i have 13 inch c5 or 12.79 or whatever the hell they are . and i see they sell kits to do 14s for the vettes. If i got the 14 inch setup will they just bolt on since i basically have the setup . So does it give you new abutments to put the caliper further out . Id like to put 14's on and i dont wanna but it and be screwed.

 

See what kind of mods the Vette guys do. If it is strictly bolt-on, you should be fine. Let me know if you end up selling any of your C5 setup. I'm considering swapping from C4HD to C5 so I can force my car to run 17s all year (this is why I didn't do C5s at first). I've decided that way it'll force my parents into letting me get a second car for the winter because the winter tires I have are 16" wheels

 

so no one wants to help with the 14inch brakes or has a vette with them and could tell me if its gonna be possible. thanks guys.

 

The 14" brakes are on the ZO6s which aren't out yet, so "no one" has them. I'll be getting a set as soon as I can.

Ed

 

jump over to the LS1tech.com and you'll see guys switching to Porsche brakes..

 

I like the brakes on BMWs. They have a HUGE pad surface on the rotor and it looks awesome. Better even than my 13" C4HDs.

 

LOL. Your gonna force everyone to upgrade to 18"s

 

well i didnt mean the new z06s with the 6 pot 14 inch . But im lookin for a way Hey ed what if you cut some new brackets , would that space out out enough to use the stock caliper .

 

I'll be honest, you won't need the extra surface area of a 14" rotor on any sort of car that isn't running a road race course 100% of the time. You will need to run a minimum of 18" wheels right off the bat. second, the only real performance effect of the 14" rotor is it will cool down easier than smaller rotors - they might also provide more leverage in terminal braking (only if your tires can handle it).

The ideal situation is to run a 13" rotor with a very large radial caliper - like the Porsche or Alcon/Brembo ones. They provide better brake clamping area and the pads last longer (due to being larger).

Its almost overkill for any street f-body, looks aside.

 

I agree...after talking to Todd at TCE Performance, he thought 14" brakes were overkill for a street car. The rotor cost alone would outweigh the performance benefit...but I'll still try to make them work since someone out there will want to install them...bling bling..

Ed

 

will bigger rotors weigh more??

 

this is purely for looks . i want it to fill the wheel up more , they look small now .

 

My 13" C4HDs look okay behind my 17s in the front, but my rear 12" LS1s look tiny under 18" wheels, lol

I like the look of the BMW/Porsche setups because of the large pad surface. It just looks like such a better, cleaner setup.

BMW brakes shouldn't actually be that hard to modify to work on our cars because the wheel bolt pattern is so extremely close..

 

the rotor is no prob , id just redrill it to our bolt pattern. how do you think i run chrysler rear drums on my rear end with a gm bolt pattern.The axles were re drilled by me and my grandpa to gm pattern and the rotors are drilled. so i got ten holes in each .

 

OK...I'll ask: Why Chrysler drums?

Ed

 

chrysler rear end . its like a ford 9 inch , but its cheaper and home made and been done before by my grandfather.It will bolt into any 3rd gen . It has been adapted and not the car around the rear end.

 

be sure to check that flange regularly. The general rule, is that when you drill a hole, you leave the as much material around it, as the diamater of the hole. A couple of those holes look REALLY close to the other holes.

 

i dont check the flange or ever will , it doesnt need it . Theirs no way they will rip into the other holes. The metal is 1/4 inch thick steel and the same setup was used in a 82 maro with 4.56 gears and slicks . Im not worried at all . My grandfather is a very smart man and wouldnt have done this if it wasnt safe at all . Their is no way it will ever rip out i assure you , but thats for thinking of it .