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Aurora40 · 07-20-2011

Ok, maybe more like $150 for calipers vs <$100... I thought they were cheaper. Two-piece rotors are pricey, and you might feel compelled to upgrade the rear to match, which is more pricey. I spent $900 on 4 two-piece rotors on my car, I don't think I'd do that again... They looked cool, but so do 9 C-notes.

It's hard to beat the C5+ rotor for performance, it's quite a bit thicker than the J55 front rotor. The caliper might not be super blingy, but the C6 version of it is pretty clean looking. Maybe Mike can chime in about their performance. He has a friend with an LT4 race car and uses C5 brakes. Mike was impressed with their abilities on the track. And they are cheap!

Just FYI, if you only want looks, Baer has that 6-piston caliper with pads (C5 sized) that uses the stock J55 rotor for $1k. There'll be some performance upgrade from the extra clamping force, but mostly it looks cool, and uses standard replacement parts (C4 rotors, C5 pads).

07-20-2011	#9
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,713	Re: Big Brakes Needed Ok, maybe more like $150 for calipers vs <$100... I thought they were cheaper. Two-piece rotors are pricey, and you might feel compelled to upgrade the rear to match, which is more pricey. I spent $900 on 4 two-piece rotors on my car, I don't think I'd do that again... They looked cool, but so do 9 C-notes. It's hard to beat the C5+ rotor for performance, it's quite a bit thicker than the J55 front rotor. The caliper might not be super blingy, but the C6 version of it is pretty clean looking. Maybe Mike can chime in about their performance. He has a friend with an LT4 race car and uses C5 brakes. Mike was impressed with their abilities on the track. And they are cheap! Just FYI, if you only want looks, Baer has that 6-piston caliper with pads (C5 sized) that uses the stock J55 rotor for $1k. There'll be some performance upgrade from the extra clamping force, but mostly it looks cool, and uses standard replacement parts (C4 rotors, C5 pads). __________________ Bob Saveland Former owner of #2517 [IMG]http://a.random-image.net/aurora40/vette.jpg[/img] Last edited by Aurora40; 07-20-2011 at 10:02 AM.