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Re: GTO Brake SWAP LOG.
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PEETYZ
I was going to say the C5 calipers (non zo6 calipers) Fbod calipers and 04 GTO calipers are very similar why do most get gto ones? The bracket fits the best someone who has access to f bod or reg C5 calipers should try the brackets
Looking similar doesn't mean they will fit. If the spacing between the mounting holes match then we have something. Other things like whether the caliper clears the disc circumference or where the disc aligns between the pads come later. I could post pictures all day but until someone takes measurements or tries fitting these calipers on a Catera we're no better off than before.
F Body>
GTO >
C5>
As for why we seek the GTO calipers is that they fit and they're cheap. Basically we're buying someones trash. GTO owners upgrade from '04 to '05 or whatever brakes and shove the old parts in a box. They have no use for them and no one to sell them to but us.
I kind of hope the Corvette and F Body calipers don't fit. If they do it means I won't have the best possible brakes. It means I'll have to spend more time online shopping for Corvette brakes on Corvette forums at Corvette prices. I won't be able to sleep thinking about red C5 calipers. Already I have nightmares because I don't have C5 pads. I really really hope Corvette calipers don't fit.
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