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WARP TEN · 07-05-2023

There are quite a few more modern and perhaps radical options to improve brake performance, but I used the one of the simpler approaches--albeit a long time ago. When I had my '93 in the late '90s, I felt my brake pedal feel wasn't right, a little soft. I had Marc upgrade my calipers to the newer GS calipers which he said had a bit stiffer castings than the stock ZR-1 calipers and would improve pedal feel. At the same time I replaced the stock rubber brake lines with braided ones I believe from DRM. I felt the changes improved brake feel. On the '95 I did not need to change the calipers. --Bob

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WARP TEN Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lake Bluff, IL Posts: 2,039	Re: '90 ZR-1 brake refurbish options There are quite a few more modern and perhaps radical options to improve brake performance, but I used the one of the simpler approaches--albeit a long time ago. When I had my '93 in the late '90s, I felt my brake pedal feel wasn't right, a little soft. I had Marc upgrade my calipers to the newer GS calipers which he said had a bit stiffer castings than the stock ZR-1 calipers and would improve pedal feel. At the same time I replaced the stock rubber brake lines with braided ones I believe from DRM. I felt the changes improved brake feel. On the '95 I did not need to change the calipers. --Bob __________________ 2016 Long Beach Red Z06 #10281 "POPS Z" 1995 Polo Green #409 "WARP TEN"--Haibeck 350/510 package, 4.10s, Hurst, Stock Exhaust with QTP Cutouts --Sold but still running strong 1993 Quasar Blue #161 "HIL KING" --Sold but still running strong, now with more than 120,000 miles 1967 Marlboro Maroon/Saddle Corvette Coupe 300 hp/4-spd --Sold a long time ago ZR-1 Net Registry Founding Member #95 NCM Lifetime Member Favorite Quote--Attributed to Mickey Thompson: "Too Much Horsepower is Almost Enough" Last edited by WARP TEN; 07-06-2023 at 09:59 AM.