finished my brake job affordable big brakes

[EvanD]

I just finished. Got to play with my newest toy the mity vac 7205.
Vette calipers, camaro rotors, brembo pads and earls fittings.
Love it much smoother and stronger then the stotck brakes on a grand prix.

Fills out the wheel pretty good.

 

[Kool1]

SWEET!!!! Those are large calipers. Your stopping distance must have decreased quite a lot.

 

[Chris142]

Hopefully your tires can grip well enough to stop you.

 

[spasm3]

Wow! that looks like a tight fit with those wheels!

 

[daves87rs]

Nice!

 

[901Memphis]

Very nice! What modifications did you have to make to get them to fit?

 

[bvance554]

Am I the only one who thinks that looks a little odd? As in... not very good? It looks too big for the small wheel/high profile tire.

 

[expat]

What did you do for the Back Wheels?

 

[901Memphis]

Originally Posted By: bvance554
Am I the only one who thinks that looks a little odd? As in... not very good? It looks too big for the small wheel/high profile tire.


Looks fine to me, but its about performance too. He should get much improvement in just about every category of braking performance including fade, pad life, feel and stopping distance.

 

[robshelton]

Sweet! Wow that's tight! Should be a great upgrade.

 

[Trav]

Looks great!

 

[EvanD]

Looks better from a distance. Want factory 17"wheels. Still looking. Only factory wheels.
To fit the brakes fit is very simple. You need a spacer and new banjo bolt. Google f body brake upgrade.

 

[SwampSurvivor]

Looks good to me!

 

[Trav]

Originally Posted By: evandostert
Looks better from a distance. Want factory 17"wheels. Still looking. Only factory wheels.
To fit the brakes fit is very simple. You need a spacer and new banjo bolt. Google f body brake upgrade.


The 17" OEM Comp G wheels are hard to find. The problem around here is the roads, low profile stuff seems to get bashed up rims.

I just keep the Starfish wheels.
Are these the ones you were thinking of only polished instead of silver? 5x115 bolt pattern.

http://www.midwestwheelandtire.com/product/3057/6566S

 

[SwampSurvivor]

What's wrong with the tire and wheel setup on the car now? Looks good to me

 

[EvanD]

16 limits tire selection. I'm doing suspension work next want to take full advantage of it all with nice grippy tires.

 

[ls1mike]

Looks good man!

 

[Vikas]

how many pistons on that caliper?

 

[KrisZ]

Looks great. I hate the tiny brake look with huge wheels, like many new econoboxes.

Personally I would've painted the calipers in silver or black, for that understated look, but that's just me.

 

[mjoekingz28]

Originally Posted By: Kool1
SWEET!!!! Those are large calipers. Your stopping distance must have decreased quite a lot.



If he had enough brake to lock them up previously, then how could the stopping distance be decreased.


Best brakes I ever felt was that on a brand new 98 Camaro....years later I got a 97 Z28 and they didn't have that desirable grabbiness the new 98 had. I also had a 87 RX7 that would sometimes have the touchy brakes, other times not.