11-18-2017, 08:06 AM | #1 |
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1LE or ZL1 front brake kit
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I came to the point that my standard 4 pots is holding me back on the track. It's not the stopping power, but the overheating and pad glazing/rotor hot spots. I talked to my favorite Online GM parts vendor and he suggested the 1LE kit for $1500 or ZL1 kit for $1700. Both do not includ pads. Which kit should I go with?
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11-18-2017, 08:38 AM | #2 |
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What pads are you currently using?
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11-18-2017, 09:09 AM | #3 |
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Where can you get the full front 1LE front kit for $1,500? That’s a steal.
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11-18-2017, 10:09 AM | #4 |
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Id like to know too.
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11-18-2017, 10:19 AM | #5 |
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ST-43 pads with RE71R tires
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Great guy named Kenneth. Always takes care of me. Pic below show the quote. I think the bolts are not the correct part.
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11-18-2017, 01:45 PM | #7 |
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While you certainly know your driving style and limits better than anyone on the forum, I would question if you have really reached the limit of the braking.
The ST-43 is not a great pad. I would try the Hawk DTC-60 or the G-Loc/Carbotech R16/XP16, before I went to a new caliper/rotor setup.
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11-18-2017, 02:24 PM | #8 | |
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EDIT: just looked it up by part number and it is the entire assembly. That’s a great price! I might have to use your guy in the future. |
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I was asking people around, and some were saying that the small pad/rotor cannot handle the heat
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It's explained many times in that thread why his experience was different than other people who had fantastic results with them (due to driving style). I did use many "good" pads and I find the ST series much better than the others for track use, all things considered.
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11-20-2017, 05:20 PM | #13 |
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Try another pad before you get new everything.
When I raced my 2000 Trans Am, I used stock C5 calipers and rotors. But I put Carbotech XP12 pads in them. I raced against an almost identical 2000 Camaro with 6-piston Wilwoods. And I could outbrake him in every corner, all race long. Now, the only drawback was that the pads lasted exactly 2.5 races. But, that's about 3 hours of pure racing. |
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But again....spending $2000 on a BBK is not cheap either...
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