Big Brakes on a not-so-big Budget? YEP

daniel.drives said:
I went ahead and swapped C6 front calipers onto the C5 brackets, they seem to give a little better pedal feel under hard abuse. I've been dailying on 19 inch mustang wheels and running high brake clearance 18s at the track, havent had a chance to throw the stock wheels back on and see if they clear the thicker calipers.

Here's my brake pad report:
Hawk HPS and HPS+: Excellent. Pricey for street pads, but you get what you pay for and they hold up to aggressive use well.
Hawk HT-10: More aggressive stopping power than HPS, very good heat resistance for sustained abuse. Wears very quickly when hot, though. $250/set
Hawk DTC-60: Excellent track pads with relatively good cold (street) characteristics as well. More durable than the HT-10, I usually get about 5 track days out of a pair. V expensive at $300/set
Performance Friction Compounds carbon ceramic whatever: Bought these at Oreillys when I got tired of paying for DTC-60. Great for street use, but hi-temp track use deposits a lot of pad material on the rotors. Enough to give the car a vibration under braking. Seemed to be a long lasting pad. $100/set
Powerstop PST731: Rockauto's track day brake compound. Smaller friction puck than some, but this doesn't seem to hurt performance under extreme conditions. Only ran for one track day so far, but I was impressed. Too soon to say about durability yet. Seems dustier in street use than track use. $100/set
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Any idea if the c6 caliper fit with stock 18” wheels ?
 
Hello guys and gals. Thanks to all that made this happen !!! Just did this to replace my KVR rotors which were made of unobtainium and went belly up long ago. Completely worn down but stayed true to the end. Could have had discs made but $600 later in same boat. Grinding and bolt up with bracket was fine. Only issue is the C5 pads don't cover all the disc surface area. Lose approx 15% contact towards bottom. Aesthetically challenging. Pads are not tall enough. Got the leverage though and using Carbotec X8 compound pads. Pricey but best pads I've had on any vehicle over last AHHHGGG!! 50+ years. As Mikey says try it you'll like it. Talk to Mike or Mike Jr. at Carbotec.Fast response and very helpfull. Proverbial hit the brick wall stopping. Better have premium rubber. Will post pics when I get a chance. Call/text me me if you want 908-208-3735

Thanks, Stan
 
Serge said:
Has anyone experienced annoying squeaking from the brakes when going over bumps?
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I have about 175,000 miles on this brake upgrade. I experience squeezing when the pedal is depressed and the brake pads are less than 1/2 of new. If its happening going over bumps I would check your wheel bearings/ hubs for movement.
 
Question for the experts. Pad on the right is off c5 Vette. Pad on the left is from Hemi Charger. Charger pads fit Vette calipers. Would there be any advantage to these over c5 pads? There does appear to be more pad material on Charger pads. Thoughts?

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Interesting find. What year Charger?
Is that a Brembo brake pad? Or base brake pad?
I’m extremely happy with my C5 pads.
My car stops on a dime.


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Does anyone know if the brackets are still available for this? I have one of the very early sets on my '03, and recently picked up an '04 that desperately needs better braking.

I'll go with one of the Wilwood kits if this whole project has ended, but I really like this kit from a long term ownership perspective. I plan to have this car for a long time, and I know I'll always be able to find Corvette and Mustang brake parts. Wilwood may not be around 20-30 years from now if I need parts.
 
xxfonziexx said:
Does anyone know if the brackets are still available for this? I have one of the very early sets on my '03, and recently picked up an '04 that desperately needs better braking.

I'll go with one of the Wilwood kits if this whole project has ended, but I really like this kit from a long term ownership perspective. I plan to have this car for a long time, and I know I'll always be able to find Corvette and Mustang brake parts. Wilwood may not be around 20-30 years from now if I need parts.
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I let the vendor know You are looking for another set.


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