Brembo brakes
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Brembo brakes
So I'm seriously thinking of doing a conversion/upgrade on my 07 lt but I am new to the modding community and need some help. If you guys could point me in the right direction I would be ecstatic as this is one of the few areas of upgrading the car I am extremely unsure of.
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Do you have ABS on your car? I did the swap on my 07 lt so I'm sure I can answer just about any question you have. But I ask that because mine did not and the brembos are so grabby that they locked up and caused me to slide and actually ended up totaling the car. The brake pedal was like a switch. I either wasn't using the brakes at all or when I touched them, they locked. For that reason I wouldn't recommend them without ABS. On my LNF with ABS, its a completely different feel
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Do you have ABS on your car? I did the swap on my 07 lt so I'm sure I can answer just about any question you have. But I ask that because mine did not and the brembos are so grabby that they locked up and caused me to slide and actually ended up totaling the car. The brake pedal was like a switch. I either wasn't using the brakes at all or when I touched them, they locked. For that reason I wouldn't recommend them without ABS. On my LNF with ABS, its a completely different feel
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Do you have ABS on your car? I did the swap on my 07 lt so I'm sure I can answer just about any question you have. But I ask that because mine did not and the brembos are so grabby that they locked up and caused me to slide and actually ended up totaling the car. The brake pedal was like a switch. I either wasn't using the brakes at all or when I touched them, they locked. For that reason I wouldn't recommend them without ABS. On my LNF with ABS, its a completely different feel
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No other issues. Everything worked perfectly fine before the swap. If you consider lightly tapping the brake pedal and them locking instantly a driver mod problem, then be my guest and try to drive one with the brakes swapped. I'm the one who has driven that car and now drive my current one and I can tell you that they aren't the same. Even when I had a bad wheel speed sensor on the LNF that caused the ABS to not work properly, I've never had it's brakes lock up
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No other issues. Everything worked perfectly fine before the swap. If you consider lightly tapping the brake pedal and them locking instantly a driver mod problem, then be my guest and try to drive one with the brakes swapped. I'm the one who has driven that car and now drive my current one and I can tell you that they aren't the same. Even when I had a bad wheel speed sensor on the LNF that caused the ABS to not work properly, I've never had it's brakes lock up
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I'm waiting for Powell to chime in, I know he's swapped a few base models over to the Brembos and I'm fairly certain he said non-abs is easier to swap
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It sounds like something was wrong with the Brembo setup on your LSJ. As you probably know since you now have an LNF, it's not easy at all to invoke ABS. In fact, I've tracked my car pretty hard for about 5 years now with R-comp tires and have very rarely had ABS kick in on a dry road track...
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@sc4door, I am really surprised you had problems with your swap. I have a base 2006 LS with no ABS and I did the Brembo and LNF rear axle beam swap.
Haven't had any problems since doing the swap this past May. I am really curious as to what was causing your brake problems.
Haven't had any problems since doing the swap this past May. I am really curious as to what was causing your brake problems.
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@sc4door, I am really surprised you had problems with your swap. I have a base 2006 LS with no ABS and I did the Brembo and LNF rear axle beam swap.
Haven't had any problems since doing the swap this past May. I am really curious as to what was causing your brake problems.
Haven't had any problems since doing the swap this past May. I am really curious as to what was causing your brake problems.
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As for ESC, if you have half a set of driving skills, I recommend turning that **** off when you're driving hard on a canyon road or around a track. Nothing worse than the car unexpectedly "helping you" when you're countering rotation and have things under control...
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Do you have ABS on your car? I did the swap on my 07 lt so I'm sure I can answer just about any question you have. But I ask that because mine did not and the brembos are so grabby that they locked up and caused me to slide and actually ended up totaling the car. The brake pedal was like a switch. I either wasn't using the brakes at all or when I touched them, they locked. For that reason I wouldn't recommend them without ABS. On my LNF with ABS, its a completely different feel
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Thank you for the info sc, I just went to the dealership today because I was not sure if I had ABS or not(newb I know) but they had to call GM to find out as it was apparently an option in 07 and down. But I would enjoy asking you how you did it and what you recommend instead of that seeing how it didn't pan out well for you. Like they say, learn from others mistakes. Unfortunately yours was a pretty bad one!
- LSJ hubs
- New wheels (since you'll be convertint to 5 lug)
- LSJ front and rear calipers
- LSJ front and rear rotors
- LSJ front and rear pads
- LSJ front and rear brake hoses
- Powell's rear disc conversion brackets or an LSJ rear axle beam
After you get the parts it's a simple swap, just like doing any normal brake job. You can PM me if you have any questions
You can't adjust it. My guess is that the bias is different between the master cylinders on a base model and an SS so there's always the option to swap if that is the case
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I'd maybe recommend the LSJ brakes like ECaulk said because it would be a big upgrade without being overkill. To do the swap you'll need:
After you get the parts it's a simple swap, just like doing any normal brake job. You can PM me if you have any questions
- LSJ hubs
- New wheels (since you'll be convertint to 5 lug)
- LSJ front and rear calipers
- LSJ front and rear rotors
- LSJ front and rear pads
- LSJ front and rear brake hoses
- Powell's rear disc conversion brackets or an LSJ rear axle beam
After you get the parts it's a simple swap, just like doing any normal brake job. You can PM me if you have any questions