C5 or C6 brakes on a 70 nova?

[LowchevyII]

I have a 70 nova and im looking for some new brakes. In trying to keep with the pro touring theme i was looking for either c5 or c6 brakes. I want to go 4 wheel disks being the current set up is disk/drum.

I think i am going to use the ATS front spindles. From there i was wondering if anyone knew of any good kits either c5 or c6 that would work and what modifications would have to be done on both the front and the rear. Also, currently i am using a gm 8.5 10 bolt rear. I would really like to find how to incorporate the c6 stuff on it but any info c5 or c6 would be much appreciated.

[elctron02]

Im kinda doing the same. I have a custom 8.5 narrowed rear to 54" with Impala brakes (same as c5 with built in ebrake) that I had diff works build. I will also go with ats front spindles and was thinking of doing c6 fronts but after research I may run into clearance issues with rims. So Im going with c5 front brakes. I know that pure vision built a z28 nova with c6 brakes.
here is a good link i found..
http://buildsheet.com/readers-rides?carid=16

oh, i also get many parts from
gmpartsdirect.com

it may take a few weeks to get but the prices are pretty good.

check out my link on steves nova site http://www.stevesnovasite.com/forums...reconstruction

keep me posted with what you do. thanks john

Originally Posted by LowchevyII

I have a 70 nova and im looking for some new brakes. In trying to keep with the pro touring theme i was looking for either c5 or c6 brakes. I want to go 4 wheel disks being the current set up is disk/drum.

I think i am going to use the ATS front spindles. From there i was wondering if anyone knew of any good kits either c5 or c6 that would work and what modifications would have to be done on both the front and the rear. Also, currently im using a gm 8.5 10 bolt rear. I would really like to find how to incorporate the c6 stuff on it but any info c5 or c6 would be much appreciated.

[Apogee]

There are several levels of "C6 brakes" starting with the base level 325mm/305mm rotor combination with 2/1-piston frt/rr calipers, stepping up to the larger 340/330 C6 Z51 combination with virtually the same calipers, and finishing with the huge 355mm/340mm C6 Z06 with the 6-piston front and 4 piston rear PBR M-series calipers.

The base level C6 brakes are very similar to the C5(Z06) brakes with a few notable improvements. The front calipers are ~25% more rigid and only slightly heavier (~.16 lb each) and the rotors are of a heat dam design for less coning due to thermal expansion. From a wheel fitment standpoint, these are interchangeable with the C5 components.

Just as a side note, C5/C6 rear brakes are not the same as the 94-96 Impala SS brakes...there are good reasons many of the Impala guys are swapping to C5/C6 brakes. The Impala calipers are gravity cast instead of pressure cast and prone to spreading under severe use. The Impala SS rotors are not as large or thick or substantial (195mm x 20mm) as even the base level C5/C6 rotor (305mm x 26mm), let alone the C6 Z51 (330mm x 26mm) or Z06 (340mm x 26mm) rotors. Also, the Impala pad abutment brackets don't use abutment shims and tend to get notched by the pad backing plates relatively quickly, leading to weird pad wear and performance issues. The rotors are also for a 5x5 wheel pattern with a 3.06" center bore. While the internal drum-in-hat parking brake is the same diameter as the C5/C6 at 190mm, the actuator is integral to the casting for the backing plate and those have been discontinued by GM if I'm not mistaken, although there are still a few out there to be had. This is one of the few places where Corvette parking brake rebuild parts actually cost less than the Impala SS parts...go figure.

With the ATS AFX spindles up front, any kit for a 1997+ Corvette is a bolt-on deal so long as your rotors and caliper assemblies are for the same application. Out back, you'll want to cut down your axle shafts to 5.94" flange diameter for C5/C6 rotor compatibility and then select a kit to complement the front. What size wheels are you thinking about running?

Tobin
KORE3

[LowchevyII]

thanks for the responses guys, i really appreciate it and they should be very helpful. I'm thinking about running some 17 in Budnik Tiller 5 wheels. I want to try and mini tub and run a 315 in the back and maybe a 255 up front. I think with the C6 brakes though im going to need to run an 18 inch wheel.

Does anyone also know of a good kit for installing the brakes on the gm 8.5 10 bolt rear?

[elctron02]

I thought you meant c5 and c6 z06. sorry.

Originally Posted by LowchevyII

thanks for the responses guys, i really appreciate it and they should be very helpful. I'm thinking about running some 17 in Budnik Tiller 5 wheels. I want to try and mini tub and run a 315 in the back and maybe a 255 up front. I think with the C6 brakes though im going to need to run an 18 inch wheel.

Does anyone also know of a good kit for installing the brakes on the gm 8.5 10 bolt rear?

[Apogee]

Originally Posted by LowchevyII

thanks for the responses guys, i really appreciate it and they should be very helpful. I'm thinking about running some 17 in Budnik Tiller 5 wheels. I want to try and mini tub and run a 315 in the back and maybe a 255 up front. I think with the C6 brakes though im going to need to run an 18 inch wheel.

Does anyone also know of a good kit for installing the brakes on the gm 8.5 10 bolt rear?

You can run the 325mm C5/C6 front brakes inside most performance 17" wheels and both the 305mm and 330mm C5/C6 brakes will fit inside 17's as well. Only the C6 Z51 front and C6 Z06 front and rear kit will absolutely require an 18" or larger wheel (and our Hybrid kit, but that's not an option with the AFX spindle). Here's a link to wheel fitment templates for the various sized C5 and C6 brake kits available.

We offer several kits for the early GM 10/12-bolt applications here. Please let us know if you have any questions concerning our big-brake kits.

Tobin
KORE3

[LowchevyII]

Tobin, thank you so much for the great KORE3 info. You guys have a lot of great stuff on that site. I'm really anxious for the new year to get here so ill have some spending money again. Christmas is gonna knock me out, so im broke till then. . But i can still make my plans.