The Big Bad Brake Thread

[PurpleGuy]

Last night actually...

I was going of your post when you said you stickyd it right before 9am.

 

[blueguy]

I gotcha...good catch schmee...I forgot I posted that.

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

LOL yeah.

GXP setup shouldnt be too bad.

Its why I mentioned the stock Brake Bias.

97-03s with GXP front only will do about 95/5. If they do the whole setup you will be proportionate and shouldn't have any issues at all

 

[matt5112]

minus the insane cost of rotors

 

[blueguy]

Minus the fact you'll have GXPness on your car...and your head will explode LOL

 

[matt5112]

gxp brakes are awesome.

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

minus the insane cost of rotors

cost of rotors?

They are $60 a pop

 

[matt5112]

premium 12's are $80 on sale here.

GXP's... I dont even want to know.

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

they $60 from GM

or hit RockAuto

 

[SilvaMan61]

is zzps fbody kit decently priced?

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

is zzps fbody kit decently priced?

Not really....they still have to make a profit. But it is nice to have everything in a kit

 

[SilvaMan61]

Not really....they still have to make a profit. But it is nice to have everything in a kit

thats the only reason im considering it. whats an average pieced-together kit cost?

dont mean to be a hassle.

 

[blueguy]

Junkyard...$100 with new pads...TOPS.

That is...if you can find a non gutted f-body at a yard.

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

My brackets were $40 with all the bolts, $60 Hawk HPS pads, $100 for new rotors. My Vette Calipers were free for some work I did for someone

So $200 for me

 

[blueguy]

Cheater.

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

So I got some new information that guys who do the F-body upgrade on ClubGP throw the F-body rotors on their cars with the 5x120 bolt pattern. I wonder if you could then just use the the 14" corvette rotors without issue for the 14" brake setup.

I'm gonna hunt for this information on ClubGP when I find it, I'll post the link.

 

[nawarkk]

How does that work again? 5x120?

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

This is something I was informed I'm investigating it right now.

 

[MrPoopyButthole]

Here is the thread, the guy says he bought F-body rotors, and in the pictures it definitely looks like he did:

ClubGP Message Forum troubleshooting

 

[matt5112]

the gm 12's are designed to fit both 115 and 120's

His weight comparison is kinda dumb.... C5 pads are larger than W body so they'll weigh more. Weight is probably the same.

Unless you went with a two piece rotor....