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Old 07-11-2012, 12:11 PM
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What size are your stock wheels? I used to run 15x4's on front of my '91 1LE so you should be able to run any size 15 or 16 inch wheel.
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I got the stock 15 inch Iroc wheels all around
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Originally Posted by Bradlyj8Z28
KORE3 C6 Z06 brake kit, 14inch rotors with 6 piston calipers









How in the hell do you get C6 brakes on these cars?! That looks sick
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I installed a 13" BAER black label kit about a year ago. ALso my rear is a ford 8.8 which came stock with 11.5" rotors, I put new stock calipers, cross drilled/slotted zinc washed rotors and organic pads. All brake lines have been replaced and run different than stock. Stock proportioning valve is gone, front brakes are Tee'd right off the master cylinder, recently installed a summit line lock for the track. Rear brakes go through a SSBC adjustable proportioning valve. all custom lines, mostly stainless or copper annealed (wayyy easier to work with/bend and will never rust or corrode like stainless, but 50X easier to flare and bend etc). BAER kit came with alloy hubs and braided lines.

2nd pic shows the old SLP 17" ZR1 rim which gets swapped out for the ford anthracite 17"x9 with 275 rubber and a 1.5" billet custom adapter.
3rd pic shows the rear 17"x10.5" ford anthracite rim and 315 rubber, car now has all the same rims
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sorry to steal the thread but i must ask will the c5 brakes work behind my 85 iroc 16inch wheels? or will i have to go with ls1 brakes?
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sorry to steal the thread but i must ask will the c5 brakes work behind my 85 iroc 16inch wheels? or will i have to go with ls1 brakes?
from what I've read, the full c5 setup wont fit, but you can run LS1 pads/rotors with c5 calipers, as long as you use LS1 brackets (both the slider bracket and the aftermarket one that mounts it to the modified spindle).
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Originally Posted by //<86TA>\\
im not finished yet, but here my current upgrade. Baer 6s calipers and 14" pcs rotors, Kore3 aluminum hubs ect. all the goodies
What wheels are these? They look awesome especially with the upgraded brakes.
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Re: Post your brake upgrade pics here!

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Are those the 1LE rotors? I want to do the swap on my 89 but i want to keep my stock wheels.
Sorry that it's been a couple of months - guess I missed your post.

But yes, those are 1LE rotors and calipers and they fit perfectly under 15x7 factory wheels. They are as large as you can go without getting creative.

The only thing to swap are the brake lines and I added speed bleeders.

My brakes were taken directly off a 1LE and put on mine so they were still dirty/rusty when pictures were taken.
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I got a complete kit from Kore3 industries. came in a box, complete.
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Re: Post your brake upgrade pics here!

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How in the hell do you get C6 brakes on these cars?! That looks sick


It's bolt on to the C5 adapter racket. It uses a cut down std rotor hu, use the z06 rotors and calipers and done. All bolt in deal. Any C5 or C6 caliper will interchange as the bracket for our cars mimics the mounting pattern on the C5/6 spindle. The differences in rotor diameter are incorporated into the abutment brackets or in case of the C6Z06 the caliper since it's a fixed one without abutment.
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AMAZING thread guys. It awsome to see the many variations and combos out there. Im gonna post up pics next time im on of mine
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Re: Post your brake upgrade pics here!

whats up guys im trying to to the rear ls1 swap. im just having trouble figuring out the brake line situation . my 86 iroc already has discs .i have the new calipers, ebrake/parking bracket and shoes. i bought the custom ls1 ebrake cables from ed miller and brake lines but the brakes lines don't really seem to be matching. hopefully i didn't buy the wrong ones need to call back and ask.

I was just wondering if someone can post up there rear brake lines if you've done the rear ls1 swap thanks guys
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no one?
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Re: Post your brake upgrade pics here!

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Ls1 front and rear brake + new wheels..
I know this is a little old, but what wheels are those? Need spacers or bolt on and go?
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Where are you guys getting your big brakes from?
I need something to fill up my 18's in the front. Have an ls1 rear end with the 12" brakes, so rear is done.
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Have you search ?
There couple places to get them
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bigbrakeupgrade.com has what you need
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anyone who has has 6 piston corvette caliper can you do me a favor and next time you have acces to your brakes can you measure the distance between the caliper bolts i bought some 6piston brakes today for a deal i couldnt pass up some zr18 calipers, now wondering if the bolt pattern is the same
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anyone who has has 6 piston corvette caliper can you do me a favor and next time you have acces to your brakes can you measure the distance between the caliper bolts i bought some 6piston brakes today for a deal i couldnt pass up some zr18 calipers, now wondering if the bolt pattern is the same

any interest in selling the brembos, if so let me know through pm.
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I did the complete LS brake conversion with the kit from Big Brake Upgrade. Very happy.
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Are you sure those are Corvette Brembos ? the look a bit shorter ? What car did those come from ? What is the Piston Dia. of those ?

Originally Posted by SiCkRs
anyone who has has 6 piston corvette caliper can you do me a favor and next time you have acces to your brakes can you measure the distance between the caliper bolts i bought some 6piston brakes today for a deal i couldnt pass up some zr18 calipers, now wondering if the bolt pattern is the same

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no they are not corvette brembos these are off a porsche cayenne
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any interest in selling the brembos, if so let me know through pm.
yeah ill let you know if i get the 6 piston ones to work i would sell them
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no they are not corvette brembos these are off a porsche cayenne
i thought porshe used radial mounted brakes on all there cars.. atleast the ones ive seen i could be wrong tho should be fun project tho
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Yea ill see if they work looking for a local shop to be able to do me the bracket
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Yea ill see if they work looking for a local shop to be able to do me the bracket
Get a piece of plexi and mock-up the caliper. Theres your bracket
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I was actually thinking of doing that. You know how these calipers bolt up? they dont have threads like my brembos do
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I was actually thinking of doing that. You know how these calipers bolt up? they dont have threads like my brembos do
Plexiglass is a good idea can use mdf also

You can thread them yourself how large are the holes ?

Should be easy stuff tho
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holes are about 3/4 of an inch
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You really need to mount rotor and fiqure out what bracket would work ..there 2 options you can mount them with 2 brackets ..kinda like the big brake kits offered in aftermarket but difference is that there brakes are radial mounted and use a special bracket to mount them so you have to do the opposite .since you have the mounting ears ..

or depending on bracket design you can use self locking bolts that the VW guy use to mount to their golfs

it really depends on hub your going to use and brake rotor
You really cant do nothing till then as this is going to make a custom bracket ..
so get on it lol
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lol ill get on it as soon i get my brake upgrade waiting for it to get here still then ill get to work on it ill make a thread for some assistance
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CTS-V 4 pot brembos with 13.5" rotors under 17" Y2K wheels along with the bracket I used
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Re: Post your brake upgrade pics here!

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CTS-V 4 pot brembos with 13.5" rotors under 17" Y2K wheels along with the bracket I used
Pocket,

That is quite the curious combo there. I assume that is a C6 Z51 rotor? If so, the Brembo pad is taller than the friction surface of the rotor. What are you doing about the over hang.

Reference:
https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/brak...-ss-cts-v.html

This thread is in reference to Z06 rotors, but its the same issue with Z51 rotors.

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I'm not doing anything extra about it. The overhang isn't as extreme as the pic in your link. It's less than .100" towards the hub. I don't see a huge problem with it. Main issue with the upgrade is the double left side z51 rotors. Again, I'm not worried about it
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