Fabulous Brakes, Much Less than Baer, etc.
11-07-2003, 06:55 PM
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Fabulous Brakes, Much Less than Baer, etc.
To build my '94 Z28 Road Racer, I wanted Brakes that were far superior to the stock ones.
The After-Market kits available are just too EXPENSIVE.
I couldn't upgrade to 1LE because of the class my car is in.
So, with a little ingenuity, and work.... tada.... Brakes AWESOME all day long.
Cut the cast iron "ears" off. This allows for 13" rotors.
Buy Wilwood Superlite II calipers. $200 CDN each.
Buy Corvette ZR1 13"x1.12" rotors. $185 CDN each.
Fabricate adapter plate to mount to original mounting holes, and bolt caliper to it. $10 CDN each. (need 1 for each side)
Install Wilwood brake pads. $165 CDN a full front set.
I use "Black"s, but this is for road racing. You could get a less aggressive pad for the street/strip.
Install Stainless Steel braided lines. Don't count this in this package price. $100 CDN.
Use a good synthetic Brake Fluid. I use Motul 600. Don't count this in this package price. $13 CDN per liter.
Use stock rotors with Hawk HP+ pads on the rears.
This thing stops like CRAZY.... all day long. No fade, no soft pedal.
I can show pictures of the whole process, and am willing to talk to anyone interested in pursuing this route.
Much cheaper.... about $1000 CDN.
The After-Market kits available are just too EXPENSIVE.
I couldn't upgrade to 1LE because of the class my car is in.
So, with a little ingenuity, and work.... tada.... Brakes AWESOME all day long.
Cut the cast iron "ears" off. This allows for 13" rotors.
Buy Wilwood Superlite II calipers. $200 CDN each.
Buy Corvette ZR1 13"x1.12" rotors. $185 CDN each.
Fabricate adapter plate to mount to original mounting holes, and bolt caliper to it. $10 CDN each. (need 1 for each side)
Install Wilwood brake pads. $165 CDN a full front set.
I use "Black"s, but this is for road racing. You could get a less aggressive pad for the street/strip.
Install Stainless Steel braided lines. Don't count this in this package price. $100 CDN.
Use a good synthetic Brake Fluid. I use Motul 600. Don't count this in this package price. $13 CDN per liter.
Use stock rotors with Hawk HP+ pads on the rears.
This thing stops like CRAZY.... all day long. No fade, no soft pedal.
I can show pictures of the whole process, and am willing to talk to anyone interested in pursuing this route.
Much cheaper.... about $1000 CDN.
11-08-2003, 12:25 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Richmond, B.C., Canada
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My class won't let us replace components with "other" newer models, unless we replace ALL the components. In other words, if you do the hubs (which we would do to replace the brakes with 1LE) then we would have to upgrade the engine, tranny, rear end, and suspension also.
Hey, I don't write the rules, I only follow them.
But they do allow us to apply after-market parts to the car AS LONG AS WE USE THE ORIGINAL MOUNTING POINTS.
So I can bolt on these calipers by using adapter plates.
That is how I got around the rule, and they let it pass.
So I thought I would pas this on to anyone interested.
Oh, I did forget 1 thing.....
With 13" rotors, of course 16" wheels won't work.
I am running ZR1 17x9.5 rims... fit and clear perfectly with no spacers or nuthin'.
Hey, I don't write the rules, I only follow them.
But they do allow us to apply after-market parts to the car AS LONG AS WE USE THE ORIGINAL MOUNTING POINTS.
So I can bolt on these calipers by using adapter plates.
That is how I got around the rule, and they let it pass.
So I thought I would pas this on to anyone interested.
Oh, I did forget 1 thing.....
With 13" rotors, of course 16" wheels won't work.
I am running ZR1 17x9.5 rims... fit and clear perfectly with no spacers or nuthin'.
Last edited by ntmd8r; 11-08-2003 at 04:08 PM.
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