SStrokerAce

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I thought that too. Baer has told me that they are not, but I'm going to look over the Pair of Vette Calipers I have and the ones on my SS and see if there are similar dimensions or similar part numbers.

Bret

mrgto

Are the fronts for both of these cars(LS1) esentially the same front caliper? Looks withstanding, are they the same?

mrgto

Well I looked at the calipers on my fathers 00 Vette and my 01 Z28 and the only difference is the name CORVETTE on them. The vette ones might have some cooling ribs on the top, but I didn't look at the Z's that closely.

I looked up the pad numbers on GMPartsDirect, and although they have different part numbers, the last 5 digits are the same.

ChrisB

The calipers are different - the C5 calipers are a good bit more rigid than the f-body calipers.

Chris

mitchntx

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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by ChrisB:
<strong>The calipers are different - the C5 calipers are a good bit more rigid than the f-body calipers.

Chris</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">How?

99 WS6

Do they have the same mounting point locations? If they are more rigid, and the mounts are the same, they should be a nice cheap upgrade.

Biochem

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by 99 WS6:
<strong>Do they have the same mounting point locations? If they are more rigid, and the mounts are the same, they should be a nice cheap upgrade.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They can't fit f-bodies... they just can't! lol

bfongC5

C5 calipers are pressure casted where the F-bodies are not. The pressure casting makes the Vette's calipers more rigid.

ChrisB

Yep, the C5 calipers are all pressure cast - previous GM/PBR calipers were gravity cast. Though they look the same at initial glance the C5 caliper is also of a slightly different construction, and because of that more rigid - it resists spreading better. I believe Baer has started using these calipers (as opposed to the older C4/PBR caliper) in their new GTP kits.

Chris

<small>[ April 13, 2002, 01:52 AM: Message edited by: ChrisB ]</small>

Imperator

Because both calipers are 2-piston "floating" calipers, is it possible to mate the C5 caliper with the F-body bracket? Are the sliding pins in the same position? Rotor dia. and thickness should be the same, right? Any differences in piston diameter between the two?

Steve1969LS1

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You COULD mount up a C5 caliper on your fbody IF you had the right mounting bracket.. at least I dont see why not..

When you buy the Baer GTP setup you basicly get a 13" rotor, a C5 caliper (with Baer on the side instead of Corvette).. and the proper bracket to attach it all to your spindle (after cutting off the fbody mounting nubs..

To me $1200 for the bear kit is NOT the best bang for the buck out there.. even according to Baer the improvement is only a little over stock fbody brakes.. Now their 4 and 6 piston Alcon kits (while pricy) will give you a HUGE improvement over stock..

JMO

WAY 2 QWK

I know it's a little off the subject, but I seem to recall Roy putting Porche brakes on an F-BODY!
I e-mailed him earlier today to see how and how much$$$$$.

Might be something to consider based on cost effectiveness! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" />

roy

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by WAY 2 QWK:
<strong>I know it's a little off the subject, but I seem to recall Roy putting Porche brakes on an F-BODY!
I e-mailed him earlier today to see how and how much$$$$$.

Might be something to consider based on cost effectiveness! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Cool]" src="gr_images/icons/cool.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Hi guys
Yes I do have the Movit Porsche kit on my car. At the time of purchase the fronts cost installed was about 2300$US installed .