Food for thought for brake upgrade guys.

[Fastbird]

C6 ZO6 brakes are a direct bolt on to the C5 Corvette. Meaning........


If you have a set of C5 conversion brackets from UMI or the like.......C6 ZO6 front brakes are a direct bolt on to the F-Body too. HOWEVER........don't expect your wheels to clear unless they're OEM REAR C5Z wheels, OEM C6Z wheels, or specifically have been checked for clearance.

The calipers NEW are only about $261 and $275 on Amazon (ask me how I know ).

Could be a cheaper upgrade than CTS-V.

[Soxxpuppet]

Interesting for sure. The CTS-V front calipers run around the same price off amazon (For the Yellow ones) I thought that they would bolt onto the backing plates aswell, unless im wrong on the matter. Do you have the Z06 caliper part #'s by any chance?

[Fastbird]

I got them on Amazon under part number AC Delco 172-2574 and 172-2573.

Not sure what size rotors the CTS-V brakes use, but these require the 14" rotors.

[Formula218]

Gen1 V brakes use 14" (c6z with washers or '10 SS with the centers bored to 72mm) rotors, I think gen2 do as well.

I'm running the gen1 setup but I switched to 98+ spindles so I didn't have to cut mine. I think with the 98+ spindles all you have to do to fit c6/gen2 calipers is open the mounting holes for 14mm bolts. Gen1 is 100% bolt on.

(That's a two liter)



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[BaddAss93TA]

Ive pondered this myself. My only concern is how well the OEM brake booster would hold up to brakes this massive.

[mattgw86]

So... The C6 Z06 brakes (14" rotors, right?) are an exact fit for the C5, meaning they would fit my C5 converted car.

However, since the CTS-V brakes (with the 14" rotor) are a direct bolt on for 98+ spindles, they wouldn't work on a car with conversion brackets, since the caliper mounting bolts are moved out.

Does this make sense? Apparently the calipers are different, but I've always heard they were the same. I doubt I'd do the swap anytime soon, I like my ZR1's too much.