just wondering if it worth the upgrade or not

 

Everyone I know you has done say it's great.

 

Yes, I think it is.

A couple of times, on my stock brakes, I had to make an emergency stop, but no matter how hard I pushed the pedal, the car just came rolling to a stop. On dry pavement I couldn't even get the ABS to kick in.

Now that's all changed!

Here's a comparison picture:
http://www.reanimator.org/Z28/pics/brakes_ls1_lt1.jpg

Here's the completed brake install:
http://www.reanimator.org/Z28/pics/brakes_ls1_hal.jpg

 

was the swap hard to do?
how long does it take?

i found a guide a fbody.com so that should help

oh they look good on the car

 

Mikey97Z: Where did you get the camaro decal for the brakes?? I'm waiting on getting my calipers back from being powdercoated, and that looks awesome!!!

 

The caliper decals are from Afterthoughts Auto. http://www.afterthoughtsauto.com/brakcaldec.html

 

Here's the only tricky part of the LS1 Brake Upgrade ... modifying the bracket to point "out" instead of "up"

Here's a closeup pic.
http://www.reanimator.org/Z28/pics/b...s1_bracket.jpg

To do this, remove the bracket from the car and cut a one inch slot down the middle of it. Then I put it in a vise and used a hammer to bend it down almost 90 degrees.

Then you'll need to bend the metal brake line to match the bracket. Bend it gently 90 degrees by pushing the lowest part of the line toward the center of the car (I put a pipe behind it to bend the line at a gentle curve .. don't kink it!) Try to get it to look like the picture above and you'll be all set!

 

Where do I get a guide on how to do this? Also who can hook me up with going to a junkyard and getting the parts. Here in greenville there isn't a junkyard worth a crap. Thanks.

 

http://store.yahoo.com/speedautomotive/ They are a F-body salvage yard.

Also, http://www.tacreationsusa.com I don't know if they will ship, but i'm pretty sure they had some in stock. As for guides, i'm not quite sure. I was looking for a good one myself. I'm probably just going to do it and see what happens.

 

http://www.fbody.com/tech/

 

Does all of this still clear 15" rims? I'm looking at getting some Bogarts, and I want better brakes that will clear.

 

Why do you have 15" Rims?? Shouldn't they be 16s?

 

Mikey, those look great! What kind of paint did you use?

Steve, They are well worth the money. Night and day difference.

I would recomend TA Creations. Thats where I got mine. They were the last set when I called. When I put them in both spindles were bent.(couldnt tell until they were installed) They sent me new ones no questions asked. Very helpfull. Good luck and enjoy.

 

I thought about going the ls1 route and then I decided to go the c5 route. I've been extremely impressed. My friends with ls1 cars are impressed by the brakes as well. Took me about 8 hours to do both sides (should have been 4).

Chris at nashville speed had the brackets, not sure if there is a source anymore.

 

I went the C5 route also. I bought the brackets from Bob Bishop (lateapex). He is the person that designed and builds the brackets that Nashville speed was selling.

The C5 and LS1 calipers are basically the same caliper....the advantage of the C5 setup over the LS1 setup is the larger rotor.