00 fbody brake upgrade that's worth the money?
08-04-2005, 02:01 PM
#22
I recall someone saying there is an issue or issues with running the vette PAB and or the PADS. some kind of obstuction, or different size bolts for the PAB 14mm vs 12mm... Is anyone clear on this? I guess that's really what I'm looking for, tried searching, but I couldn't find it again.
08-04-2005, 03:29 PM
#24
Originally Posted by VIP1
You mean those two small shiney metal clips that are near the top and bottom of the caliper where the pads slide?
No, the metal bracket that you must remove to remove the rotors. The steel frame (those clips are attached to it) is the PAB. It's the frame that cages in the rotors.
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08-04-2005, 03:32 PM
#25
Originally Posted by lees02WS6
I recall someone saying there is an issue or issues with running the vette PAB and or the PADS. some kind of obstuction, or different size bolts for the PAB 14mm vs 12mm... Is anyone clear on this? I guess that's really what I'm looking for, tried searching, but I couldn't find it again.
Originally Posted by lees02WS6
I think trackbird metioned on another board somewhere though that the Bob Bishop kit used C5 PAB's and pads. This would provide more pad surface, and wipe the surface that's rusting no?
I hope that helps.
08-04-2005, 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by jRaskell
The PAB is the large bracket the entire caliper/pad assembly slides into and bolts to.
Originally Posted by trackbird
No, the metal bracket that you must remove to remove the rotors. The steel frame (those clips are attached to it) is the PAB. It's the frame that cages in the rotors.
Did that help?
Did that help?
I've always wondered why the front rotors have that and the rears dont?
I guess it has to do with strength or stress relief/redistribution?
08-04-2005, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by jRaskell
If you are talking about a small ring along the inside of the rotor surface, I believe this is due to the fact that you are using a larger diameter C5 rotor, but still using the fbody pads built for the smaller diameter fbody rotors. You went from a 12" stock rotor to a roughly 13" C5 rotor (the C5 rotors aren't exactly 13", but close to that), and you're still using the pads for the 12" rotor. Obviously those pads aren't going to adequately cover the entire surface of the 13" rotor, so you'll have a ring along the inside that isn't swept by the pad, and this ring will rust.
