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I'm pretty positive the z06 upgrade will only fit under 22 inch wheels or more. I read that somewhere.

 

Still waiting on rotors. Baer swore they would be here by Wednesday. I have my hopes for Friday so that I can do this on the weekend.

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If I were you I would be sure to put masking tape on the calipers. The Corvette logo is not baked on and break fluid has its way with the logo. I believe 20's should be ok, it's a matter of on the offset design if the rim has a concave design it won't clear.

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If I were you I would be sure to put masking tape on the calipers. The Corvette logo is not baked on and break fluid has its way with the logo. I believe 20's should be ok, it's a matter of on the offset design if the rim has a concave design it won't clear.

Good looking out. I'll make sure to do that.

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Just got done with the brakes. Looks like only 2/3 of the pads are contacting the rotor but I guess that's how it's suppose to be. Stop amazing. Definitely can tell a difference. Had to bleed these things by myself. Mityvac and a hockey stick. I will get more pictures. Truck is terribly dirty at the moment. Here's some temp pics I took at 2am.

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Rims make the brakes look tiny.

 

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I'll take more tomorrow after I wash her. Also have one rusty drum that I need to replace.

And yes...I noticed when I got home I was dragging a ratchet strap. Lol

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Just got done with the brakes. Looks like only 2/3 of the pads are contacting the rotor but I guess that's how it's suppose to be.

 

 

Mount the pads upside down by chance?

 

This pic is the 'OLD' brackets but the pads are in upside down here.

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And to compare 'OLD' vs "NEW"

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Hmm. You might be on to something here. The pads had tapered edges at one side that lined up with the clips. So I must have them upside down. I didn't think they would fit well the other way though. Are you positive on this?

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