Im tired of these **** rear brakes that t/c cobalts have.. They wear fast, squeak, and rattle over bumps at low speeds. Everyone hates them!! So im wondering if there is a bolt up brembo kit or something like that for the rear brakes? i know it wouldnt help much with breaking, but it would replacement the shitty set up they put on the ss.

Any Suggestions?

 

just get new pads and rotors and you'll be fine.

 

Odd, I posted a thread the other day how to solve the rattling over bumps if it is in fact your rear brakes. You need to replace the spring clips holding the caliper to the pad holder...if you don't believe me do the following:

1. Park your car in reverse with the e-brake off (make sure it's a flat surface)
2. Hold your caliper and gently push up (don't jam on it) and see if there's play (a rocking motion)
3. If there is chances are you'll hear the "rattle" you hear while driving since the pad is seperating from the caliper. The spring clips are part number ACD# 179-2233 (at least in Canada, I'd assume it's the same in the US).

As for the rest, ya, what Northvibe said but make sure whoever installs them properly cleans/lubricates everything including the slide pins and pad slides

 

i replaced all pads on front and back. and im 99% sure its the spring clips thats cause it to rattle over bumps. Thanks for the tips! i will replace the spring clips. One other question. There is only one spring clip for the right rear and one for the left rear. So does the pad with the clip go on the inside of the caliper or the outside?

 

I'm wondering if you're mixing up what I mean by spring clip. If you look at your caliper there is a piece of metal (in essence it's a sprung piece of metal) that lodges in two holes on the caliper and wraps down and around the bottom of the pad holder. As for the pads themselves, the Hawk HPS I put on have one pad with an extension off the backing plate (that goes straight up) and this pad should be installed on the inside of the rotor. Hopefully that helps .

EDIT:

Here's a pic of the spring clip I'm referring to from metroplex's how-to:

 

It helps alot. sorry i should of made clear the one clip the comes with the hahk hps cause thats what i bought but just making sure it goes on the inside of the rotor. I know which clips your taking about out that has two holes in the caliper. Mine are kind of out alittle. I probably need to replace then. Do you think they have them at the dealership? or like an auto parts store? Im going to re due my rear brakes tonight and make sure everything is solid and together correctly. Thanks for the help!!

 

I had to order mine in and they're taking about a week since they're coming from the US and no one in my general area in Canada has them in stock..god damn rattle is getting obnoxious now . If you have an AC Delco retailer in your local area (since that's who supplies the part) you can try calling around with the number I posted above and see if they have any in stock. They're $11.50 Canadian per clip so your cost should be lower than that but you need to order two since there's only 1 per unit .

 

ive always wondered about bolting on the camaros rear brembo caliper onto ours lol.

mine do what yours do too. ill be checking the other stuff out

 

Got the new spring clips and will be fixing them this weekend. I still wish there was a brembo kit made for the rear brakes. i would buy it in a second

 

why? the rear brakes do what 10% braking? not really needed unless you just want the "look"

 

it would stop all this loud noise it makes when i drive in the city all day, hopefully these new clips and pads will make it secure

 

like i said in the 2nd post, new rotors and pads have stopped it for pretty much everyone.

 

im with OP,, i think what he is looking for makes perfect sense, THE LOOK,,, and of course, with the looks, comes performance even though the rears dont do much... i mean, honestly guys, its kinda gay how we have brembos up front and PIECE OF SHHHHHHHIT "things" on the rear... i am in the process of looking up something to replace them as well, jus cant find anything, bet ur ass if it was an SRT-4 they would have **** available for it. ****** mopar. im jus gonna get the R1 concepts slotted rotors up front and back, and jus keep researching for calipers on the rear.. it cant be that hard to find them.. right?

 

...seriously? go look at any track cobalt, they have stock rear brakes! you dont NEED fancy things in the rear when they do 10% or less work, theres no point. Its the fronts that you need all the braking power.

 

i clearly stated that its all about the cool points... why do corvettes and camaros and other cars built for the track have them on there then? not bein a dick, jus sayin....

 

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is one thing I hate about the Cobalt how much front bias there is on braking

Do you know how easy it is to get the rear end to come lose on hard braking on the track...

It's like it's 95% Front / 5% Rear

The brembo's are great, but they are to much for this car when it's just on the front

 

well dont brake in the corner, brake before

like I said, the TA, koni and other track cobalts use stock brakes...get good rotors (2 piece) up front and good pads. Most of it is driver mod.

Would I of appreciated some tiny 2 piston brembos in the rear stock? sure. But paying over 1k for some rear brakes when they dont do much to anything seems like a waste. If its a show car then I see the point. If someone wants to just to do it ya, but if someone is looking for braking power..then no, get pfc 2 piece rotors up front with some bad ass pads.

because they come with them stock? just saying. Also those are much higher HP cars and their rwd so they have a bigger need to slow the drive wheels down, but if you look, their front calipers are bigger than the rears still..

 

First off, the rear calipers are not "pieces of ****" despite the popular believe that they are the root of all problems. They are ATE calipers, same as used on plenty of other cars, namely Mazda 3's, Volvos, Saabs, ect. There is nothing wrong with the design, and they perform very well when properly serviced.

Unfortunately, the majority of people on here can't even install lug nuts properly, let alone brakes, so when something goes wrong they blame the car. Foolish.

The rear brakes are fine, all that needs to be done to ensure optimal performance is to lubricate the rear pins with ceramic brake grease and install softer, aftermarket pads that are chamfered.

The rear brakes on these cars are more than adequate, they easily have enough power to lock the rear tires at almost any speed. The rotors are 11.5" vented, which is huge for the rear of a 2900lb FWD car.

Take your car out on a spirited run, and you'll notice the rear brakes get warm to the touch, but rarely get hot, even when the fronts are way too hot to touch. Thats a good indication that they DO NOT need to be upgraded.

Also, some people in here seem to totally forget that fixed pot calipers do not have parking brakes built into them. So even if you adapted Brembo rear calipers to work, you will have no more parking brake, period.

 

Sooooo no rear brembo kit is made.............

 

You are Sooooo correct.

Scott

 

where do you order the spring clips from?

 

Get the rear SSBC kit or the BAER rear kit

 

Just a quick question.... Does anyone know if you lower your car does it void the warrenty on the car and what kind of springs do you recommend?

 

when modifying your car you only void what you modify meaning the section

 

Just do this