Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
12-09-2021, 10:02 AM
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Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
I have searched and cannot find any details on installing larger rear brakes. Every front brake in the world has been adapted. But it seems that PBR rear brakes are the only thing people run. Has anyone successfully installed larger rear brakes? Does anyone make mounting brackets?
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12-09-2021, 12:57 PM
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Re: Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
Yes, you can fit a variety of rear brakes but it is spendy and you often loose use of the parking brake. You can view choices at website for www.bigbrakeupgrade.com
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Re: Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
The reason you don't see it often is because you really cannot have a fixed caliper on a floating axle (10 bolt). There are kits and brackets out there but you can suffer from pad knock and horrible breaking. Aesthetics aside, a properly setup 4th gen rear brake system is more than enough.
I believe Flynbye sells a C5/C6 floating rear caliper set under C56CONVPLZO6 . Kore3 also sells brackets for fixed caliper set-ups but most are for non 10 bolt rears (9 inch etc).
I believe Flynbye sells a C5/C6 floating rear caliper set under C56CONVPLZO6 . Kore3 also sells brackets for fixed caliper set-ups but most are for non 10 bolt rears (9 inch etc).
12-09-2021, 02:16 PM
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Re: Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
Yes, you can fit a variety of rear brakes but it is spendy and you often loose use of the parking brake. You can view choices at website for www.bigbrakeupgrade.com
The reason you don't see it often is because you really cannot have a fixed caliper on a floating axle (10 bolt). There are kits and brackets out there but you can suffer from pad knock and horrible breaking. Aesthetics aside, a properly setup 4th gen rear brake system is more than enough.
I believe Flynbye sells a C5/C6 floating rear caliper set under C56CONVPLZO6 . Kore3 also sells brackets for fixed caliper set-ups but most are for non 10 bolt rears (9 inch etc).
I believe Flynbye sells a C5/C6 floating rear caliper set under C56CONVPLZO6 . Kore3 also sells brackets for fixed caliper set-ups but most are for non 10 bolt rears (9 inch etc).
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Re: Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
Does anyone offer a Two-Piece Rotor that would help with the Fixed Rear Calipers?
12-09-2021, 03:28 PM
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Re: Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
My Dana 44 rear axles don't float like 10bolt axles do so you should be ok to mount a fixed caliper. Just find or make a bracket.
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Re: Z06/ZR1/ZL1 rear brakes
https://bigbrakeupgrade.com/product/...no-park-brake/
https://bigbrakeupgrade.com/product/...ake-provision/
https://bigbrakeupgrade.com/product/...-brake-9-bolt/
The links are for 9-bolt axles, but Scott modifies them to order, so he can probably make them fit any axle.
The backing plates with the parking brakes are actual C5/C6 assemblies.
https://bigbrakeupgrade.com/product/...ake-provision/
https://bigbrakeupgrade.com/product/...-brake-9-bolt/
The links are for 9-bolt axles, but Scott modifies them to order, so he can probably make them fit any axle.
The backing plates with the parking brakes are actual C5/C6 assemblies.
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