Brake upgrade
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Brake upgrade Hey guys. The brakes on my red 99 T/A are pretty much shot. Im looking to upgrade them. Trying to figure out if i want to go with EBC again like i did on my street truck and lik ei had on my pewter T/A or go with the 6LE designs c5 conversion kit. What do yal think?
What kind of driving/racing do you do with the car?
Conventional options are:
1). Stock 98-02 Fbody Calipers with upgraded pads, Stainless brake lines
2). Stock 98-02 with C5 Calipers on stock Fbody sized rotors
3). C5 Conversion Bracket with 98-02 Fbody Calipers and C5 sized rotors (13") and C5 pads
4). C5 Conversion with C5 Calipers and C5 sized rotors and C5 pads
5). CTS-V calipers setup with 5th gen or Z06 calipers (with wheel spacers for most rims)
Each setup really has it's own merits. Im personally going with #3, but just because I currently have single piston LT1 brakes and it will be a phenominal upgrade for my '95. It would be a lesser upgrade for a 98-02 car.
Conventional options are:
1). Stock 98-02 Fbody Calipers with upgraded pads, Stainless brake lines
2). Stock 98-02 with C5 Calipers on stock Fbody sized rotors
3). C5 Conversion Bracket with 98-02 Fbody Calipers and C5 sized rotors (13") and C5 pads
4). C5 Conversion with C5 Calipers and C5 sized rotors and C5 pads
5). CTS-V calipers setup with 5th gen or Z06 calipers (with wheel spacers for most rims)
Each setup really has it's own merits. Im personally going with #3, but just because I currently have single piston LT1 brakes and it will be a phenominal upgrade for my '95. It would be a lesser upgrade for a 98-02 car.
Last edited by MasterTomos; Feb 7, 2013 at 12:16 AM.
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At the moment the car is my daily. I mainly run on the highway and thats all i really drive to school and work. With my new job i will be coming into more $ to spend on the car to make her faster. I like the whole 6LE c5 conversion kit for the price with rotors and pads and all the hardware for $775
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What kind of driving/racing do you do with the car?
Conventional options are:
1). Stock 98-02 Fbody Calipers with upgraded pads, Stainless brake lines
2). Stock 98-02 with C5 Calipers on stock Fbody sized rotors
3). C5 Conversion Bracket with 98-02 Fbody Calipers and C5 sized rotors (13")
4). C5 Conversion with C5 Calipers and C5 sized rotors
5). CTS-V calipers setup with 5th gen or Z06 calipers
Each setup really has it's own merits. Im personally going with #3, but just because I currently have single piston LT1 brakes and it will be a phenominal upgrade for my '95. It would be a lesser upgrade for a 98-02 car.
Conventional options are:
1). Stock 98-02 Fbody Calipers with upgraded pads, Stainless brake lines
2). Stock 98-02 with C5 Calipers on stock Fbody sized rotors
3). C5 Conversion Bracket with 98-02 Fbody Calipers and C5 sized rotors (13")
4). C5 Conversion with C5 Calipers and C5 sized rotors
5). CTS-V calipers setup with 5th gen or Z06 calipers
Each setup really has it's own merits. Im personally going with #3, but just because I currently have single piston LT1 brakes and it will be a phenominal upgrade for my '95. It would be a lesser upgrade for a 98-02 car.
I personally am going with #4, plus steel lines. Also expecting a huge upgrade over the stock 1 piston LT1 brakes.
If I had an LS1 car, like OP, I would do #2 most likely, depending on the soze of your wheels. If you have the room and the budget #5 would give you the best braking.
As said above, really depends on the style of driving you do... street, autoX, drag etc...
What kind of driving/racing do you do with the car?
Conventional options are:
1). Stock 98-02 Fbody Calipers with upgraded pads, Stainless brake lines
2). Stock 98-02 with C5 Calipers on stock Fbody sized rotors
3). C5 Conversion Bracket with 98-02 Fbody Calipers and C5 sized rotors (13")
4). C5 Conversion with C5 Calipers and C5 sized rotors
5). CTS-V calipers setup with 5th gen or Z06 calipers
Each setup really has it's own merits. Im personally going with #3, but just because I currently have single piston LT1 brakes and it will be a phenominal upgrade for my '95. It would be a lesser upgrade for a 98-02 car.
Conventional options are:
1). Stock 98-02 Fbody Calipers with upgraded pads, Stainless brake lines
2). Stock 98-02 with C5 Calipers on stock Fbody sized rotors
3). C5 Conversion Bracket with 98-02 Fbody Calipers and C5 sized rotors (13")
4). C5 Conversion with C5 Calipers and C5 sized rotors
5). CTS-V calipers setup with 5th gen or Z06 calipers
Each setup really has it's own merits. Im personally going with #3, but just because I currently have single piston LT1 brakes and it will be a phenominal upgrade for my '95. It would be a lesser upgrade for a 98-02 car.
On #3 & #4 list C5 pads. If you use Fbod pads (which are offset a bit) the pad will run off of the rotor and start wearing on the outer diameter of the rotor.
I've done both #3 & #4 with Russell steel braided lines.
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At the moment the car is my daily. I mainly run on the highway and thats all i really drive to school and work. With my new job i will be coming into more $ to spend on the car to make her faster. I like the whole 6LE c5 conversion kit for the price with rotors and pads and all the hardware for $775
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I will be main reason i am wanting them is because i have a lake house out in BFE off country roads that the speed limit are at 70 and are twists and turns. Plus out here lately the drivers seem to be ******* retarded and i have had a few close calls with my stockers when they were new so i def want to replace them and like the look of a bigger rotor that fits my wheel.
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I will be main reason i am wanting them is because i have a lake house out in BFE off country roads that the speed limit are at 70 and are twists and turns. Plus out here lately the drivers seem to be ******* retarded and i have had a few close calls with my stockers when they were new so i def want to replace them and like the look of a bigger rotor that fits my wheel.
While you are talking about twisty roads Ill mention that #1 priority should be good shocks, as they will make the most difference out of any suspension piece hands down. For whatever reason so many skimp on shocks thinking they need springs, swaybars, control arms etc first which couldn't be further from the truth.
edit: just read threw a previous post of yours and saw you are on sportlines, ditch those things, they are too low and too soft for handling, you just end up riding the bumpstops and rattling your teeth out.
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Just saying you don't have to spend that kind of money to get great stopping power. The biggest reason most go with the C5 calipers is they are stronger than the Fbody's so they wont spread as quickly after some hard road racing - on the street thats nothing to worry about. That being said many are very successful with stock size rotors and proper pads - this will make a huge difference.
While you are talking about twisty roads Ill mention that #1 priority should be good shocks, as they will make the most difference out of any suspension piece hands down. For whatever reason so many skimp on shocks thinking they need springs, swaybars, control arms etc first which couldn't be further from the truth.
edit: just read threw a previous post of yours and saw you are on sportlines, ditch those things, they are too low and too soft for handling, you just end up riding the bumpstops and rattling your teeth out.
While you are talking about twisty roads Ill mention that #1 priority should be good shocks, as they will make the most difference out of any suspension piece hands down. For whatever reason so many skimp on shocks thinking they need springs, swaybars, control arms etc first which couldn't be further from the truth.
edit: just read threw a previous post of yours and saw you are on sportlines, ditch those things, they are too low and too soft for handling, you just end up riding the bumpstops and rattling your teeth out.
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Yeah we will see. Im in the process of needing to do other things like replace the brakes and this **** fiberglass hood and rewire the headlights and replace the crappy geas with brass. Shocks and everything will be when i know i have the $ to spend and it wond affect me paying for school and rent.
Good point. I added them. I noticed that question about which pads to use comes up a lot with the fbody calipers/c5 rotors setup.
How did the 98-02 Fbody Calipers with C5 rotors/pads work? Notice any difference between them and the C5 calipers? Im sure you'd feel more of a difference between brake pads than the different calipers.
How did the 98-02 Fbody Calipers with C5 rotors/pads work? Notice any difference between them and the C5 calipers? Im sure you'd feel more of a difference between brake pads than the different calipers.
I'm thinking of going back to fbod calipers .
The rear pads wear faster with the C5 calipers.
I pieced my system together pretty cheap.
It's a great upgrade for a DD, IMO.
Not to threadjack, but say I want to keep 17" wheels. What is the highest performance setup I can get for autox/street/roadrace track days that I can do with small or no wheel spacers? I greatly prefer NO spacer. Ive got a 9", so floating rears is not required.
Not sure about the rears, but 13" rotors with 98-02 fbody calipers or C5/C6 calipers would be the cheapest. There are aftermarket options for 17" wheels too. I believe wilwood makes a 6 piston that fits under a 17".
