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07-22-2008, 09:43 PM
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lt1 brake upgrades
anyone have any info/suggestions/articles on upgrading front and rear brakes on lt1's? i've heard c5 and ls1. which is better for a daily driver just really looking to fill in the wheels with larger rotors while obviously achieving better braking? whats the pricing or parts list look like? i think i want to do the rears first, though my fronts have some noise sometimes. thanks erbody!!
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07-22-2008, 10:03 PM
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kore3 - i found these guys. anyone deal with them? i have 17inch wheels in the front and 18inch wheels in the back, not positive about what i can fit but i think i know
looks like these for the front. don't see anything for rears though. do ls1 calipers and rotors just swap in? will ls1 calipers work with my lt1 parking brake lines?
Last edited by sweetbmxrider; 07-22-2008 at 10:14 PM.
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07-24-2008, 02:19 PM
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anyone with some info here? HELLLLLLLLLOOOO!!!!????
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07-24-2008, 02:24 PM
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Who needs to stop?
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07-24-2008, 06:33 PM
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I did the ls1 brake swap on my 96.
Just went to contemporary corvette and got the stuff for like 150 bucks.
Spindles, lines, calipers, rotors (with i used as cores for new ones).
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07-24-2008, 07:40 PM
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what about rears though? i'm gunna do c5's in the front, but i don't see much about rears
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07-24-2008, 07:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
what about rears though? i'm gunna do c5's in the front, but i don't see much about rears
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If you feel like shelling out that much cash just so they look bigger behind the wheel.
why bother with the rears?
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07-24-2008, 07:58 PM
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cuz it looks like crap. 18 inch wheel with a whole lotta empty behind it. i don't like it.
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07-30-2008, 12:14 AM
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anyone on here do anything like this with their brakes? just curious how it turned out and such
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07-30-2008, 01:27 AM
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Theres not much in the field of big brake upgrades for our cars other then the big names like Brembo, StopTech, Baer etc... Personally I think the C5 conversion is the most appealing combination available for our cars & best bang for your buck. I've seen a few with C6 conversions but the brakes are just down right ridiculously large. Just remember that when you go to a C5/6 brake you can no longer put on a wheel on smaller then 17's.
My plan is to go with a C5 Z06 Brake Conversion using the Black Z06 Calipers with Hawks pads & power slot rotors using whatever brackets I can find for the best deal. Then for the rear I would do the 98+ rear disc conversion with AC Delco stuff.
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07-30-2008, 05:49 AM
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keep in mind LT1 and LS1 rear brakes have different backing plates. This means your axles will need to come out to do the swap.
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07-30-2008, 02:59 PM
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yeah i read about the backing plates. ill probably hold off on them and i guess pretty up what i have now. thanks for the advice
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08-22-2008, 08:43 AM
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Go on any one of the big camaro boards a LS1 brake upgrade is a popular upgrade for LT1ers ever since the Ls1 came out. Should be a ton of info
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08-22-2008, 03:08 PM
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thanks man. i'll have to check that out.
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08-22-2008, 03:51 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
thanks man. i'll have to check that out.
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I said that above. What I listed is all you need.
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08-23-2008, 02:31 PM
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Quote:
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I said that above. What I listed is all you need.
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haha i was being more or less nice. i'm gunna have to wait though. my opti has been giving me a little trouble. so i will be getting all those goodies and a water pump. maybe do the timing components while im there. uhhhh
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08-23-2008, 10:50 PM
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how many miles are on it? i wouldnt do the timing belt unless your gonna do a cam, just throw a new opti and an Electric water pump on and call it a day
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08-24-2008, 01:44 PM
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100k. i have some oil leaking from the timing case cover so i figured if its all out then might as well. don't they convert to LT4 timing components?
Last edited by sweetbmxrider; 08-24-2008 at 01:44 PM.
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