LT1 Brake Question
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LT1 Brake Question Ok guys, I have done the research thing and cant find anything solid...Its more geared toward us LT1 guys so I didnt post this in the brake section as I wanted some testimonials from you guys about what brakes your running...I desperately need to upgrade my brakes...I just wanna do a rotor and pad swap..I have pretty much decided on Hawk HPS Pads but Im confused on what rotors to go with..
I see that Brembo blanks are popular but the only one who has them for the LT1 that I can find is tirerack..They seem to do great but I want some bling
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/resul...5&autoModClar=
The other set that Im contemplating is from the WS6store because they are cross drilled and slotted...I know all the horror stories of cracked rotors from the drilling and stuff but this car is mainly just a weekend driver and I dont do any hard braking at all..I just want something better than stock..and I love the look of the cross drilled and slots...I may hit the 1320 once a year for a couple of runs so no need for freaking huge powerful brakes..just something better than stockers..as they are horrible..here is a link to the ws6store ones 170 for all four and they seem to have good reviews..I emailed the owner and he stated the few folks that experience cracking problems were do to them using them very extensively as they are only intended for stock replacement/slightly better than stock braking
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...d4524afcdf67e0
or there is always the ebay deals from R1 concepts that seem pretty nice although Im not a fan of buying brakes from ebay
I see that Brembo blanks are popular but the only one who has them for the LT1 that I can find is tirerack..They seem to do great but I want some bling
http://www.tirerack.com/brakes/resul...5&autoModClar=
The other set that Im contemplating is from the WS6store because they are cross drilled and slotted...I know all the horror stories of cracked rotors from the drilling and stuff but this car is mainly just a weekend driver and I dont do any hard braking at all..I just want something better than stock..and I love the look of the cross drilled and slots...I may hit the 1320 once a year for a couple of runs so no need for freaking huge powerful brakes..just something better than stockers..as they are horrible..here is a link to the ws6store ones 170 for all four and they seem to have good reviews..I emailed the owner and he stated the few folks that experience cracking problems were do to them using them very extensively as they are only intended for stock replacement/slightly better than stock braking
http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...d4524afcdf67e0
or there is always the ebay deals from R1 concepts that seem pretty nice although Im not a fan of buying brakes from ebay
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Yeah I know but I dont really want blanks..I want cross drilled and slotted for the bling factor to be honest..just cant really find to many folks who have used the ws6store ones..there about 43 dollars a rotor so I imagine they are pretty decent as I dont do any heavy or hard driving
the guys i know that use them havent had any problems with them as far as DDing them and only using thier cars for the weekend/few strip days.
have you thought of upgrading the fronts to the LS1 calipers? would be way better, and you can get the LS1 drilled/slotted -LT1 rear drilled/slotted rotors from them too.
have you thought of upgrading the fronts to the LS1 calipers? would be way better, and you can get the LS1 drilled/slotted -LT1 rear drilled/slotted rotors from them too.
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to be honest I havent looked a ton into it...Im familiar with the C5 swap but I never have really got into the brake aspects of these cars as my other cars were fast enough for anything more than stock..now I have surpassed that point and just need something better than the stock stuff as some lady pulled out in front of me the other night and I actually had to swerve around her as the car wouldnt slow down fast enough and I was only doing like 35mph..how difficult is the ls1 swap maybe i need to research that
I did the R1's on my 94 Formula when I had it, and I put 15k miles on them with TONS of hard breaking and strip runs, and they didnt warp, crack or anything. Those things were awesome!
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and is there a write up anywhere about the lt1 ls1 swap I cant find one
here is R1 link
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...0114QQtcZphoto
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Really? Whats your driving style...Were they an improvement over the stock rotors
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Yeah Im familiar but like I previously mentioned, Im set on the look of them as they are aesthetically more pleasing and I dont drive the car alot..just weekends basically..and Im not hard on the brakes I stay off of folks bumpers and dont really have to get on the brakes alot..just wont something better than stock...the ws6stores are looking like a good deal