santizz5588

Ordered all parts through the dealer directly.

mac62989

iTrader: (1)

Hmm had to be expensive that route.

santizz5588

Have you done the CTS-V swap?

santizz5588

To anyone who has done this brake swap what was your initial spoke to caliper clearence?

mac62989

iTrader: (1)

The easiest way to see if you will need a spacer or adapter is to measure your stock brake setup (12" LS1 rotor and caliper) and see if you have at least 1 1/4" of spoke clearance. Once you take into consideration the new rotor offset and the new caliper thickness, the conversion will stick out 1" more than stock.

santizz5588

Are you positive the whole set up only sticks out an extra inch?

mac62989

iTrader: (1)

Thats copy and pasted from another thread like this. Search "super cheap big brake kit". Personally I like the other thread better but this one got stickied.

JasonWW

iTrader: (2)

Your right about the stock caliper moving in as the pads wear. I didn't take that into consideration when I was estimating spoke clearance. Then again it was mainly a guideline, not a super exact number. I still recommend a test fit of the parts on one side (no need to open brake lines) to see how everything fits. If it turns out you do need a spacer, you can put the stock brakes back on easily to continue driving the car.

peterlawl84

iTrader: (12)

I had ~1 3/8" clearance with my stock caliper and was just barely rubbing when I test fitted my cts-v calipers, ended up just getting the 15mm spacers listed by others. My wheel did NOT stick out an 1" more than stock, and that's why the spacer...

Like Jason mentioned, best thing to do is to test fit with your wheel and see what you need.

santizz5588

Peter, what kind of wheels do you have and how worn were your stock pads?

Killer_Z

iTrader: (1)

Yeah I test fitted on my 18x9.5 dd c5's and I'm gonna need a good size spacer. Might just get the 15mm cuz it's gonna b atleast .5" but closer to 1".

mac62989

iTrader: (1)

Killer, check out post #1759 in the big OEwheels thread. Guy used a 15mm with the brakes with the 18x10.5's up front.

JasonWW

iTrader: (2)

You make us "hunt" for it?

Ha Ha, how about a link?

mac62989

iTrader: (1)

There you go. Said he used a 15mm spacer to clear the brakes..

No Juice

iTrader: (11)

This guy did the same

https://ls1tech.com/forums/multimedi...hotoshoot.html

Killer_Z

iTrader: (1)

well we'll find out soon. i have the 15mm spacer. calipers are getting painted. can't wait cuz stockers are starting to squeek upfront

armintheman

iTrader: (31)

is it possible to run skinnies up front with those brakes? if its been done does any one have specs or pics? thanks in advance

JoshuaGrooms83

iTrader: (2)

I would suppose you could as long as your skinnys are 18" and you have enough offset spacing.

Killer_Z

iTrader: (1)

well heres my brakes. well painted n e way. cant wait to get em on. need to detail my car. goin to the sticker shop to get some brembo stickers for them. debating on white, silver, or black. leaning towards black.

armintheman

iTrader: (31)

those look great! paint or powdercoat? as for the skinnies i found out that ccw makes a custom 17 that fits over them! i thought it had to be an 18+ but he said its the same wheels they sell to the c6z06 guys...