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Old 05-08-2005, 01:05 AM
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Anyone upgrade their brakes??? everyone chime in.
I'm just curious as to how many of you have upgraded the braking system. I mean More than a set of SS(stainless steel) lines, and pads. I mean To my knowledge, braking is low on the list of priorities. Speed, looks, and handling seem to come before these things. Right, or..........
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brakes seem to be low but should be high that's why I'm looking for a set of f body calipers
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are the SS calipers any better than the Z calipers? I know that the Cobra calipers are a good, bang for the buck upgrade for my car. JW
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from what I've seen the part number is the same
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and the v6 ones are the same also, but they are 2 piston which is pretty good
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well, can you pick them up for cheap? I mean a set of 2 pistons, and some good slotted rotors with some semi-metallic pads, and SS lines would probably work pretty well compared to stock.
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calipers are around $150 each the f body stock brakes are actually pretty good they are designed for high performance cars where on say that civic they are designed for econo cars and suck with 100 hp up that and your asking for trouble
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calipers are around $150 each the f body stock brakes are actually pretty good they are designed for high performance cars where on say that civic they are designed for econo cars and suck with 100 hp up that and your asking for trouble
Your asking for trouble In any car that you add a few hundred horsepower to.
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I swapped my stock C5 brakes with Z06 calipers, SS lines, slotted/drilled rotors, ceramic pads and noticed 0 difference

If you're not autocrossing there is really no reason to swap brakes. I did mine for appearance factor only.
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Prolly the cheapest upgrade for an LT1 is get a set of LS1 caliper/rotor set. The Lt1's on came with 12" where the LS1 came with 13"...other than that there are plenty other parts I can buy for the $1300 IMO...
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I agree. I was curious, because archemedes and I were having a discussion about brakes being very low on the list of priorities.
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I agree it is low but figure you are now going faster do you really want a low quality brake hoping to slow you down
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I've upgraded to HPS Hawk pads and slotted rotors but that's it for now. I'll get ss lines before to long.
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and the v6 ones are the same also, but they are 2 piston which is pretty good
the 93-97 front brakes were single piston and were the same for V8 and V6, and for rears, if the V6s had rear disc, they were also single piston and were the same. as for 98-02 the fronts were two piston and the rears were single, and both were the same for V8 and V6.

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I did mine for appearance factor only.
yeah i upgraded my brakes for appearance only. i got rid of my ugly rear drums and swapped some LT1 rear discs, and also noticed no difference.
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Originally Posted by NoRiceInside
the 93-97 front brakes were single piston and were the same for V8 and V6, and for rears, if the V6s had rear disc, they were also single piston and were the same. as for 98-02 the fronts were two piston and the rears were single, and both were the same for V8 and V6.


yeah i upgraded my brakes for appearance only. i got rid of my ugly rear drums and swapped some LT1 rear discs, and also noticed no difference.
I don't count the early 4th since they use the same brake caliper as the front drivers and were horrible to start with
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