SSilver

What brake kit for the front will fit with 15 inch convo pros?

I used to have the BAER GT+ kit but I could not fit the convo pros even with a spacer, I loved how they looked and performed but I wanted the skinnies on there more...

Any suggestions for a brake kit that will fit?

roy

Lt1 Brakes and steering knuckle. I believe 97 wasa good year for em. Cheap and plentiful

SSilver

you mean just stock lt1 brakes?

I want to upgrade the brakes yet still fit my skinnies..

trackbird

iTrader: (4)

No point. You'll just overpower that little tire with the extra grip of the larger brakes. Besides, most people run skinnies to reduce weight. Large brakes add the weight back to the car. So, there is not much point. I'd run stock wheels and stock brakes (for a similar total weight, or very likley so) instead. Large brakes are for road racing/performance applications. The stock LT1 brakes will stop the car from a drag strip pass easily enough to be more than safe. If you are running the car hard enough to need large brakes, you do not want skinnies on the car. I'd say you will have to pick a direction. Drag or roadrace, for your setup. It is really difficult to have it both ways. Roy's suggestion was the same one I was about to make. LT1 brakes.

roy

Well wahat exactly do you mean by upgrade ? Lighter weight , more stopping force?

Lt1 brakes aren't that bad for that one stop you need to make at the drag strip .

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SSilver

basically I don't wanna dick with warped rotors and as bad as this sounds I loved the look of my GT+ kit...



might just do stock calipers and eradispeeds...

Currently at the track they have a short shutdown area and with my warped rotors stopping from 90mph in the 1/8 is tough...

SSilver

BTW the car gets more street miles than drag strip so I want something street friendly too...

trackbird

iTrader: (4)

Try a Brembo OEM rotor and Hawk HPS pads. You'll be amazed at the difference and the Brembo's are pretty warp resistant.

SSilver

think I might just do the eradispeeds in front since i still have them in back...

would hawk pads work well with the eradispeeds?

98_1LE

iTrader: (17)

You may want to pick a stock size and light (Eradispeed) rotor and get calipers like these if looks, street and drag performance is what is important to you. I would suspect any wheel that will clear stock LS1 brakes without grinding will fit. The upside is it will use stock pads, the downside is it may taper them. It should stop better than stock since the added piston area will apply more force up front.

I like stock GM front pads for street, autox, and drag.