Z06 front calipers on sc300
#17
Those moments where I have felt it kick in were all limited to extremely rare circumstances such as those, as you've also noted, Blkexcoupe. Plenty of that in L.A. traffic. That was really my concern in bringing it up but based on what Jim has said I don't think he plans to take his SC into heavy city traffic very much where it would be even a remote issue. Once we have upgraded the stock brake calipers on these cars I do think ABS becomes an absolute last resort safety feature. Upgraded to the degree Jim has with his SC along with quality tires I would bet locking up the brakes would take a lot of effort.
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I believe you use the SC one to match the head of the brake line. Both calipers should be M10x1.0 thread pitch.
I don't think it should be an issue for him either as long as sticky tires are on the car.
Those moments where I have felt it kick in were all limited to extremely rare circumstances such as those, as you've also noted, Blkexcoupe. Plenty of that in L.A. traffic. That was really my concern in bringing it up but based on what Jim has said I don't think he plans to take his SC into heavy city traffic very much where it would be even a remote issue. Once we have upgraded the stock brake calipers on these cars I do think ABS becomes an absolute last resort safety feature. Upgraded to the degree Jim has with his SC along with quality tires I would bet locking up the brakes would take a lot of effort.
#20
Only the stickiest tires for me. Ordering up some new tires today. I’ve always enjoyed the Michelin Pilot Super Sports but I have to be honest, I’m leaning towards the Sumitomo HTRIII based solely on the price point. They are literally half the price of the Michelin And have excellent reviews. I’m not one to cheap out but I did run these tires before and really liked them. And they were VERY sticky.
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Only the stickiest tires for me. Ordering up some new tires today. I’ve always enjoyed the Michelin Pilot Super Sports but I have to be honest, I’m leaning towards the Sumitomo HTRIII based solely on the price point. They are literally half the price of the Michelin And have excellent reviews. I’m not one to cheap out but I did run these tires before and really liked them. And they were VERY sticky.
#22
As much as I love the Michelin PSS, I wouldn't blame you for going with the sumitomo HTR III. I did the same when I got my last set of tires. My car kills tires in under 10k miles and after 3 sets of michelins I couldn't afford it anymore. I only have about 1 to 2k miles on the sumitomo's, so I don't know how they hold up with time.
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Lol, he could be right. These are the ones I'm after for next summer. Firestone's Firehawk Indy 500 (I believe they are similar or rebrand of the Potenza RE-11) https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...Make=Firestone
#25
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It's what I read somewhere before, hence why I mentioned it, but I guess you can't believe everything you read on the internet, lol.
#26
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Jimmy, did those rear calipers bolt up without any adapter or did you need to modify it to fit?
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#29
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Hi there nice set looks amazing. My question for rears did you bolt them right up or did you have to get brackets made or did you buy them. Want to upgrade ever since I seen this I've been putting it all together buying calipers and ordered brackets so just wanted to know if they sell them . I seen someone else show brackets they made and look good with a few caliper modifications. Just curious thanks car looks awesome.
#30
Hi there nice set looks amazing. My question for rears did you bolt them right up or did you have to get brackets made or did you buy them. Want to upgrade ever since I seen this I've been putting it all together buying calipers and ordered brackets so just wanted to know if they sell them . I seen someone else show brackets they made and look good with a few caliper modifications. Just curious thanks car looks awesome.
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