OK, to go off of brakes and onto a soap box for a min. Everyone wants all sorts bad ass upgrades, but then a roadblock, like wheel choice in this case, turns out to be the road to porlonged jackstanding. Due to a variety of reasons...no support, no vendor back up, limited info, etc. We are trying to change this, so more trucks get back on the road with better parts faster, by testing, fitting, trying and actually using the stuff we are developing. And useing as many off the shelf, part store compatible parts so you don't have to fight getting rotors or pads, bolts, etc.
That being said, the bottom line is, to go with this set up, or the z06, you are taking a stock, 20 year old truck that came with single piston calipers and a 10.5" rotor and changing to a 14.1" and 4 or 6 pistons. You can expect such a drastic change and it to be easy or work with everything else, ie wheels, proportioning valve, spindle, etc. You have to consider the upgrade as a whole. The wheels need to be 18's. A separate proportioning valve would be ideal to optimize the set up. Second gen spindles and wheel bearings would make the whole set up much better. That all tacks on cost and time. This set up does work. We have figured out the nuances, come up with options and are prepared to offer full kits, with spindles already set up, powdercoated, brackets, lines, calipers, etc. But folks need to be aware other things that should be considered and ancillary costs to make the set up work and ideal for them.
Hope this makes sense, and helps. Now back to brakes!!
