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Old 11-06-2021, 04:27 AM   #1
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CTS-V 6 piston clearance vs 4 piston stock SS

Hi I currently have the SS front brembo set up on my v6 camaro and want to upgrade to the CTSV front set up. My question is if I currently clear the SS calipers on my 20x9 +27 factory reproduction zl1 1LE replicas. Will I be able to clear the 6 piston brakes are they larger in width? I know they are obviously much larger length. I have about 2mm clearance with the current brembo set up.
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Old 11-06-2021, 09:40 AM   #2
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So the CTS-V pads won’t have the roller skates on them and are you 2mm from the wheel face or wheel barrel??
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Old 11-07-2021, 01:56 AM   #3
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So the CTS-V pads won’t have the roller skates on them and are you 2mm from the wheel face or wheel barrel??
Thanks for that info I’m 2mm from the wheel face. I should be go to go if I don’t hit the wheel face. My current SS set up clears well no issues grinding I’m just not sure if the CTSV caliper is wider than the SS caliper that clears.
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Old 11-08-2021, 09:39 AM   #4
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If it’s close to the wheel face get a 3-5mm spacer to give you a feel good.
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Old 11-10-2021, 08:38 AM   #5
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I have a CTS-V front brake setup on my SS and have no issues with clearance. Been on there for about 4 years and love them on the track.
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Old 12-04-2021, 01:28 PM   #6
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So I have an SS and am going to the 6 pot CTS-V calipers which I just got back from the powdercoater. I measured my SS calipers from the face of the rotor to the face of the caliper and got a measurement of 2.35". So if I understand you correctly you have a 2mm (.078") clearance between the back of the wheel and face of the rotor. Although I could only take bench measurements on the 6 pots with the pads installed and spaced 33mm (thickness of ZL1 rotor) I got 2.42" from rotor face to face of the caliper. That's a 2mm difference further out. I don't think you will clear. If you know anyone with a 1LE or ZL1, use a digital caliper and measure to be sure. I'm confident what I measured is close enough to know it's risky.
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Old 12-11-2021, 05:17 AM   #7
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So I have an SS and am going to the 6 pot CTS-V calipers which I just got back from the powdercoater. I measured my SS calipers from the face of the rotor to the face of the caliper and got a measurement of 2.35". So if I understand you correctly you have a 2mm (.078") clearance between the back of the wheel and face of the rotor. Although I could only take bench measurements on the 6 pots with the pads installed and spaced 33mm (thickness of ZL1 rotor) I got 2.42" from rotor face to face of the caliper. That's a 2mm difference further out. I don't think you will clear. If you know anyone with a 1LE or ZL1, use a digital caliper and measure to be sure. I'm confident what I measured is close enough to know it's risky.
Thank you so much for all of that measuring I really appreciate it. It cleared with 1mm left so I ended up having to run a 5mm spacer on the hub. It’s worked out great so far.
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