In searching and reading it appears the Brembos can be removed and replaced with 07 brakes fairly easily making 16 wheels/snow tires possible. Can anyone confirm this?

My understanding is that I would need: 07 SS Rotors, 07 SS Calipers, 07 SS Pads, and 07 SS Flex lines and then it's a simple bolt-on changeover.


TIA

 

How could you possibly justify swapping to inferior brakes. Even after the threads made by TC owners claiming their Brembos can save lives?!

 

to down grade would be really stupid i would have to say....either way cobalt suck in the winter no matter how you look at it, i won't drive my sc or tc in the winter

 

My driving style does not require road race brakes and the roads I drive on (winter pot holes) wouldn't take kindly to low profile tires in the winter.

I see a trend developing here....

I guess I kinda expected these types of responses. Oh well.

 

your cars going to suck in the snow no matter how you look at it.....your better just leaving the breaks alone i would say


i also see a trend here... kinda expected this kind of question from a newb. oh well......you brought the flamage to your self by starting the thread, im sorry to be a dick, im usally not but, what did you expect to get for responds.......your also the first i have heard of anyone wanting to do this.....i never heard of this.i would just leave your brembos alone bro..... just drive slow in the winter

 

i cant believe Im reading this.

 

your not the only one.....

 

Flamage doesn't bother me...I'm sure there'll be lots more of it. It's mildly entertaining. I don't don't expect many (if any) to agree with my position on the Brembo's but I'm hoping to get either a confirmation or a "no, it won't work" response.

I haven't bought the car yet, and won't if 18" wheels are the only option; that's a deal breaker for me. Has anyone actually had problems stopping with an 06-07 do to the brakes being to small?

 

i dont know about the install, sorry. but people do it on the TC's to put drag radials on. Talk to Maven. he will know.

 

make sure to sell your nice breaks to a desiring LSJ. In fact a better idea, why dont you find an LSJ to do the whole swap with, wheels and breaks! maybe make him pay some.

 

18" is not your only option u can fit the 17" ss/na rims with the brembos for a snow tire.

 

If you were to put 16" wheels on this car, you traction control and stability control would be uber fucked

 

You guys talking about the inferior brakes should look at the road test comparing the braking of the SS/SC and SS/TC. They are within a couple feet and the SS/SC braked better 0-70 lol. I know the Brembo's would be better on a track but the LSJ brakes are great for a Daily driver.

SS/TC

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 60 mph: 5.7 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 13.4 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 24.6 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 6.2 sec
Standing ź-mile: 14.2 sec @ 102 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 146 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 162 ft
Roadholding, 200-ft-dia skidpad: 0.92 g


SS/SC

C/D TEST RESULTS:
Zero to 100 mph: 14.4 sec
Zero to 130 mph: 29.8 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.2 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.4 sec @ 100 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 145 mph
Braking, 70-0 mph: 160 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.88 g


Motor trend

2005 Chevrolet Cobalt SS Supercharged
Base price $21,995
Price as tested $24,000 (est)
Vehicle layout Front engine, FWD, 2-door, 5-pass coupe
Engine 2.0L/205-hp supercharged I-4, DOHC, 4 valves/cyl
0-60 mph, sec 6.0
1/4 mile, sec @ mph 14.5 @ 98.2
Braking, 60-0 mph, ft 115
200-ft skidpad, avg g 0.89
600-ft slalom, mph 69.0
On sale in U.S. January 2005

2008 CHEVROLET COBALT SS
Base Price $22,995
Vehicle Layout Front-engine, FWD, 5-pass, 2-door coupe
Engine 2.0L/260-hp*/260-lb-ft turbocharged DOHC 16-valve I-4
Transmission 5-speed manual
Curb Weight 3000 lb (mfr)
Wheelbase 103.5 in
Length x Width x Height 180.5 x 67.9 x 55.7 in
0-60 mph 5.5 sec
Quarter Mile 13.9 sec @ 102.5 mph
Braking, 60-0 mph 116 ft
Lateral Acceleration 0.91 g (avg)
EPA City/Hwy Econ 22/30 mpg (est)
CO2 Emissions 0.78 lb/mile (est)
On Sale In U.S. Currently
*SAE CERTIFIED

Road and track

SS/SC 60-0 116ft
SS/TC 60-0 117ft

SEE a trend here???

 

Yeah don't mind any of the duesches flaming for wanting to "downgrade." I would love to do the same mod because 16" slicks for track use would be the ****. ZZP did this mod to their Cobalt that just ran an 11.99...did anyone flame them? NO.

 

i have an 07 ss/sc i'll trade you my stock front brakes for your brembos front brakes pm if interested

 

just go with 17's and you will be fine....P.S. ion redline wheels clear brembos

 

You're considering buying the brake parts and a new set of wheels and tires. I would think the most cost effective route would be to keep the Brembos and get a set of 17 inch wheels that will fit and put dedicated snow tires on them. This way you have tires that perform best on dry roads in the summer and tires that perform best in cold weather and snow. You also won't need to shell out the cash for the brake parts.

After having a GTP that didn't like getting moving in the snow, I was dead-set on my next car being AWD. Then I got a set of dedicated snow tires and the car drove like it was on dry roads through most of the winter conditions. I will be doing the same with my TC, but I wish there were some steelies out there that would fit.

 

i was just looking for the same comparisons !! thank you for posting this. i knew the ss/sc brakes stopped just as good as the ss/tc's. i have had many close calls with my car, and have always stopped on a dime.

 

Best brakes in the world mean nothing if there's no traction between the rubber and the road. People flaming this guy for switching to smaller brakes and better winter traction are not looking at the big picture. SS/sc brakes are still pretty good, if a little more prone to fade. That said, it's probably more cost- and time-efficient to get a set of 17" wheels and tires that fit over the Brembos.

 

for ***** sake...leave the dude alone about the brakes...if you dont plan on road racing your car what the **** is the point to having brembo's?!? honestly...what? so you can say "yeah my car comes with brembo's pretty baller right?!" **** that...swap brakes with someone that has a SS/SC and get some hawk pads and slotted rotors and you'll have a pretty damn close comparison to the almighty brembo's...not to mention i dont wanna know what replacement pads/rotors or even calipers would cost for the brembo's...


so to answer your question yes its possible to swap front brakes

 

Have you guys heard how much it is to replace the front brakes? It's 500+ for one pair **** that **** it cost 300 less dollars to do an lsj brake swap

 

IRL wheel's=end thread...


oh and the IRL wheel's are about 20.5 lbs a piece..

 

I am quite aware of how good our brakes are, I like them alot... but swapping would be pointless IMO. Just go with 17's and you can fit a pretty beefy tire on there... probably 215/50 if you wanted to.

 

Or if your that worried about snow buy a AWD vehicle. That seems like the smartest choice to me.

 

Do the swap I don't know very much info on the swap but I've heard its simple. The people flaming you are idiots. Unless your tracking your car every weekend the brake difference isn't a big deal at all. And if your into drag racing now you can get some better tires for that too on there.