2006, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by PewterZ28
I assume this is for an LT1, right?
I've been waiting for someone to make a lightweight spindle for the LS1.
I've been waiting for someone to make a lightweight spindle for the LS1.
http://s37.photobucket.com/albums/e83/juicedws6/