Upgrading Brakes

DOHC_tuner · 06-18-2007, 10:46 PM

Well since im going boosted and adding some nitrious I need to upgrade my brakes first, so whats brands do ya'll recommend? I heard of BAER and wilwood but cant seem to find a application from wilwood for an alero.

06-18-2007, 10:53 PM

Baer and SSBC (Stainless Steel Brakes) are the only companies (that I know of) that offer bolt-on high-performance brakes for the Alero. Anything else (i.e. Wilwood, Brembo, Alcon, AP Racing) will be a custom application.

DOHC_tuner · 06-19-2007, 12:09 AM

what about a good flowing aftermarket radiator?

Cliff8928 · 06-19-2007, 01:18 AM

you can do the 12" upgrade with GM parts like i did, or any system that uses the orignal caliper mounting for a '98-'02 camaro would work too.

strtrydr · 06-19-2007, 03:35 AM

^you still have the parts list for the upgrade?

i will need this shortly too

megabyte · 06-19-2007, 06:39 PM

There's a good thread on the GrandAmGT forum here

MixtapeMessiah · 06-19-2007, 07:58 PM

depends on how much money u got to spend on it. Baer and SSBC would be the high end models and if u just wanna do rotors and pads I went with brembo crossed/drilled rotors and hawk ceramic pads.

strtrydr · 06-19-2007, 08:17 PM

nah ... gonna need bigger brakes period ... the more I look at the z06 swap the more i dont really see the differance between them and the SSBC/BAER setup except for like 60 bucks more you get 13" Disks with the SSBC Kit instead of 12" in the swap

ugh ... freakin killing my brain

rustyballs_69 · 06-19-2007, 09:22 PM

I would go with the Vette calipers and Impala rotors. Cliff what rotors did you use? I was looking at power slot for the rotors and they have the rotors for the SS. Would they work?

spyhunter · 06-20-2007, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by strtrydr

^you still have the parts list for the upgrade?

i will need this shortly too

why do you need upgraded brakes?

Redog · 06-21-2007, 12:57 AM

I just got today from Summit, the Summit brand slotted and cross-drilled rotors and pads.

I'm putting them on tomorrow

strtrydr · 06-21-2007, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by spyhunter

why do you need upgraded brakes?

BlackJack is putting the turbo on my car soon

DOHC_tuner · 06-21-2007, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by strtrydr

BlackJack is putting the turbo on my car soon

yeah thats the reason why I want to upgrade my brakes and suspension cause im adding boost.

Cliff8928 · 06-27-2007, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by strtrydr

nah ... gonna need bigger brakes period ... the more I look at the z06 swap the more i dont really see the differance between them and the SSBC/BAER setup except for like 60 bucks more you get 13" Disks with the SSBC Kit instead of 12" in the swap

ugh ... freakin killing my brain

Ok, here's one other advantage. All the parts you need for the brake upgrade using the GM parts are readily available if you need replacements. If you want to go to a 13" rotor instead of the 12", you can get these adapter brackets for $295.

The Baer setup is actually OLDER technology. They just adapt C4 brakes to fit your car. I believe the SSBC kit uses C4 rotors and their proprietary C5-style calipers.

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Originally Posted by rustyballs_69

I would go with the Vette calipers and Impala rotors. Cliff what rotors did you use? I was looking at power slot for the rotors and they have the rotors for the SS. Would they work?

I have the rotors that are spec'd for a '98-'02 F-Body or a '00-'05 Impala or Monte Carlo.

There's a 4-pot SSBC kit on ebay right now listed for a venture that should also work (have to drill the mounting holes in the knuckle to 14mm probably)