Brakes upgrades and weights of components - Third Generation F-Body Message Boards

Justins86bird · 07-02-2006, 01:53 AM

Since there has been alot of different brake upgrades, I have decided to create this thread to list the various weights of different setups.

If you have upgraded your brakes and took weight measurements, please post which brake upgrade you did and weight.

Please only post weight info here, not general brake ones.

Thanks!

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Justins86bird · 07-02-2006, 02:03 AM

I'll start off.

Rear Drum brakes:
15 lbs - steel drum
10 lbs - aluminum drum
9 lbs - backing plate, shoes, springs, wheel cylinder

Rear LS1 brakes:
14 lbs - disc
12 lbs - backing plate, caliper, carrier, pads

DRR · 07-02-2006, 05:18 AM

The largests and lightest brakes assembled for a 3rdgen on factory 16" rims.

Wilwood SL-6 piston calipers and 12.90x1.25" rotors
aluminum hubs
aluminum hats
aluminum heat coated billet brackets
shaved spindles
aluminum hubcentric spacers for running 4 "rear" factory rims- (makes tire rotation possible without dismounting tires from wheels)
Grade 8 fasteners- all safety wire tied & nylocked (double safety)
ARP 1/2" x 3" racing wheelstuds
weight also includes custom made Earls braided brake lines and Earls Solo-bleeders.

36.4 lbs fully assembled with 0.80" thick pads.

Also note that I have radial mount calipers and can shim them out very quickly and safely to accept the larger and heavy duty 13.06" GT rotors if ever needed. I opted for the ligher weight 12.90 SRP rotors for now. They do not offer a 13.06 SRP rotor- 13.06's will still fit with room to spare under my 16" IROC rims.

I also have the ability to run a 1 3/8 wide rotor instead of the 1 1/4 if I run thinner .50 or .65" wide pads instead of the .80" wides I have. Factory street pads on 3rd gens are .49" wide. The only reason I would ever need that heavy duty of an application is if I ran this car in short circletrack- never gonna happen.

91 1LE · 08-10-2007, 06:56 AM

Here's the Baer Extreme+ setup for use with 17" wheels:
14" 2pc rotors
6 piston calipers, loaded
Installed on modified spindles ready for install
54 lbs. per side