OK, so SSBC has pretty much canned their way over price and heavy ass Big Brake kit....Now what?
Well as some know here I can not stop after one major project is done......I must do more. And in this case there is now a hole in the market for a Big Brake kit. Going fast is fun....but stopping fast is fun too.....and it can save your ass as well.
So currently several members here on the Nation have constructed their own kits, but this involves more fabrication, time and effort then most members want to invest to stop fast. So I want to construct something that is easy......yeah, you get the package (yes, I'm working on something here) and do it in the driveway with basic friggin hand tools.... not welding, cutting or fabrication required.
This kit I'm working on will require you to have the 09+ rotors; if you have this already your ahead of the game. This will be a Wilwood 6 piston caliper set up with SS braided lines that bolt in and connect to your OEM hard brake line.
NOTE: I have confirmed that the 2004-08 and the 2009+ both use the same M10x1 IF(inverted flare) hard line connection at the frame. So my hardware/line kit will work with all model all year 355s!
I only have 3 items left to sort out - everything else is verified at this point
- 1) vendor to either CNC or forge the adapter plates (will be solid billet aluminum)
- 2) install the whole kit on my truck and ensure the OEM master cylinder will play nice.
- 3) wheel size......what will these fit under. I have my OEM 17" wheels still and I would need to acquire a 16" wheels to see if they clear
So without further ado here is the contents of the kit I'm assembling right now
1) Wilwood 6 Pot cailpers, they only weigh a hair over 7lbs each
2) Wilwood brake pad kit, for the street and light track duties
3) 1BADI5 caliper brackets
4) SS brake line kit, SS lines with the required adapter to be a bolt on kit
5) Grade 8 or 10 caliper mounting hardware (caliper to adapter /adapter to spindle)
- need to make final measurements, might be able to use OEM Trailblazer bolts
Now the sexiness of the this kit 2 point of interest...well 3
1) Improved braking - still trying to figure out how to get baseline measurements and after
2) Weight reduction - less unsprung wieght, the cailpers weigh as least 50% less then OEM
3) COST - how would a Big Brake kit for about/around $1000 sound(final price might should be within 10% +/- of my estimate)
I will update soon with some pictures and some of my mock up work.......I want to have the 90% solution before I post anything up!
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*** UPDATES ***
- 16JAN16 - Calipers / Pads / lines / Hardware - Ordered
Well as some know here I can not stop after one major project is done......I must do more. And in this case there is now a hole in the market for a Big Brake kit. Going fast is fun....but stopping fast is fun too.....and it can save your ass as well.
So currently several members here on the Nation have constructed their own kits, but this involves more fabrication, time and effort then most members want to invest to stop fast. So I want to construct something that is easy......yeah, you get the package (yes, I'm working on something here) and do it in the driveway with basic friggin hand tools.... not welding, cutting or fabrication required.
This kit I'm working on will require you to have the 09+ rotors; if you have this already your ahead of the game. This will be a Wilwood 6 piston caliper set up with SS braided lines that bolt in and connect to your OEM hard brake line.
NOTE: I have confirmed that the 2004-08 and the 2009+ both use the same M10x1 IF(inverted flare) hard line connection at the frame. So my hardware/line kit will work with all model all year 355s!
I only have 3 items left to sort out - everything else is verified at this point
- 1) vendor to either CNC or forge the adapter plates (will be solid billet aluminum)
- 2) install the whole kit on my truck and ensure the OEM master cylinder will play nice.
- 3) wheel size......what will these fit under. I have my OEM 17" wheels still and I would need to acquire a 16" wheels to see if they clear
So without further ado here is the contents of the kit I'm assembling right now
1) Wilwood 6 Pot cailpers, they only weigh a hair over 7lbs each
2) Wilwood brake pad kit, for the street and light track duties
3) 1BADI5 caliper brackets
4) SS brake line kit, SS lines with the required adapter to be a bolt on kit
5) Grade 8 or 10 caliper mounting hardware (caliper to adapter /adapter to spindle)
- need to make final measurements, might be able to use OEM Trailblazer bolts
Now the sexiness of the this kit 2 point of interest...well 3
1) Improved braking - still trying to figure out how to get baseline measurements and after
2) Weight reduction - less unsprung wieght, the cailpers weigh as least 50% less then OEM
3) COST - how would a Big Brake kit for about/around $1000 sound(final price might should be within 10% +/- of my estimate)
I will update soon with some pictures and some of my mock up work.......I want to have the 90% solution before I post anything up!
*** UPDATES ***
- 16JAN16 - Calipers / Pads / lines / Hardware - Ordered
