Brakes-rebuild or upgrade?

longhorn294

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Vette(s): 1971 383 Stroker- mille miglia red...5 speed

Yep, these are Fenco too. But, across the La. line they drop to $61.99 front and $54.99 rear, I found out later after looking on their web site.....go figure

I know the voices aren't real, but they have some pretty cool ideas...

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Brakes-rebuild or upgrade?

Posted: 9/16/05 9:07amMessage 12 of 20

C

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Anacortes, WA - USA

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Vette(s): 1979 Red #72 C3 Corvette,T-350,Black interior,air,tilt/tele,K&N.And a 1978 Olds Cutlass 350/350,auto,air,2-dr.,buckets

I didnt rebuild,or go with rebuilt.I went with the stainless O-ring calipers from Vette Brakes.They give a 10% discount to some forum members and Corvette Club members

Jon,-Majestic Glass Corvette Club-....Red #72,blk.interior,1979 C3 Corvette-TH350,Weiand,Holley,glass tops,Pioneer,3.55's,K&N,Dynomax,Flowmaster 40's,Energy Suspension,Spicer,VB&P(pics soon); 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme 350/350,Dk. Blue 2-door Coupe-Hotchkis,PST,K&N,XM...'99 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ V6,black/grey leather,intake,strut bars,tint... |IMG|http://www.msnusers.com/cutlasscorvetteworkinprogress/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=63|/IMG|

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Posted: 9/16/05 2:30pmMessage 13 of 20

kstyer

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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!

The AutoZone calipers are working well on all 4 corners of my car, as is the AutoZone master cylinder. Keep in mind, all of these are lifetime warranty. You may replace them, but you will never buy them again.

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Posted: 9/16/05 3:03pmMessage 14 of 20

suncountry

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Moses Lake, WA - USA

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Vette(s): 1976 L48 4-spd, Mahogany Metalic exterior, Buckskin interior 350ci/350hp, 3rd owner, fiberglass spring, 255/50-16's Torq-Thrust II

Can I pop into the middle of this. I am going to work on my brake system this winter. I have a couple of rotors at or a little under minimum spec and one caliper starting to weep. So the plan is to replace all rotors and calipers. Are the oring calipers worth the extra money?

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Posted: 9/16/05 3:09pmMessage 15 of 20

C

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Vette(s): 1979 Red #72 C3 Corvette,T-350,Black interior,air,tilt/tele,K&N.And a 1978 Olds Cutlass 350/350,auto,air,2-dr.,buckets

-more modern design,with less chance of failure...yes? Vette Brakes version is also lifetime warranty,if I recall correctly

Jon,-Majestic Glass Corvette Club-....Red #72,blk.interior,1979 C3 Corvette-TH350,Weiand,Holley,glass tops,Pioneer,3.55's,K&N,Dynomax,Flowmaster 40's,Energy Suspension,Spicer,VB&P(pics soon); 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme 350/350,Dk. Blue 2-door Coupe-Hotchkis,PST,K&N,XM...'99 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ V6,black/grey leather,intake,strut bars,tint... |IMG|http://www.msnusers.com/cutlasscorvetteworkinprogress/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=63|/IMG|

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Posted: 9/21/05 5:36pmMessage 16 of 20

kstyer

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Vette(s): 1975 C3 Red, T-Tops, Black Interior. All I need is time and money! Getting there!

If driven on a regular basis, the regular seals are okay. But sitting for a period of time as most of our car do throughout the year, the 0-ring seals do a better job of mainting the brake system seals. Of course if you flush the fluid every year, that works well in maintaning the system as well, and in reality should be done even with the better o-ring seals.

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Posted: 9/21/05 5:55pmMessage 17 of 20

suncountry

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Vette(s): 1976 L48 4-spd, Mahogany Metalic exterior, Buckskin interior 350ci/350hp, 3rd owner, fiberglass spring, 255/50-16's Torq-Thrust II

Thanks Ken,

I I do flush when I put the cars up for winter and again when I pull them back out. I also just found out my brake lights arn't working. The turn signal and flashers work so I suspect its in the brake switch. So thats what I will be doing to night.

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Posted: 9/21/05 8:57pmMessage 18 of 20

C

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Vette(s): 1979 Red #72 C3 Corvette,T-350,Black interior,air,tilt/tele,K&N.And a 1978 Olds Cutlass 350/350,auto,air,2-dr.,buckets

I guess my system is flushed,if I just replaced the calipers & rotors? And I just had the entire tranny flushed out & refilled with synthetic.

Jon,-Majestic Glass Corvette Club-....Red #72,blk.interior,1979 C3 Corvette-TH350,Weiand,Holley,glass tops,Pioneer,3.55's,K&N,Dynomax,Flowmaster 40's,Energy Suspension,Spicer,VB&P(pics soon); 1978 Olds Cutlass Supreme 350/350,Dk. Blue 2-door Coupe-Hotchkis,PST,K&N,XM...'99 Mitsubishi Galant GTZ V6,black/grey leather,intake,strut bars,tint... |IMG|http://www.msnusers.com/cutlasscorvetteworkinprogress/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=63|/IMG|

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Posted: 9/22/05 5:29amMessage 19 of 20

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IF IN DOUBT,FLUSH THEM OUT,Dont mix synthetic brake fluid with the standard brake fluid,it will jell up in a heartbeat,Then you will have problems

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Posted: 9/22/05 12:06pmMessage 20 of 20

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