Decent Brakes on a 70 C10 for today

[BigTopGT]

Originally Posted by Mike C

There is a lot of good advice for you in this thread. Almost all of it is increasing the ability of the stock system but you keep wanting to throw money at it...

The Corvette brakes are NOT as good as the truck brakes for the truck application. Get some good pads and shoes, adjust the rears and drive it. Get your drums and rotors turned for a fresh surface. You should have more than enough brake for any sort of 15" tire you would have on it.

Without knowing much about the truck disc brakes, what don't you like about the C5 brakes? (C5 brake data attached)

Honesty, the only reason I brought it up is because I actually have a setup (calipers, rotors, pads, etc...) sitting around my office.

Free is a tough price to beat.

[SCOTI]

There's nothing wrong w/C5 discs. The larger rotors def dissipate heat better vs. the stock truck rotor OD limitation.

To say C5 pistons don't have as much clamping force would require a caliper to caliper comparison IMHO.

[68Stepbed]

Originally Posted by BigTopGT

Without knowing much about the truck disc brakes, what don't you like about the C5 brakes? (C5 brake data attached)

Honesty, the only reason I brought it up is because I actually have a setup (calipers, rotors, pads, etc...) sitting around my office.

Free is a tough price to beat.

C5 brakes aren't a bad option. But...yes, there's a but...by the time you buy or fabricate the parts to mount them to your spindles, you could almost just buy the upgraded parts we're referring to for less money. Remember, trucks use larger bearings on the spindles and rotors than most other GM cars and Corvettes.