C6Z06 Rear Caliper install
02-01-2014, 07:24 PM
#1
Le Mans Master
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C6Z06 Rear Caliper install
Here's a few of the latest. Now have the sway bar back up altho loosely bolted.
The streetShop adapters are bolted onto the hub bearing carrier. Al at Brakes Plus modified the eBrake cable brackets on the adapter so the cable will not interfere w the ABS sensor. Ran into another "while ur here" item. The dog bone bushings are cracked. $50 shipped from Summit for Energy Suspension.
Some pics
The streetShop adapters are bolted onto the hub bearing carrier. Al at Brakes Plus modified the eBrake cable brackets on the adapter so the cable will not interfere w the ABS sensor. Ran into another "while ur here" item. The dog bone bushings are cracked. $50 shipped from Summit for Energy Suspension.
Some pics
02-02-2014, 10:34 PM
#2
Melting Slicks
Awesome! I'm planning on a brake upgrade sometime in the near future myself so I'll be watching yours closely. Very interested in those Streetshop adapters....were they a pretty straight forward install? Thanks!
Jim
Jim
02-02-2014, 11:59 PM
#3
Le Mans Master
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The adapters and eBrake assembly are very straightforward. It takes the place of the caliper bracket currently bolted to the hub bearing carrier. It will be the eBrake integration that takes some work. If you are not concerned w an an operational eBrake, there are other adapters available for less $$$.
keep us updated 
02-14-2014, 10:32 PM
#5
Le Mans Master
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Things starting to come together. Its cold. New dogbone bushings, new tie rod end. Need new brake caliper mounting bolts. Using the Allen socket head won't work not enough room so need to switch to hex head. Passenger side next. Also installing NPP CONTROLLER. We should be getting into the 30s and maybe even 40 next week so should get some more work done then.
Caliper looks like it would be plenty big for handling the front braking.
Caliper looks like it would be plenty big for handling the front braking.
02-14-2014, 10:58 PM
#6
Melting Slicks
Looking good! Hope it warms up for you....in the 40's here now, been snowing and sleeting all week...Hard to work in those conditions!
Jim
Jim
02-15-2014, 11:10 AM
#7
Dom, I wasn't sure how the interior color change was going to look in your car. Man, I think it looks impressive. Good call! Brakes look great, you probably need a 200 shot of NOS so the motor can keep up with the brakes!
02-23-2014, 05:13 PM
#9
Le Mans Master
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We're heading back into the deep freeze for the next 10 days. Wednesday the HIGH will be 9F. Tuesday night it's -6F. Highs will be in low 20's going into March.
With that backdrop, decided to spend the weekend in the garage since it was 30F and sunny. Both axles are back together and torqued. Next step is assembling the calipers with the pads, mounting calipers and rotors and torquing. Meantime, I started looking at the eBrake cable setup. For some reason I recall somebody telling me C5 cables would work. Today, I tried a very rough test fit. The C5s are waaaayyyyy too long. One side will practically reach reach the other side. =Jeff= has some 87 cables that we could test fit since the 87 also had drum eBrake. Might need to shop for Lokar universals.
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With that backdrop, decided to spend the weekend in the garage since it was 30F and sunny. Both axles are back together and torqued. Next step is assembling the calipers with the pads, mounting calipers and rotors and torquing. Meantime, I started looking at the eBrake cable setup. For some reason I recall somebody telling me C5 cables would work. Today, I tried a very rough test fit. The C5s are waaaayyyyy too long. One side will practically reach reach the other side. =Jeff= has some 87 cables that we could test fit since the 87 also had drum eBrake. Might need to shop for Lokar universals.
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03-19-2014, 08:48 AM
#10
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
eBrake measuring and install now done. Meanwhile, I've been gravity bleeding the brakes. Rears seemed to work but fronts are not. Hmmm. Right now the issue is how to keep eBrake cables away from wheel drum. Dmod1, any suggestions?
Also, another observation. Spare tire is worthless at this point. It won't make it over the rear caliper, so no real sense in keeping it on w the weight etc. My jack was in the spare along w a tire bag altho I also had a second tire bag in the rear bin.
Latest progress:
Also, another observation. Spare tire is worthless at this point. It won't make it over the rear caliper, so no real sense in keeping it on w the weight etc. My jack was in the spare along w a tire bag altho I also had a second tire bag in the rear bin.
Latest progress:
03-19-2014, 08:52 AM
#11
Le Mans Master
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Someone asked about difference between stock caliper and C6Z rear caliper.
Clint,
Here's what the stock caliper(polished) looks like w 19s
Stock caliper
Z06 4 piston rear
Tomorrow I'll take pic of Z06 19s w C6Z rear caliper.
Clint,
Here's what the stock caliper(polished) looks like w 19s
Stock caliper
Z06 4 piston rear
Tomorrow I'll take pic of Z06 19s w C6Z rear caliper.
04-07-2014, 07:05 PM
#14
Le Mans Master
Looks great, Dom. One of these days I'll do the same thing to the Turq car and put the Dymags on the convertible.
It's good to see you enjoying working on your Z!
It's good to see you enjoying working on your Z!
04-07-2014, 07:45 PM
#15
Le Mans Master
Thread Starter
Enjoying may be too strong a word for it. The 30F weather was a bit to endure in the garage. But no way would I have been done w this and the other simultaneous projects if I hadn't started it in January. As it is, it still needs seat covers, an alignment and a wash/wax. I am interested in seeing how it drives with the upgrades to the suspension I did.