dont be too hard i went through all 8 pages of brake questions....

I have warped 3 sets of rotors on my 01 z28 and wanted to upgrade to c5/zo6 brakes in the front..... is it possible? if so what is involved?

thanks in advance
wv

 

Several companies sell brackets to use C5 rotors with LS1 calipers (LS1 calipers are nearly identical to C5 calipers at a much lower price). I myself modified my stock LS1 caliper mount brackets to work with C5 rotors.

 

...or you could just buy a pair of Brembo OEM replacement rotors for about $65 a piece.

Speaking from first hand experience, you won't warp those if you keep the impact wrench jockeys away from 'em.

Sam can hook you up.

 

Yeah, if you weren't aware of it, how you tighten down your lug nuts can warp a rotor. Make sure you are going in a star pattern and tightening them evenly.

Also, if you are hard on your brakes, give them a little chance to cool before parking the car.

You also could have eneven pad buildup on your rotors. Try going through a pad/rotor break in(bedding) procedure with your warped rotors. If you have uneven pad deposits on your rotors, this might remove the material and make the brakes smooth again.

If you are looking for info on the C5 brake upgrade(which I did, and you can see some pics in my webpage), I would recommend visiting www.frrax.com and searching the brake section.

Dan

 

what did you do to modify the ls1 mount brackets?