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#1
12-13-2005, 11:42 PM
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big brakes upgrade for front
after 3k miles of driving on my 22s my front brakes are toast,the rotors look like rings around saturn.what the best and cheapest upgrade so i dont have to replace the brakes all the time.will just an aftermarket rotor and pads work or im i gonna have to shell out 1000+ for a whole front kit?
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#2
12-14-2005, 02:35 AM
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Re: big brakes upgrade for front
Try Bear Brakes. Yes you can try a set of rotors and pads first. The key is to reduce the heat you are generating so perhaps a set of slotted drilled rotors with some ceramic pads? Also double check that you have not suffered some kind of failure in the rear brakes system circuit, leaky fluid. Even with the 22's its very strange that you have chewed up your fronts that quik.. I have 33's on 16's that are mush heavier then the 245's it came with and i put them on at 15,000 and have half pad left at 71,000 miles..jj
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#3
12-14-2005, 05:33 PM
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no leaky fluid in the rear i have a 05 ls package and the rear has drum brakes?????????wtf i should of paid more attenion when i bought it
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12-14-2005, 07:53 PM
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Re: big brakes upgrade for front
In the '05 SS and VHO's they put the RPO JF7 17" brakes on the front. They came with stock 20's. So what if you think the22's don't weigh as much as you think, putting a mass farther away from the center requires more break to stop the mass. Simple physics. Get a bigger rotor, caliper and set up, you won't regret doing it right. Call the aftermarket brake places, they will tell you the same thing. Ask the tire stores, they will also recommend a larger brake set up. Don't think I am a dick, maybe I am
 , but you NEED a bigger brake for bigger rims....Just my 
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12-15-2005, 12:56 AM
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Re: big brakes upgrade for front
And be glad you have the drums on the rear. You don't want the repair nightmare i have . I guess that means your brake ware characteristics will be much different then my four wheel disks so disreguard my last post...jj
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2000 Silverado Victory Red, standard cab, short bed, short wheelbase, 4X4, 4.8L, 5 speed, 4:10 locking rear diff, K&n FIPK, Ryno lined all the way over bed rail, heavy half suspension,factory skid plates,Fog lights, BFG 285/75/16 A/T's, dashmat, Stealth Radar. lots of special options some installed by me! 1980 Suzuki GS1100E Super fast
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