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Old 12-22-2015   #1
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Default J55 to C6 brake upgrade

Going to see if these will clear the dymags...J55s on the right

Picked up Calipers brakes and rotors for $100


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Old 12-22-2015   #2
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

Gona paint um?

What color?
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Old 12-22-2015   #3
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

going to use VHT caliper paint, red. Painted the wife's E550 Calipers with it and once you bake it, its pretty durable.
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

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going to use VHT caliper paint, red. Painted the wife's E550 Calipers with it and once you bake it, its pretty durable.
As in a few laps around a track?
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Old 12-22-2015   #5
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

In the oven....although normal driving will cure them
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Old 12-22-2015   #6
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

What is the weight difference?
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In the oven....although normal driving will cure them
Oh! As in "Shake & bake".
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

Yun, you seem to have a lot of free time....how about getting that car on the dyno
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

so do they fit Lee? My best guess, they will hit on the face but clear the barrel
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Old 12-22-2015   #10
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Default Re: J55 to C6 brake upgrade

will probably mount them in the spring, a 3/8 spacer is needed on Amolds, so probably the same on the dymag
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