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  1. #1 corvette brake calipers on W body? 
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    Does anyone know how to do this?
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    AFAIK it's like the F-body caliper upgrade. I don't know what year vette calipers work for this though.
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    hit up drunkiethebear he did it and they look great

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    C5 and C6 brakes work apparently.
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    Is there that much advantage over the F-body calipers though?
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    No advantage. The Vette calipers are made of a lighter alloy and the Fbodys actually have slightly larger pots.
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    Actually the advantage is better brake feel.

    Smaller pots = less pedal travel for the same clamping force.
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    Quote Originally Posted by matt5112 View Post
    Actually the advantage is better brake feel.

    Smaller pots = less pedal travel for the same clamping force.
    yep, that's why I run them

    Same install as Fbody but you use vette calipers
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    keeping to the same years of vette? 98-02? And Z06 or non Z06?
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    Pretty sure the C6 calipers are bigger and we only use the C4-C5 calipers...anyone know that the big Baer brake upgrade was just C4 calipers right? Just a nice way to have PFYC make thousands off people who used to buy em...
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    I thought drunkie ran C6's
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    I put C5 calipers on my '98 GTP and love the pedal feel --- they'll stop on a dime and give you 7 cent of change. They bolt to f-body brackets without a problem. Bend the stock hoses forward a bit and you're good to go.
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    Do you need f-body brackets then, or can you use vette brackets if you get em?
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