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Old 04-14-2005 | 10:36 PM
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Question How hard would it be to install a ZO6 brake upgrade?

I have an intake and other small mods on the way. However I want to do something big, you know the kind of mod you can put in your sig that not everyone else has. I have done light work on my car but nothing major. So I was wondering how mechanically skilled does someone have to be to do this kind of mod? The upgrade involves brackets, new calipers, pads, and rotors. The rotors and pads don't bother me but I'm not sure about brackets (how would they instal?l) and calipers. So how hard would this mod be to do?
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the bracket is what holds the caliper on you remove the caliper when you change the brakes (all you'd have left is the fluid line which I would suggest upgrading to stainless steel) then bleed the brakes really easy to do
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Originally Posted by archemedes
the bracket is what holds the caliper on you remove the caliper when you change the brakes (all you'd have left is the fluid line which I would suggest upgrading to stainless steel) then bleed the brakes really easy to do
Cool, so in reality this mod is not that diffcult to do.
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It is **** near impossible to get a straight answer about this upgrade. I'm reading things about having to change steering knuckles and spindles, and some sites saying you can just go from stock and just add the brackets.
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I think there is a kit now isn't tehre?
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check stainless steel brakes they should have something
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Originally Posted by archemedes
check stainless steel brakes they should have something
I have been looking at their site but no luck with a complete kit. Even with the kit from LMperformance some people say you have to do a lot of modifactions, honestly I always thought the kit was more of a bolt and play application.
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I always thaought that's what kit meant
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Originally Posted by archemedes
I always thaought that's what kit meant
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All I know is if I have the change the steering knuckle just for some better brakes then I'm going to be riding stock for a while.
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if you have to change the knuckle go for some baer brakes or something
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Originally Posted by archemedes
if you have to change the knuckle go for some baer brakes or something
I have been looking at Baers but again on other boards (have been doing alot of searches) members say the Baers kit is not even as good as a stock C4 setup.
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hmm all the reports I've seen say they are great (keep in mind there is more than one kit) I also tend to take what the people on cz28 say with a grain of salt


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