3800 12" F-Body brake rotor upgrade...Any Good?
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I do. IIRC, all you need are the bolts and the caliper brackets since the brackets allow the 12 inch (11.9, but whatever) rotors to fit.
Thanks for reminding me. I actually need new pads at least up front.
Wondering if I should just have these current rotors cut or just get new ones. Ill see what they look like before I make a decision.
Thanks for reminding me. I actually need new pads at least up front.
Wondering if I should just have these current rotors cut or just get new ones. Ill see what they look like before I make a decision.
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the inch makes a huge difference, I have the 12" kit with stock calipers, But I don't see a reason to swap out the stock fronts for new-stock fronts, I only open the brake system if I have to, so if you really wanna swap calipers, you might as well go with the dual piston pbr setup they sell 
on our cars though, any brake upgrade is worth the $$
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Brake labs on ebay is 150 for all four rotors and all eight pads
on our cars though, any brake upgrade is worth the $$Edit
I do. IIRC, all you need are the bolts and the caliper brackets since the brackets allow the 12 inch (11.9, but whatever) rotors to fit.
Thanks for reminding me. I actually need new pads at least up front.
Brake labs on ebay is 150 for all four rotors and all eight pads
If you do the Fbody dual piston caliper kit, you will need to swap everything. If you use the 12" kit that you posted in the first post, you use stock size pads since the calipers are the same.
Im actually not sure what size brakes came on 95 GPs. Rebel might have more info on that.
As far as the rotors and such on ebay, I am a little skerd of going that route again. I got some bunk rotors for a cheap price last time I went that route. Im also not looking for drilled rotors since most of them are actually weaker then stock rotors.
Im actually not sure what size brakes came on 95 GPs.
Rebel might have more info on that.As far as the rotors and such on ebay, I am a little skerd of going that route again. I got some bunk rotors for a cheap price last time I went that route. Im also not looking for drilled rotors since most of them are actually weaker then stock rotors.
sickmint79 would not touch cross drilled rotors from an ebay store with a 10 ft pole
well i always ask myself what i get for the bucks. then if i have extra bucks i put them in the stock market and let a black hole eat them.
i just think a lot of people equate bigger brakes = shorter stopping distances and it doesn't really work like that. what they are best at is dissipating heat and repeating good performance under stressful braking, although this is braking that you don't experience unless you're on a race track, which i don't see many people with GP's doing. if you're actually looking for shorter stopping distances, then a stickier tire is by far the way to go. so if you're running on all-seasons, buy some OEM rotor blanks and use the rest of the money burning a hole in your pocket on some summer tires.
i just think a lot of people equate bigger brakes = shorter stopping distances and it doesn't really work like that. what they are best at is dissipating heat and repeating good performance under stressful braking, although this is braking that you don't experience unless you're on a race track, which i don't see many people with GP's doing. if you're actually looking for shorter stopping distances, then a stickier tire is by far the way to go. so if you're running on all-seasons, buy some OEM rotor blanks and use the rest of the money burning a hole in your pocket on some summer tires.
Its not a night and day difference, but you can tell that there is a smidge bit more of something.
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