What brake options for WS6 wheels?
09-20-2017, 08:07 PM
#2
TECH Senior Member
What are you using the car for?
Have you tried a set of good brake pads yet?
If your car is strictly a street car or just a street/drag car, the factory brakes with good pads are more than enough as you can lock up street tires with good brake pads on blank rotors on the stock brake system. So don't expect to put a big brake it on with all season 245 tires and think you will stop well, you will lock the tires up, especially the rear.
The only time you want to realistically consider something like a big brake kit is when you want to get serious into road racing and are running wide R-compound tires. Thats when the stock brake calipers can spread and potentially when you could have heat problems with smaller rotors/surface area. On the street that is not an issue.
Have you tried a set of good brake pads yet?
If your car is strictly a street car or just a street/drag car, the factory brakes with good pads are more than enough as you can lock up street tires with good brake pads on blank rotors on the stock brake system. So don't expect to put a big brake it on with all season 245 tires and think you will stop well, you will lock the tires up, especially the rear.
The only time you want to realistically consider something like a big brake kit is when you want to get serious into road racing and are running wide R-compound tires. Thats when the stock brake calipers can spread and potentially when you could have heat problems with smaller rotors/surface area. On the street that is not an issue.
09-21-2017, 04:18 PM
#3
What are you using the car for?
Have you tried a set of good brake pads yet?
If your car is strictly a street car or just a street/drag car, the factory brakes with good pads are more than enough as you can lock up street tires with good brake pads on blank rotors on the stock brake system. So don't expect to put a big brake it on with all season 245 tires and think you will stop well, you will lock the tires up, especially the rear.
The only time you want to realistically consider something like a big brake kit is when you want to get serious into road racing and are running wide R-compound tires. Thats when the stock brake calipers can spread and potentially when you could have heat problems with smaller rotors/surface area. On the street that is not an issue.
Have you tried a set of good brake pads yet?
If your car is strictly a street car or just a street/drag car, the factory brakes with good pads are more than enough as you can lock up street tires with good brake pads on blank rotors on the stock brake system. So don't expect to put a big brake it on with all season 245 tires and think you will stop well, you will lock the tires up, especially the rear.
The only time you want to realistically consider something like a big brake kit is when you want to get serious into road racing and are running wide R-compound tires. Thats when the stock brake calipers can spread and potentially when you could have heat problems with smaller rotors/surface area. On the street that is not an issue.
With the stock setup right now on my F-Body, I replaced the front calipers with replacements from Oreillys and did eBay pads/rotors. I really don't like this setup coming down from higher speeds. Feels awful.
09-21-2017, 04:26 PM
#4
We have so many many options.
Most guys like our C5 brake upgrade kit.
I would add in some rear hawk pads and slotted rotors and maybe the stainless braided line kit. The difference is LITERALLY NIGHT AND DAY and doesnt need grinding or any special order only parts. Everything is on hand also!
Most guys like our C5 brake upgrade kit.
I would add in some rear hawk pads and slotted rotors and maybe the stainless braided line kit. The difference is LITERALLY NIGHT AND DAY and doesnt need grinding or any special order only parts. Everything is on hand also!
09-21-2017, 05:35 PM
#5
^ All great points above. Big improvements from other things than the calipers. You might also look at the Strano M/C brace, also. It really changes the feel under heavy braking. (It won't help you stop faster, but it really improves how the pedal feels.)
I've been really happy with the stock calipers. Recently, one blew out on me - so I went with some Power Stop reman calipers. They do a pretty nice job on the rebuld and I liked the powder coating:
I would have preferred another color (like black) but, only red is available. They do stand out. I guess they make the car look "faster?" The minute I put them on my car, I started having people stop me on the street offering to buy the car. (I had three offers like that the two weeks after putting them on. In the previous 17 years, I've had none.)
I've been really happy with the stock calipers. Recently, one blew out on me - so I went with some Power Stop reman calipers. They do a pretty nice job on the rebuld and I liked the powder coating:
I would have preferred another color (like black) but, only red is available. They do stand out. I guess they make the car look "faster?" The minute I put them on my car, I started having people stop me on the street offering to buy the car. (I had three offers like that the two weeks after putting them on. In the previous 17 years, I've had none.)
09-21-2017, 07:39 PM
#6
TECH Senior Member
I have experienced brake fade on a car one time on a highway off ramp...not a fun experience to barely stop with your foot to the ground. That was in Honda.
With the stock setup right now on my F-Body, I replaced the front calipers with replacements from Oreillys and did eBay pads/rotors. I really don't like this setup coming down from higher speeds. Feels awful.
With the stock setup right now on my F-Body, I replaced the front calipers with replacements from Oreillys and did eBay pads/rotors. I really don't like this setup coming down from higher speeds. Feels awful.
09-21-2017, 07:47 PM
#7
I have the brakemotive rotors, ceramic pads and ss brake lines. I was aprehensive due to the price being so cheap on the rotors but they have held up great over the years. Just those things made a huge difference.
Last edited by BrntWS6; 10-15-2017 at 05:56 AM.
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09-26-2017, 01:14 PM
#10
I bought brakemotive brakes too. They were stupid cheap and have had good experience on my previous z28. They come with ceramic pads which I thought wouldnt last long, but they have actually lasted much more than i expected. The rotors have no cracks either. My car is a street car with an occasional "spirited" run. I just installed brakemotives on my truck this past weekend.
For a track car you might want to consider something different, but for a street car I wont be going back to hawk or EBC anymore.
For a track car you might want to consider something different, but for a street car I wont be going back to hawk or EBC anymore.
09-26-2017, 08:46 PM
#11
Take a look at this thread if you are interested: https://ls1tech.com/forums/suspensio...-brakes-2.html
