to brake or not to brake/ upgrade?

[GOLDCYLON]

Originally Posted by ITLGO2

I noticed, that a lot of owners, had upgraded their brakes, the wilwood and baer brake kits, give the car a little more curb appeal, is it possible to upgrade the front brakes to wilwood slotted rotors and calipers, and leave the stock on the back ? I have no mechanical skills

Yes most of these big brake kits fit like stock without the need for adapters for clearance or adaptable brackets for the C5 and C6 factory calipers that are needed for our ZR-1s

For normal driving the stock calipers are fine. For a little bling you might consider the 96 GS/CE calipers which are black with the correct Venus Rising Corvette script logo. Then maybe a set of Baer eradispeed rotors that add slotting and holed looked within nice stainless fasteners. I have this on my 90.

Or go all out like my 91.

[GrayZ]

Originally Posted by EvanZR1

Yes, you can upgrade just the front if you want. You can also do slotted/drilled rotors with the stock system. The previous owner on mine did slotted & drilled rotors, which while they look good are not something I'm a huge fan of. For looks they are fine, but for real track use drilled rotors are actually not something you want. The drilled holes are stress points that will crack and can lead to catastrophic failure in rare cases. It always surprises me how many people do aftermarket brake systems and then run drilled rotors. You're basically telling anybody knowledgeable on the subject that you like spending money for something you're never going to use.

If you're just looking for curb appeal, then I would suggest the C5 front brake setup. It's way cheaper than doing Wilwood or other aftermarket, and will look good. You can get everything you need here for $700.

this is awesome, thanks for the info, Keith

[GrayZ]

Thanks for the info, I've got some options now

[Curtis]

Went with the eradispeed rotors and pads from Baer mainly because of the aluminum hats but then I did it also enlarged the rears to 13 inches which were the same price..... only problem was the cut down Allen head bolts they supplied for the rear brackets knew they wouldn’t torque to spec without stripping so made my own and notched the back of the factory brackets....but like them so far.... have a set of the Baer front calipers but been waiting on my daughter to give the letters a second coat of paint in the letters.....

[HAWAIIZR-1]

Originally Posted by ITLGO2

Greetings, I am considering a brake upgrade for my90 zr-1, didn't really wanna spend 3k, any other options out there? p.s. don't tell my wife

If this means you might be keeping your car I’m glad to hear it!! [emoji1303]🤙🏼



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