Brake Upgrades
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Teching In
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From: Elgin, IL
Brake Upgrades Hey guys. New to the site. Just got an 08 Impala SS few months ago. I'd like to upgrade the brakes. I'm not satisfied with the stopping power of this heavy car. Anybody have some suggestions? I'm not looking for a big brake kit or even a full brake kit. Just some better but very streetable pads and rotors. What would you guys recommend? Thanks. Joe.
Launching!
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I got the rotors through my work ( AC Delco dealer) They were about $75 each I believe, and for some reason they dont make rear drilled and slotted rotors for 06+, so I had to use 00-05 Impala rotors, which are identical to the 06's anyway, dont know why they even bothered changing part #'s.
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I know you said that you don't want to change the whole brakeing system but you might want to know about the 05-08 gxp factory brake systems 12.7 front & 12.0 rear drilled rotors best I've ever had even better than the 04 gto I had.......look around you might get lucky and find good salvaged parts for the right price.
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Teching In
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Thanks for the information everyone. Seems like there are quite a few easy upgrades that several people are happy with. And to LS4GXP would this be a complete bolt up? Or will there be rim clearance issues? I've read about the front wheels being wider or something on the GXP is it because of the calipers? Thanks again guys.
On The Tree
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Thanks for the information everyone. Seems like there are quite a few easy upgrades that several people are happy with. And to LS4GXP would this be a complete bolt up? Or will there be rim clearance issues? I've read about the front wheels being wider or something on the GXP is it because of the calipers? Thanks again guys.
Staging Lane
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From: Indianapolis, IN
I know you said that you don't want to change the whole brakeing system but you might want to know about the 05-08 gxp factory brake systems 12.7 front & 12.0 rear drilled rotors best I've ever had even better than the 04 gto I had.......look around you might get lucky and find good salvaged parts for the right price.
You would need the whole braking system from an 05-08 GXP to pull this off.
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Plus the GXP's don't stop any shorter than the Imps do so I don't know how much of an "upgrade" it would be vs. just aestetics. Now I'm sure with repeated hard braking the GXP system will hold up better, however just looking at basic stopping distance you're not gaining anything you're better off just going aftermarket.
