2016 Silverado 1500 Brake upgrades?

[Nasty]

4 minutes ago, qwank said:

 

Oh ok, I think those are the rotors that the Silverado SS guys use with the Z06 calipers.  

If so. Let me knowabout your extra calipers. i may be interested

[qwank]

2 minutes ago, Nasty said:

If so. Let me knowabout your extra calipers. i may be interested

I will, just gotta find out how to make them work, if not I'll have to sell them to buy the Z06 Calipers.  lol

[Jon A]

3 hours ago, Nasty said:

I think theyre about an inch bigger maybe 1.5. Uses stock calipers

 

https://baer.com/EradiSpeed-Rotors-GMT900-SUV/

Thanks for pointing those out.  That looks like like one of the most cost effective upgrades (that is actually an upgrade) I've seen.  The larger diameters increase brake torque, provide more swept area, thermal mass and will have better cooling given the larger sizes and directional vanes (much more resistance to fading), stuff you aren't going to get with stock replacement parts.

 

One thing I want to figure out when the 2019's come out--they'll have 4 piston calipers in front stock.  They might eventually be available pretty cheap.  If the bolt pattern/locations happen to be the same they may provide a cheap caliper upgrade for these trucks if we can make them work.

[Nasty]

1 hour ago, qwank said:

I will, just gotta find out how to make them work, if not I'll have to sell them to buy the Z06 Calipers.  lol

Just front or front and rear?

[qwank]

2 minutes ago, Nasty said:

Just front or front and rear?

Just fronts,  they are the take off parts from factory 6 piston upgrades 

[Nasty]

3 minutes ago, qwank said:

Just fronts,  they are the take off parts from factory 6 piston upgrades 

Ahh my ocd id need front and rear

[qwank]

1 minute ago, Nasty said:

Ahh my ocd id need front and rear

I have 3 pairs so it would be nice If I could get them to work on both axles.  

[Nasty]

2 minutes ago, qwank said:

I have 3 pairs so it would be nice If I could get them to work on both axles.  

Keep me in the loop

[Jon A]

I wouldn't even try to use the front calipers on the rear.  They aren't designed for a rotor that thin and the piston sizes are likely way too large--which could result in locking up the rear brakes before the fronts are doing much, increasing stopping distances.