Will C5 brake rotors fit - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

xxxscimitarxxx · 04-19-2010

Hi to all

trawled threads for a perfect answer to this Q and cant find so here goes

Ive noticed my rotors have become quite pitted and I have a line on a set of clean C5 rotors from a 2001 manual coupe in the UK ..but without callipers......

Q1...can the rotors directly replace front and rear 92 zed stock items, and can l continue to use the stock callipers......

Or is there other work to do ?

Dave

tomtom72 · 04-19-2010

Dave, I do believe that swap will not work. C4 rotors are a smaller diameter?

I confess that I'm not 100% sure on this, but I know to do a C5 front conversion to a C4 you need different caliper mounting brackets. A C5 caliper is larger than a C4 ZR-1 caliper, and I do believe a C5 rotor is larger in both diameter and thickness than a ZR-1 C4 rotor.

Tom

xxxscimitarxxx · 04-19-2010

Thanks for that tom......l was guessing it wasnt going to be a straight swap....may just as well get what fits first time....something that utilizes the stock hub/caliper but with added stopping

Aurora40 · 04-19-2010

It's really unlikely it would clear the caliper mounting bracket. That thing sits pretty close to the stock rotor on both sides, and the C5 rotors are .15" thicker.

04-19-2010	#1
xxxscimitarxxx Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 220	Will C5 brake rotors fit Hi to all trawled threads for a perfect answer to this Q and cant find so here goes Ive noticed my rotors have become quite pitted and I have a line on a set of clean C5 rotors from a 2001 manual coupe in the UK ..but without callipers...... Q1...can the rotors directly replace front and rear 92 zed stock items, and can l continue to use the stock callipers...... Or is there other work to do ? Dave

04-19-2010	#2
tomtom72 Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Jacksonville, FL USA Posts: 4,645	Re: Will C5 brake rotors fit Dave, I do believe that swap will not work. C4 rotors are a smaller diameter? I confess that I'm not 100% sure on this, but I know to do a C5 front conversion to a C4 you need different caliper mounting brackets. A C5 caliper is larger than a C4 ZR-1 caliper, and I do believe a C5 rotor is larger in both diameter and thickness than a ZR-1 C4 rotor. Tom __________________ 1990 ZR-1, Black/grey, #2233, stock. ZR-1 Net Reg Founding Member #316 & NCM member

04-19-2010	#3
xxxscimitarxxx Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: England Posts: 220	Re: Will C5 brake rotors fit Thanks for that tom......l was guessing it wasnt going to be a straight swap....may just as well get what fits first time....something that utilizes the stock hub/caliper but with added stopping

04-19-2010	#4
Aurora40 Join Date: May 2005 Location: Leesburg, VA Posts: 2,713	Re: Will C5 brake rotors fit It's really unlikely it would clear the caliper mounting bracket. That thing sits pretty close to the stock rotor on both sides, and the C5 rotors are .15" thicker. __________________ Bob Saveland Former owner of #2517 [IMG]http://a.random-image.net/aurora40/vette.jpg[/img]