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SNOOK · 04-19-2009, 06:20 PM

Also as reported on Frontpage Blog

Anybody know what the deal is on the stack of wheel weights on both front calipers on the 2010 with brembo's? I will try to attach a picture.

UPDATE:

OFFICIAL ANSWER FROM JOHN FITZPATRICK:

Some early Camaro customers noticed that there are weights on the Camaro SS calipers. With high-performance vehicles like the Camaro SS, minor brake noise is not uncommon. The weights act as a damper to reduce noise in certain driving conditions. This was done after careful evaluation and validation by our engineering team. These weights will only be added to early builds of the Camaro SS.

DanD · 04-19-2009, 06:25 PM

haha.. looks like someone doesn't know the difference between the wheel and the caliper is al. HAHAHA

robby · 04-19-2009, 06:25 PM

Interesting way to increase unsprung weight.

Uh, other than a playful assembly line worker, I can't think of a thing.

Rob

franknbeans · 04-19-2009, 06:29 PM

??

Andro · 04-19-2009, 06:33 PM

What the???

camarorick · 04-19-2009, 06:35 PM

Weird, are these on your car ?

erasedgod · 04-19-2009, 06:39 PM

I swear I've seen something similar in the past, but I can't remember where.

ROMANO6.0 · 04-19-2009, 06:40 PM

I always put em on the wheels...

SNOOK · 04-19-2009, 07:09 PM

Yea, on both sides. I don't recall ever seeing anything like this. Lots of weights on the wheel as well. No problem to 100 mph, and braking very shortly after that.

camarorick · 04-19-2009, 07:20 PM

That's ridiculous !!... Those weights are not doing anything but looking ugly !

NVMY68SS · 04-19-2009, 07:23 PM

Hmmm............man, I'm glad they have my car somewhere else looking it over again so I don't end up with weights on my calipers.

Captain Awesome · 04-19-2009, 07:23 PM

I bet it's the way they calibrate the handling of the car. It must have a perfect 50/50 weight distribution...

LOL!

stovt001 · 04-19-2009, 07:32 PM

Sounds to me like they have a new guy on the line, and he doesn't know where wheel weights go. This is comforting.

rayhawk · 04-19-2009, 07:55 PM

Those are special edition tuned Brembos, which is a rare factory option. You are so lucky

2010 SS RS · 04-19-2009, 08:09 PM

Good to see you guys are back on track and blowing things way out of proportion.

kylepo · 04-19-2009, 08:35 PM

WTF

LSX-80MM · 04-19-2009, 08:57 PM

yea what he said

kdoske · 04-19-2009, 09:12 PM

omg wtf, i honestly believe that some half english speaking person on the line was told to put weights on the wheels and misinterpreted...

I hope im wrong on this but damn thats weird, I just can't image why the hell else they would be there.

Edit: OR! maybe that's part of the assembly process and the weights are attached to the brembos and then sent down to the next station where they are removed and placed on the wheel for balancing but some how this car got missed............dude you got me this **** is wierd as ****...

cam2fst4u · 04-19-2009, 09:16 PM

they do it to reduce brake vibration. lol... sounds good. Ask the mole.. Go to the moles thread and ask... He may be able to give you an answer or ask Fbodfather.

Bornin69 · 04-19-2009, 09:20 PM

No wonder the car weighs so much!

*mlee* · 04-19-2009, 09:33 PM

Everyone needs a set of those on their Brembos... Pick em up at your local tire shop....

kylepo · 04-19-2009, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bornin69

No wonder the car weighs so much!

ha

FirstLSK · 04-20-2009, 05:11 AM

Uhhhhh, yeah...... I guess that one slipped past the QA inspection.

I believe I would be making a phone call or two on that one and ask if they are supposed to be there or why they might have put them there. If nobody can come up with an answer, I would just remove them.

Maybe Number 3, Fbodfather, Davis, and Richard can check their front Brembo's.

.

SNOOK · 04-20-2009, 06:41 AM

I'm on the way to the dealer to let them use it for the week and I'll be sure to ask, not that they'll know but I'll ask anyway. Raining here all week so no big deal.

Matster · 04-20-2009, 07:05 AM

Done to add extra weight in order to give the Stang and Challenger a fighting chance

04-19-2009, 06:20 PM	#1
SNOOK Drives: 1967 Camaro, 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 35 View My Garage	Wheel weights on my Camaro's calipers Also as reported on Frontpage Blog Anybody know what the deal is on the stack of wheel weights on both front calipers on the 2010 with brembo's? I will try to attach a picture. UPDATE: OFFICIAL ANSWER FROM JOHN FITZPATRICK: Some early Camaro customers noticed that there are weights on the Camaro SS calipers. With high-performance vehicles like the Camaro SS, minor brake noise is not uncommon. The weights act as a damper to reduce noise in certain driving conditions. This was done after careful evaluation and validation by our engineering team. These weights will only be added to early builds of the Camaro SS. Attached Images

04-19-2009, 06:25 PM	#2
DanD Drives: 6 camaros Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ma Posts: 321	haha.. looks like someone doesn't know the difference between the wheel and the caliper is al. HAHAHA __________________ 2010 IOM RS/SS TVS2300, cam, stall, headers 2002 Z28 427 2002 SSLE Convertible 1968 383 Camaro 1968 327 Camaro Convertible 1967 RS 327 1967 Pro-Tour LS3 in progress

04-19-2009, 06:29 PM	#4
franknbeans Whipped Drives: 2010 CAMARO Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Pittsburgh-ish - PA Posts: 3,710 View My Garage	?? __________________ Magnaflow Cat back / ROTO-FAB Intake / Whipple Kit / RDP Tune. 580hp - 650Tq

04-19-2009, 06:33 PM	#5
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,224 View My Garage	What the??? __________________

04-19-2009, 06:39 PM	#7
erasedgod CGM 2SS/RS Drives: # 9641 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Saratoga Springs Posts: 423 View My Garage	I swear I've seen something similar in the past, but I can't remember where. __________________

04-19-2009, 06:25 PM	#3
robby Drives: 02 B4C 6M Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Illinois Posts: 69	Interesting way to increase unsprung weight. Uh, other than a playful assembly line worker, I can't think of a thing. Rob

04-19-2009, 06:35 PM	#6
camarorick Drives: . Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: . Posts: 2,039	Weird, are these on your car ?

04-19-2009, 06:40 PM	#8
ROMANO6.0 Drives: 88 IROC-Z Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: MILWAUKEE Posts: 27	I always put em on the wheels... __________________ CANCELED VICTORY RED W/BLACK STRIPES 2SS RS #1127 AT 4800 R6P folks have waited for long enough GM!!! Build early orders before any new dealer orders regardless of allocation. Stop treating your most loyal customers so unfairly

04-19-2009, 07:09 PM	#9
SNOOK Drives: 1967 Camaro, 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 35 View My Garage	Yea, on both sides. I don't recall ever seeing anything like this. Lots of weights on the wheel as well. No problem to 100 mph, and braking very shortly after that.

04-19-2009, 07:20 PM	#10
camarorick Drives: . Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: . Posts: 2,039	That's ridiculous !!... Those weights are not doing anything but looking ugly !

04-19-2009, 07:23 PM	#11
NVMY68SS Drives #296 Drives: 1968 Camaro SS - 350/5 Speed Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Smithfield, NC Posts: 952	Hmmm............man, I'm glad they have my car somewhere else looking it over again so I don't end up with weights on my calipers. __________________ #296 Delivered 6-1-09 Dynoed 10-3-09 384.56HP 387.65TQ with the bolt-ons listed, no tune.....yet! Roto-Fab CAI (Install pics here), Doug Thorley Shorties, Flowmaster American Thunder 409S Cat Back Vid

04-19-2009, 07:23 PM	#12
Captain Awesome Account Suspended Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New York Posts: 3,747	I bet it's the way they calibrate the handling of the car. It must have a perfect 50/50 weight distribution... LOL!

04-19-2009, 07:32 PM	#13
stovt001 Drives: 2006 Cobalt, 2004 Taurus wagon Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 3,817	Sounds to me like they have a new guy on the line, and he doesn't know where wheel weights go. This is comforting. __________________ "It's kind of fun to do the impossible" - Walt Disney There's a great big beautiful tomorrow shining at the end of every day There's a great big beautiful tomorrow Just a dream away

04-19-2009, 07:55 PM	#14
rayhawk Drives: Trailblazer SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Miami Posts: 836 View My Garage	Those are special edition tuned Brembos, which is a rare factory option. You are so lucky __________________ Hooters, hooters, yum yum yum, hooters, hooters on a girl thats dumb. -Al Bundy 07 2WD Trailblazer SS, LS1 E-fans, 4" FWI, pcmforless tune 72 VW Beetle, 2275cc, Dual 44 IDF's

04-19-2009, 08:09 PM	#15
2010 SS RS Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IBM Black Polished Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 2,141	Good to see you guys are back on track and blowing things way out of proportion. __________________ 418 Stroker, 621RWHP 648 lbs TORQUE Built by Laramie GM Auto Center Tuned by Nick at Mac Autosport. EForce SC, 2 3/4pulley,LPE dual fuel pump, JRE Twin fuel rail upgrade, posi clutch kit, RX oilcatch can and breather, Callies Compstar crankshaft and rods, Racing bearings, CP -13.8 race pistons, steel rings, Comp Cams X6 blower cam, Springs, HD timing chain and tensioner, Doug Thorley Tri Y LT headers, 89.7lb injectors, RPM rollbar, DSS1400 shafts, Simpson 5 pt harness, BMR Toe rods and trailing arms, led lights, RPM input and output shafts

04-19-2009, 08:35 PM	#16
kylepo Drives: 2002 firehawk.....missing 02CE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Midland MI/salamanca NY Posts: 360	WTF

04-19-2009, 08:57 PM	#17
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04-19-2009, 09:12 PM	#18
kdoske Waiting For My 1SS/RS SIM Drives: Sold My Lancer, now carless :/ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: louisiana Posts: 952	omg wtf, i honestly believe that some half english speaking person on the line was told to put weights on the wheels and misinterpreted... I hope im wrong on this but damn thats weird, I just can't image why the hell else they would be there. Edit: OR! maybe that's part of the assembly process and the weights are attached to the brembos and then sent down to the next station where they are removed and placed on the wheel for balancing but some how this car got missed............dude you got me this ** is wierd as *... Last edited by KILLER74Z28; 04-20-2009 at 04:44 AM. Reason: Inappropriate language.*

04-19-2009, 09:16 PM	#19
cam2fst4u Drives: 08 SS trailblazer,08 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: stanley va Posts: 6,299 View My Garage	they do it to reduce brake vibration. lol... sounds good. Ask the mole.. Go to the moles thread and ask... He may be able to give you an answer or ask Fbodfather. __________________ http://cam2fst4u.mybrute.com

04-19-2009, 09:20 PM	#20
Bornin69 Drives: 1969 Camaro Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 122 View My Garage	No wonder the car weighs so much!

04-19-2009, 09:33 PM	#21
mlee www.Camaro5Fest.net Drives: Number Twenty-Three Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 19,107 View My Garage	Everyone needs a set of those on their Brembos... Pick em up at your local tire shop.... __________________ .

04-20-2009, 05:11 AM	#23
FirstLSK Dude, I love my car !!!! Drives: 2010 Black 2SS/RS white rally Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: DFW Posts: 811	Uhhhhh, yeah...... I guess that one slipped past the QA inspection. I believe I would be making a phone call or two on that one and ask if they are supposed to be there or why they might have put them there. If nobody can come up with an answer, I would just remove them. Maybe Number 3, Fbodfather, Davis, and Richard can check their front Brembo's. . __________________ -------------------------------------------------

04-20-2009, 06:41 AM	#24
SNOOK Drives: 1967 Camaro, 2010 Camaro SS Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 35 View My Garage	I'm on the way to the dealer to let them use it for the week and I'll be sure to ask, not that they'll know but I'll ask anyway. Raining here all week so no big deal.

04-20-2009, 07:05 AM	#25
Matster Drives: 2010 2SS/RS IOM/IOM #3625 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Greater Toronto Area Posts: 1,824 View My Garage	Done to add extra weight in order to give the Stang and Challenger a fighting chance __________________ 666 EVIL RWHP BUILT AND TUNED BY SHIFTED PERCEPTIONS INC.(SPi) 416 Forged Stroker, E-Force Supercharger, Blower Cam, Rotofab CAI, Stainless Works 2" LT Headers and 3" Exhaust, LPE ZR1 Twin Disc Clutch, DSS 1400 HP Axles, Pfadt Performance Kit Stage 3. Last edited by Matster; 04-20-2009 at 07:28 AM.

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