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C5 Corvette Brake Rotor Upgrade

The caliper appears normal, and the pad life shows us the timing of ourswap was probably accurate. You may need to use a long pry bar orchannel locks to help compress the caliper pistons, as the added widthof the Hawk pads will make it impossible to slide the caliper onto thenew rotor. You may also want to touch up the paint on the calipers atthis point.
C5 On A Shoestring Part IV: C5 Corvette Brake Rotor & Pad Upgrade

 The caliper appears normal, and the pad life shows us the timing of ourswap was probably accurate. You may need to use a long pry bar orchannel locks to help compress the caliper pistons, as the added widthof the Hawk pads will make it impossible to slide the caliper onto thenew rotor. You may also want to touch up the paint on the calipers atthis point.  View Related Article

 

 

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