Brake Upgrade

I have searched about Brake Upgrades for the LT1 cars but I just didnt get the answers I was looking for. I know the LS1 upgrade is fairly common and popular, but what is the difference in rotor size, caliper design, and actual stopping distance? I also saw that C5 upgrade was out there too, again whats the rotorsize, caliper difference (number and size of pistons), and the stoping distance (when actually on an F-body)? I also noticed people metioning C5 Z06 calipers, what is the difference between them and the regular C5 calipers?

Z06 calipers are red, that's the only difference.

LT1 has 11" rotors, LS1 12", C5 13".
Actually 10.9, 11.9, 12.9 IIRC.
C5 rotors come directionally veined, the others don't.

The LS1 C5 and C5-Z06 calipers are dimensionally the same on the outside, and all are dual piston. So yes, you can run LS1 calipers w/C5 rotors and pads. As Bud states, the C5 and C5-Z06 is just a color change. The LS1 is a different cast. It doesn't have the larger ribs that make for a little stiffer rotor. You'll never really notice it on a street car. The LS1 has larger pistons than the C5. IIRC the mouting hardware is thicker for the C5 also.

So with the C5 rotors what is the minimum size wheel needed to clear them? And as for stopping distance, how much difference does the rotor size make?

17" wheel.
You can decrease stopping distance with a pad change on stock rotors or even by tire choice.
The larger rotor makes more of a difference in repetitive hard braking than it does with your basic day to day braking.

Also look into getting a good performance brake fluid and flushing your system.

OK how big of a difference does it make when switching to LS1/C5 dual piston calipers?

does anyone know if you can upgrade to ZO6 dual piston calipers on a '96 Z28 6 speed without changing the rotor or getting bigger/wider wheels?

You need a set of bracket mounts, C5 brake lines and C5 rotors
Brackets are available from several sources including Trackbrackets, Kore3, UMI and BMR Fabrication
And you will need 17" wheels

And not all 17" wheels will fit.

Does they will fit in a SS 17' oem wheels ???

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Yes.

what do you need to upgrade and LT1 car to C5 rotors?

What is the difference between the C5 and the C6 calipers?

I just bought this kit over the weekend, I actually bought the calipers new off ebay and saved $100. Ls1 and C5 calipers are similar but the c5 has ribs in them to make them stronger, not really needed unless you are auto crossing the car. I have heard their is a big difference between the
C5 and LS1, hard to believe. They are both 2 pistions per caliper vs the LT1 1 piston. Anyway here is the link the kit has everything needed to do the install and is the cheapest I have seen it.

http://www.kore3.com/proddetail.php?prod=10105-01


1997 Camaro SS #1039 M6
LE1, CC306, Pacesetter Long tubes, TTL exhaust, No Emissions, Under Drive Pulleys, Mad Z28 Tune, 4:10’s, Level II Suspension, BFG KDW’s. best time (bolt-on only) 13.3 @ 105mph, 94 F

o ya the website also stated that all 17" wheels that came stock on the f-body will fit

Strait off the Kore3 website:

The C6 Z51 calipers are interchangeable with the C5 calipers and are approximately 25% more rigid due to additional material across the bridge of the calipers. Both C5 and C6 calipers have twin Ø40.5mm pistons and utilize a pad abutment design, where the braking torque is transmitted directly from the pads into the pad abutment brackets and the spindles they mount to, leading to better performance you can feel at the pedal.

The C6 Z06 front calipers are of a 6-piston, monobloc design with a patented pad-per-piston design such that each piston has it's own dedicated pad. This feature reduces the development of tapered pad wear commonly experienced by longer pads in similar applications. Due in part to the unique pad design, the calipers utilize cast-in bridge sections for maximum rigidity and overall stiffness resulting in improved pedal feel and pad wear.