Z06Vette.com - Corvette Z06 Forum

**wvphoto** · 08-14-2008, 10:37 AM

what will a brake job pads and rotors cost on this fancy ride ?

i was reading about the carbon.. whatevers.. but sounded like it may be a ferarri job there ?

any ideas ?

**Zippy** · 08-14-2008, 11:20 AM

Don't know the cost, but would think the carbon/ceramic brakes would last longer.

proexpert · 08-14-2008, 12:22 PM

$10,000 is my guess. I'm sure DJWorm or others will know exact costs of similar brake jobs.

Mike, are you calculating how much you can save by not getting the ZR1?

**wvphoto** · 08-14-2008, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by proexpert

$10,000 is my guess. I'm sure DJWorm or others will know exact costs of similar brake jobs.

Mike, are you calculating how much you can save by not getting the ZR1?

no.. i was thinking of opening a zr1 brake shop...LOL

Lawdogg · 08-14-2008, 01:42 PM

GM engineer driving a ZR1 at the Blackhills Classic in July said he thought about $6000.

chjw · 08-14-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lawdogg

GM engineer driving a ZR1 at the Blackhills Classic in July said he thought about $6000.

He also said that dealers must have a special scale to weigh the pads since the ceramic is consumed by heat and doesn't show wear so only way to tell when it's time to replace is by weight. Sounds expensive.

robls6 · 08-14-2008, 01:52 PM

If you can afford the car you can afford the brakes. It's kinda like a person with a virginia ham under both arms complaining that he has no bread!

seamus2154 · 08-14-2008, 03:35 PM

This is what killed the 90's ZR1 in the used market. The maintainence. People started to hear about 700. dollar Hitachi starters and how much it was to get parts and maintain. Yeah you can afford the car you can afford the maintainence but you can't expect the next guy to. This is why the exotics take a hit.

ZO6 AL-X · 08-14-2008, 09:41 PM

I think about $6k is believable - I'm thinking the fronts alone. If $6k covers front/rear, they would be a deal. They're not made of the same material as Ferrari or Porsche use so they sell for much less compared to theirs.

2ndZ06 · 08-19-2008, 10:01 PM

I read somewhere that they said under 'normal' driving conditions the brakes would last the life of the car. I also remember reading somewhere else where they quoted 100,000 miles for the brakes. It was unclear if that was rotors and pads, or just rotors. I find it hard to believe the pads would last that long, but I think that was what they seemed to be implying.

Jeff

**MSiska** · 08-20-2008, 07:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wvphoto

what will a brake job pads and rotors cost on this fancy ride ?

i was reading about the carbon.. whatevers.. but sounded like it may be a ferarri job there ?

any ideas ?

Your daughter....

ZO6 AL-X · 08-20-2008, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2ndZ06

I read somewhere that they said under 'normal' driving conditions the brakes would last the life of the car. I also remember reading somewhere else where they quoted 100,000 miles for the brakes. It was unclear if that was rotors and pads, or just rotors. I find it hard to believe the pads would last that long, but I think that was what they seemed to be implying.

Jeff

I heard the same from two different sources. It's not clear which one is correct. I hope to hear first-hand from owners (some of you guys).

dvredc6427 · 08-25-2008, 07:19 PM

As was said earlier, if you can justify $120,000 or more for the ZR1 then you won't be concerned with the costs of brake upkeep. What I'd be concerned with is finding a Chevy dealer who I would trust to work on the ZR1. Get this, my local dealer didn't get a single allocation for the 2008 427 package Z06 (I got mine from Rick Daniels & museum delivery), yet this same dealer is getting 2 ZR1's. How can that be? Can a dealer afford to pay a properly trained ZR1 mechanic for the rare ZR1 work? That part of the new ZR1 will be interesting and only time will tell if GM can provide acceptable service to "high end" ZR1 customers like the other exotics do. No brand is perfect but GM has never impressed me with their service. Acceptable for what I have paid for my GM products but I have always felt they fell a little short with my only other Corvette (2000 C5 convertible). I'm was hoping things would be better on my 08 427 Z06 but a warranty issue within the first few hundred miles. Disappointing and not expected considering the price. Hope they really worked the ZR1 so no common bugs like the Z06 still has. Would I buy one? Tempting if it was for no more than sticker! Hope those who are fortunate enough to be getting the ZR1 let us know how it goes.

ZO6 AL-X · 08-25-2008, 09:09 PM

Service may not be frequent at all. There are many Corvette shops to send the car to for brake work - just buy the pads and hand them over to the 'vette shop. No big deal.

If this brake setup was good enough, I wouldn't mind buying a set for my C6 Z. Of course, they make the Brembo kit look like a bargain.

c4c5specialist · 08-26-2008, 07:52 AM

HI there,
First, ZR1 training has been out there for about a month.
2 courses, over the GM training website.
They did focus on the brakes.
Second, yes, the rotors are not machined, they are weighed. If they are under the weight STAMPED on the rotor, they are to be replaced.
Due to the composition of the braking system, pads and rotors, they can last an extremely long time.
Track conditions of course change that.
Being that the entire caliper, rotor, pads system was engineered by Brembo, I am SURE it will be substantial to repair this system.
However, talk to your dealers and ask if the service technician is trained.
Honestly, though, from what I have seen, the braking system should last an extremely long time, as should the clutch.
Allthebest, c4c5