Sojer

Not bashing but how long did it take for you to get your stuff shipped if u live in the lower 48. I ordered them Tuesday 4/4/2013 and thought they will come by Friday. I called and was told they will ship out that Monday. I called again that Friday and Ed said my order had been sent out with others to get cut, and I should have them by Wednesday. I called again this time no answer or call back. He should post that they are made to order, or give a real ship time, I don't like being lied to. I understand he is busy and he may run his sight as a side job. I just have a dead line with my car and I can't put my front wheels on. I'm ready to ask for my money back and go to bigbrakeupgrade. Time is money and I'm loosing out on it and work soon if I don't have it.

Did it take u guys long or he just behind in work because its spring.

Rich92 RS

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From what Ive read that sounds pretty typical of him. I wouldn't believe its shipped till you get a tracking number. I can only recommend ordering ebrake cables, and misc stuff like that from him.

Cant go wrong with Scott @bigbrakeupgrades. Ordered another brake set from Scott on Tue, they'll be here this coming Tue. He's always been easy to get in contact with aswell.

88camaroscv6

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^ i second that, bigbrakeupgrades ships super fast and they are very reliable

Sojer

I was gonna call ed and tell him if I don't have them by this week I want my money back. I emailed scott about my problem and he says he have them instock ready to ship but he stay close by so I can pick them up. I could have been done a month ago. He is in southeast Michigan

Linson

i just ordered this kit from Jegs. i ordered this and a Wonder Bar.

i wanted to go with Flynbye at first, but this thread and others that had similar stories turned me off to the idea. i dont want to deal with the type of frustration described here. at least with Jegs/Summit there is a concrete customer service expectation, and if something goes south, they'll be quick to refund my money - and i'll definitely be able to get a hold of someone.

Jegs price matched Summit @ $1229.95 & Free Shipping for the kit. two to three weeks for delivery.

Johnny Blaze

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What kit is that? Do you have a part number? Looks like 1LE stuff.

Linson

It's SSBC 1LE kit (SSBC A 123-2). If you google SSBC 1LE, it'll come up.
Factory brakes ain't cuttin it and the Formula wheels must stay, so...

Johnny Blaze

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Thats what I tought it was.

I just can't justify spending that much for stock brakes, though I understand your reson with the wheels being the limiting factor.

Sojer

Well I called him that day and a hour or so he rufuned my money no callin no crying. So that was the only thing I got back fast. My only thing is if u do don't plan on getting it soon if u can wait a year for it than go 4 it. I plan on to 6 piston zo6 calipers. But I will buy them on ebay can just get the swap brackets from him. Scott said he is working on some new stuff. I'm glad he is like 10 mins from me. I have been making ls1 brake swaps but I have no brakets and waiting 4 months will make me look bad. 500 for bolt up + 100 core. Now I can just drive down the street and buy them is great. The hubs can be made on a brake lathe.

Twin_Turbo

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Still waiting, no replies after he did reply reasonably quick the 1st time, I want to order some more from him but having second thoughts. Too bad, he has some real nice stuff. I can live with a little slow shipping but if it takes weeks or months..that sucks

Sojer

If he would told been ok if he would told me it would been awhile but me thinking (and hime telling me) it would been a week, I would not mod my spindles. He do have some good stuff.

Twin_Turbo

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just got a reply, hopefully parts go out soon.

Pat Hall

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Hey Rich, does bigbrakeupgrades offer anything similar to Ed's "Hassle-Free" adapter plates to convert a drum rear to discs? That's the one thing I'd like to order from Ed, but I'm also a bit wary to order from him in light of the Looonnnngggg waits for receiving your stuff. Although I would imagine he's probably already got some sets of the adapter plates made and ready to go out. But yeah, let me know if Scott offers any kind of similar adapter plates. Thanks!

Rich92 RS

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Not that Im aware of. Didnt see anything on his site bigbrakeupgrade.com either. Wouldnt hurt to ask him though. Before ordering from Ed Id call to verify he had the parts ready to ship.

Sojer

He has ls1 swap on hand I talk to him he stays close to me. He even gave me a deal on them. He said he will be working on other stuff too.

Pat Hall

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Yeah I got a reply from Scott already. He said they sell the normal disc brake backing plates, which I could use of course, but I'd have to cut and drill the flange to fit the disc plate. I also emailed Ed to see if he has any of the "hassle-free" plates available, and not surprisingly, I haven't heard anything back yet. Heck, I may just go ahead and put the other rear under there with the aluminum drums that are on there now. Only reason I even want to run that rear is to see how I like the 3.42 ratio compared to the 3.23's that are in the disc rear that's under it right now. If I like the 3.42's better, I've got a NOS GM 3.42 ring/pinion that's never been installed, so if I decide to stick with 3.42's I'll go ahead and set up my disc rear with the new gears. Other than the drum brakes, the 3.42 rear is set up pretty nice though. I put a Torsen carrier in it, solid pinion spacer, and a T/A Performance aluminum rear cover on it. So other than the drum brakes, everything else on it is set up real nice!

Twin_Turbo

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What a POS operation this is!!! My buddy was getting impatient because of the long wait and figured he'd do a report for item not received and whammo, instant refund. We don't need a fricken refund, we need the fricken hubs we've been waiting on for over a month now.

NICE!! VERY FF-ING NICE!! Car up on lift, noi hubs, no brakes. Now what????

I'm left hanging here because of this crap

WHAT AN AWESOME SERVICE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Got a shout out to Tobin from Kore3, I hope he can help us out. I don't think there's anyone else doing 1LE hubs right? I see Ed sells the aluminum ones, just like baers. Don't think Baer sells them seperately either

Manic Z

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I've never understood this. Why are cars being taken apart with no parts on hand?
Anyways TT, I've seen some of your cars. You obviously have skills. Why not just buy 1LE rotors and have them turned down??

Twin_Turbo

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I never have all parts on hand because of delays with having to order in the US and shipping. I usually rely on a seller actually shipping and doing as promised. If I have to wait for everything to get 7n first I could never get anything done.

Pat Hall

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Yeah, I just went ahead and put the other rear in the car with the drum brakes on there. Sounds like it's a good thing I did! If I decide to convert it over to discs, I'll just cut/modify the axle flanges and just use the regular 10 bolt disc plates. Ed's "hassle free" plates would make it a real easy conversion, but damn, if it's that hard to get anything from him, what's the point in bothering! Manic has a point about not taking your car apart until you actually have the parts you need, but then again if you had a reliable supplier, it wouldn't be a problem!

actarnoff

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When I ordered my no hassle plates I got them in less than a week. My 1LE kit, on the other hand, took about 3 months.

rawley2

Once your friend did the report you gave him no choice. He had to provide tracking or refund.

His back was to the wall and he does not have the parts yet.

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Twin_Turbo

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Then he should have shipped it out instead of either not replying and playing dead or come up with a BS excuse about delayed stuff at the platers and then again nothing for weeks.

Why not say, the parts will be ready by then and then? No, he said he had them in stock, they would ship out after the weekend so he could figure out how much shipping was, then radio silence, then BS excuses, radio silence again?

Come on now, this is BS and everyone knows it. You can not accept people's money and then just have them wait for an undisclosed amount of time just because either you are swamped in orders, don;t have the time to fulfill them or otherwise. If that ist he case, you should implement an order stop until the backlog has been cleared.

Johnny Blaze

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Someone needs to step up and give this guy some competition!

Johnny Blaze

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I agree. It should not take months t o deliver after getting paid.

From what I have seen over the years on here is his additude is,

" I have a good day job. I do this on the side, when I have time as a service to you. If you are in a hurry to get parts from me, too bad"

rawley2

I 100% agree with you. That is the exact reason I think Founders is a POS company also.

I was just pointing out when you did the item not received he had no choice but to refund you or ship. He does not have the parts so he had no choice but to refund.

Sojer

Founders shipped quick with me. But Ed sees the calls because he gave me a refund fast in like 30mins. I mad my hubs with a brake lathe, so u can make them yourself. Scott now works quick, he is 100% good guy. He is a local to me so he gave them to me for 50 even. But the day I needed them he was out of town so he gave them to his wife and I met up with her. So try bigbrakeupgrade.com ed do have some good stuff but it take too long to get your stuff. I plan on going bigger, I wish ed would talk to us let us know what's going on.

InfernalVortex

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http://www.bigbrakeupgrade.com/

Not quite the selection, but a real good guy. He'll be hte first to tell you Ed's a good guy but he just is in over his head with the amount of volume he's doing. The customer service suffers and so does his reputation.

Scott at BBU doesnt have quite the selection Ed has, but the prices are good, shipping is fast, and the parts are good. I got what I needed for my LS1 swap from him and it showed up on my doorstep 2 days after I ordered it.

Ed has been doing this whole "1-6 months for delivery" thing for years now. Im surprised anyone is even surprised about it anymore.

ghettocruiser

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Every time one of these threads come up I cringe. I have never dealt with Ed, mainly because back in 06 when I was emailing him about parts, I never heard back haha. So its pretty much been the same thing for a LONG time. I hate taking anything away from him, because he seems like a smart guy, and makes some great stuff. But, its like unicorn parts. Youre super lucky if you have a "normal" ordering experience there.

BBU got my business back then, and the spindle/hub/bracket package I got is still holding up and looking great. Granted my car has been down the last couple yars haha. But I was just looking the parts over in my garage and everything is still perfect. I have shot a couple emails to Scott over the years, and its always been a prompt response.

Like I said, I really hate seeing these threads. Ed has a good product and offers some nice options. I almost wish he'd hire some help or take on a partner to help with logistics if nothing else. Only for the fact that I appreciate what he does for our community. We dont exactly have suppliers and vendors to spare for aftermarket goodies.

I want more braking I think. Ill be working with BBU hopefully...gotta see what's next on the upgrade ladder of brakes haha.

J.

Twin_Turbo

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Not everyone can use the LS1 setup, the prob is it has to fit behind 16" wheels for the yearly inspection. LS1s don't fit, the C4HD does.

rawley2

They look for .125 spacers? WOW, in Mississippi about the only hassle I get is for my tint but they always pass it.

Twin_Turbo

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Spacers are strictly forbidden without a TUV certificate (and they don't have that), it has to fit OEM or OEM type (in this case 16" iroc) wheels

jersyboyy

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I ordered some brackets to finish my brembo brake swap from him took about a month to get them just in time to get the car rolling onto a trailer to pcs from nj to Louisiana for the airforce. The brackets are the wrong thickness for 1le hubs and I had to use a 1/2 inch of washers to make it work temporarily.
Been calling and leaving messages for last 2 1/2 months with no answer or call back about getting the right ones. If anyone can ahold of him please tell him to call me 9192446903 Jeremy
Ps if I can't get ahold of him I'm just gonna have to hit up Scott @ bigbrakeupgrade. He answered so many of my questions and got me the hubs I sent him modified and ready to install with all new bearings and seals and brake lines super fast I couldn't have asked for better service.

Now in the past I've had better luck with Ed just saying i know its not his main business but man it'd be nice if he would at least answer the phone or voicemails.

IROCZman15

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well, figured I would chime in on this since I've purchased kits from ed twice so far

I seem to be the lucky one here who has had 95% good/excellent dealings with Ed. I ordered the c4HD upgrade kit from him back in 2008 I think. I sent him a set of 2" lowering spindles and he modified them and built the brake setup right onto those. communication was fast, shippin was on time, parts were great quality. overall A+ on the front brake kit build/install

Back in the spring of last year, I decided to order a "matching" rear brake kit, to replace my stock iron drums. I went with a 12" rotor PBR caliper kit, with all backing plates, bearings, seals, e-brake cables...off of his flynbye website. I emailed and called him a few times and for the most part Communication was good. there were a few unanswered emails, but eventually he did get back to me after a follow-up email. I wated about a few weeks for the parts to arrive. and again, they were all quality. good powercoating, packaging, etc.

during my recent install of those parts I had to contact him twice to double check technical install issues I was uncertain about. I got through to him once, and the other time I just figured it out on my own actually.

I recently sent him and email cuz I had a slight slight scuff when the rotor would go around on the new rear drivers side pad, asking if this was normal. have not got a response yet, but i'll try again later on

photos of my recent 12" rear disc upgrade are on a thread in the BRAKE section, and also photos of the previously mentioned front 13" disc upgrade are also posted deep in the archives of the brake board too.

I know he may be overwhelmed with orders and that's understandable. I can say that if you want tomsrhign FAST there are other companies to choose from. if you want ed's stuff... I've found it to be worth it (yet I did not have to wait all that long somehow)

InfernalVortex

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They fit all the factory 16's except the crosslace wheels. And I've seen them clearanced to fit those. Not something I'd want to do... but not insurmountable.

If I had to do it again I'd go with the C5 Z06 brakes just because I can keep the factory steering stop.

Sojer

Big brakes u will need bigger wheels. I have 19s I could use my stock irocs.

TennesseeIroc-Z

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Get in touch with Scott at BigBrakeUpgrade. He is cutting a set of 1LE hubs for me right now as we speak. He told me it might take a lil time, he's working on some other upgradeables too.

From talking with Scott, seems like an A+ guy. Very prompt response. He's working on that hassle free rear brake swap, and can do lots of stuff that's not posted on his site.

Just about bet if its on slownbye I mean flynbye site, Scott has it to, or can have it made.

Good luck.

Gregs_GSXR

I know Scott on a personal level, great guy, very great products, everything above, about Scott at BBU, mentioned is very truthful !

Linson

well, for what its worth, i'm still waiting for my SSBC 1LE kit. it was to be drop shipped from SSBC. Jegs told me that it would be delivered on May 15th. a couple days before that i called SSBC for a status, and they said they were still waiting on vendor parts, and that it would ship that Friday. the following Monday, i called SSBC for a stutus, and they said they were still waiting for vendor parts and that it should ship on May 28th. its frustrating. the only upside is that i can always get a hold of someone without first having to file a lawsuit. i just bought a house (am closing this week) and placed the order thinking that it would arrive before we move, but now, it is likely that i will have changed addresses by the time it ships. i told them to put a note to my account to call before shipping, but i just know they're going to f@*! that up.

i also looked at scrapping this order and opting in for a Baer 12" "Sport" kit, but they said it would be three weeks to ship. so i'd probably end up going through the same bullshit again. plus, that kit was 1600 bucks.

Linson

the problem is that brake kits are almost always made to order, and the ones that fit under our stock wheels are a niche market. the 13" Baer kit that i bought for my 4th gen took the two weeks that was indicated by Summit. that is a pretty common kit.

we need more modded 3rd gens, guys. i mean, ffs, they dont even make a CAI for these. what are we, ****ing orphans?!!

Linson

UPDATE: STILL waiting for my brakes. SSBC is "still waiting for spindles." this **** is infuriating. and although i can usually get a hold of someone, they are very unsympathetic. part was supposed to be delivered on May 15. on may 15 they said "two more weeks." after that they said "two more weeks." that bitch Betty Hall said, "they're shipping today" and a week later, it was "two or three more weeks." supposedly theyre waiting for spindles. i told them i could find spindles in 48 hours or less, under the premise that they would consider buying spindles if i could find them. it took me all of page one of a Google search. to that they told me it had to come from their vendor. and that they cant ship the kit without the spindles (i could get mine modified.) problem is, they dont seem to be actively DOING anything. now they're saying "AT LEAST two more weeks." at least Ed will treat you like a human being if you do get a hold of him.

TTOP350

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I hate to say it, but if your taking your car apart b4 you have the parts, well, you're seeing what happens and happens often.
If you have everything laid out and made sure everything is there, then you may proceed with the upgrade.

Everyone laffs at me when I say I have BAER brakes on my car but I had 0 headaches and it came within a week.

I have used some Flynbye parts for a friends brake upgrade and I guess we were lucky. We ordered parts from him, other suppliers and classifieds. Everything came in in less than 2weeks.

I took the car apart and had it together in 1 day (13" kit in front 13's in rear with 17x9s).

Twin_Turbo

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I got the hubs from baer. They are very nice pieces with bolt on dust caps. The offset is 2mm deeper than a 1LE rotor hub so I have to machine the brackets a little...not a problem

Linson

BELIEVE ME, a month into this I was contacting Baer. They no longer make 12" Sport Kit. I don't think they make any PBR type kits anymore. And the kits that they do have, it's "two to three weeks."

I had the 13" Track kit on my 4th gen Camaro. It arrived in a week. Getting something for 16" 3rd gen wheels is trickier.

Twin_Turbo

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You do know the track kit does fit behind 13" 3rd gen wheels? Might need shimming on the lace wheels.

TTOP350

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Anymore I don't like getting the complete "kits". I'd rather modify the stock spindles so I don't have to go get a alignment after a spindle swap. It's just soo much easier for me.

Linson

i finally got my SSBC 1LE kit at the end of June. while Jegs was telling me that the parts had already shipped, SSBC was telling me they were still waiting on spindles. if i call them today, they will probably still tell me thay are waiting on spindles.

i got the brake kit on and am not happy with the brake lines that it came with. they are too long and really should have been steel braided.

the first place i called was Ed at Fly'n'bye (who has always been very cool to talk to). i was telling him about my issue and my intention to acquire some braided lines. i was even going to see if he wanted my stock spindles. just then, my annoying wife calls me for no good reason, i tell her im on the other line - two seconds later Ed had hung up. i call back, a woman answers the phone, i tell her what happened, she says Ed just stepped out (he literally had to have dropped the phone and ran out the door.) she takes my number so he can call me back. three hours later, i call back, explain who i am, she says "he'll call me when he calls me - as if i was being pushy. anyway, he never called back. i was just trying to buy his product.

why do i bring this up? because its my pet peeve. nothing turns me off like being treated as though it is assumed that i am not a serious customer - like i'm just a dreamer who doesnt have money for parts.

Sojer

I made all my parts but the brackets. I made the hubs with a brake lathe. But now I have machinist to cut brackets now. I have a ls1 brake swap for sale. Im looking to go to 5th gen ss brakes or 6 piston z06

myroc86

Hey Sojer I have a couple sets of C5 brackets cut out if you are interested.

Azrael91966669

i ordered backing plates and had them like 3 days later i had a great experance with Ed Miller flynbye

but i also called him and confirmed what plates he had in stock he didnt have any stock size for 9bolts so i got the upgrade 12inch for them he had in stock