Velocity Corvette Club » brakes http://www.velocitycorvette.com Driving the Evolution of Corvette Ownership Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:40:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 C6 Z06 Brake Kit Install on C5: Worth the Weight? http://www.velocitycorvette.com/technical-c5-corvette/c6-z06-brakes-install-worth-the-weight/ http://www.velocitycorvette.com/technical-c5-corvette/c6-z06-brakes-install-worth-the-weight/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:17:41 +0000 Mike http://velocitycorvette.com/?p=11 There is no question that the C6 Corvette Z06 brakes look impressive and provide increased clamping force, but are they worth the weight?

If you have been thinking about upgrading your C5 Corvette brakes with the C6 Z06 Corvette brakes you may want to consider the increased unsprung weight.

Weight of C5 Corvette OEM Brake Parts
Total Weight: 87.4lb

Front Rotor = 17.50lb
Rear Rotor = 13.25lb
Front Caliber = 8.10lb
Rear Caliber = 4.85lb

Weight of the 2005-2007 Corvette Z06 OEM Brake Parts
Total Weight: 126.4lb

Front Rotor = 25.95lb
Rear Rotor = 19.90lb
Front Caliber = 9.10lb
Rear Caliber = 8.25lb

With an additional 39lb of unsprung weight added to your car, personally I would have to question the absolute value when installed on a stock C5.

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We will address the braking performance improvements in a later article;  but after seeing the brakes installed they definitely get a recommendation from the looks department.

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