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    1. 11-03-2008 #1
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      Quote Originally Posted by 83hurstguy
      Is there any chance the Blazer front brake setup would bolt to the ATS spindles, potentially with a flat adapter bracket? That should clear 15's and be pretty cheap, if somebody had to go that route...
      The problem is not so much the diameter as the caliper and rotor depth. The C5/C6 rotors are very shallow. There are no good options for small rotors. Any rotors that are available have too much offset and the rotor itself hits the cast caliper mounting lugs on the ATS spindle. By the time you go through all the headache of custom this and fancy that, you end up with brakes that are worse than stock C5 brakes and wheels that have no performance tires available. It is all a false savings. Best bang for the buck = ATS spindles/C5 brakes/OEM 17" or 18" wheels/good inexpensive tires, such as Kumho or Falken.

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    3. 11-04-2008 #2
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      Quote Originally Posted by andrewb70
      The problem is not so much the diameter as the caliper and rotor depth. The C5/C6 rotors are very shallow. There are no good options for small rotors. Any rotors that are available have too much offset and the rotor itself hits the cast caliper mounting lugs on the ATS spindle. By the time you go through all the headache of custom this and fancy that, you end up with brakes that are worse than stock C5 brakes and wheels that have no performance tires available. It is all a false savings. Best bang for the buck = ATS spindles/C5 brakes/OEM 17" or 18" wheels/good inexpensive tires, such as Kumho or Falken.

      Andrew
      Interesting. Gotcha...

      The Blazer rotors are actually pretty shallow... I have them for my H/O, was surprised at that. I don't have a C5 rotor for comparison.

      I was wondering about interchangability, b/c I know you can take the Blazer spindles, slide a C5 rotor on, and bolt on a C5 caliper with just a flat adapter to relocate the abutment holes... I have the blazer brakes now so they will clear my stock H/O wheels. If I find a bigger set of wheels I like and can afford, I'll go to C5's, just change the rotor, bolt on a flat bracket, and bolt on the C5 caliper setup.

      I had a good picture, I just can't find it now.
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