LT1*C42011-01-18 18:34:46

What was your total cost for parts? Since I have already done my brakes, how much are the rims by themselves?

brakes on my 90 stop my car fine. as most of my car is stock i really don't think i need to do a brake upgrade. those rims look great and will look great on your car.  hope the install goes easy for you.

[QUOTE=Trooper]What was your total cost for parts? Since I have already done my brakes, how much are the rims by themselves?[/QUOTE]

The wheels I picked up for $739 (USD).  The place I bought them from also carry a polished version and ones that are painted black and have a machined "lip".  You can get either of those two for less than the cost of the chrome if chrome isn't your thing...

The brake upgrade I picked up on sale for 20% off regular price.  Cost was about $720 (USD) which included powder-coating the calipers red (it's optional).  I believe regular price was/is around $860 or somewhere in that area.


[QUOTE=eddie20890]brakes on my 90 stop my car fine. as most of my car is stock i really don't think i need to do a brake upgrade. those rims look great and will look great on your car.  hope the install goes easy for you.[/QUOTE]

My brakes work just fine, don't get me wrong.  I'm not replacing them because I feel I "need" bigger brakes.  Believe it or not, as crazy as this might sound, I'm more interested in the over-all "look" of these brakes more so than their improved braking .  The C5 rotor's are larger and fill in the wheel much more than the smaller C4 rotors and the bright red powder-coated calipers and Corvette logo really go a long way to help "clean-up" the look of the car and make it look more modern.  The ZR1 wheels reveal so much of the brakes behind them, that the stock rotors and plain-jane calipers kind of detracts from the look of the car.

If I were still using the factory saw-blade wheels, I probably wouldn't even bother since they hide most of the brakes anyway.  But with ZR1's...

Anyways, I hope the install goes smooth.  Hope to do it all next Wednesday as I have  the day off from work that day. 

I'll will post pic's and review the brakes themselves when all is said and done.

Stay tuned.
LT1*C42010-10-13 17:20:24

Hummm, I feel much better about the job I did on mine... I agree with you about the looks though...I went with the drilled and slotted rotors, Ceramic brake pads, and the air foiled caliper covers.

i have the saw blades on mine and like them. when the car was repainted we painted the slots black as it will make the brake dirt less noticable. everyone that have seen them think it was a great idea. when money is flowing better i would like to get them refinished. next important thing is tires for it.

I have the original saw blades for mine but they are not in very good shape. I have been thinking about having them polished out and then having the insets painted Polo Green to match the car. That would look really nice and there is something to be said about having the original equipment on the car. I like to modify things just enough to make it mine, but still keep it as close to original as possible.