How do you spell unsprung weight

I hope GM not have to pay for that bad Brembo's or sue the damn Germans !!

Why don't they put some USA-made brakes ?? Baers/Stoptech (are that USAbrands ? :) )

I expect that the poster means to apply the lube to the points where the pad backing plate sits in the caliper. Inadequate lubrication at those points contributes to squealing.

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I'll take the painted weights glued on my car over these ~ They're barely visible from a distance. :facepalm:

Brembo = German? :mad0259: :facepalm: Try again.

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FWIW I think this is a technically and aethstetically superior solution. The pads are what makes the noise so it makes sense to put the dampeners on the source. I used to put little aluminum (I think, maybe tin) shims on brake pads to quiet them down.

Do I think it could have been done better, yeah probably. Everyone has a budget and GM is struggling. I'm sure there just isn't a ton of $$s around for stuff like this. Like one other poster said, it isn't going to stop him from buying one.

Obviously these dampeners are on the cars for a reason if you guys hate it that much come up with a better solution

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fat chance.......wear item.

Getting them? You mean paying for them? Or taking it in to the dealer for warranty repair because of squeaky brakes?

This is a haphazardaly attempt to delete brake harmoics that are typical of this design flaw. By adding additional unsprung weight is a deterient to the handling characteristics of the suspension geometry - further thought would be appreciated to the Engineering staff at GM.

Much Appreciated, Thank You.

Very odd design

BMW have some cars with dampener weights added to the calipers too - but they are designed to blend into the line of the caliper - these look very strange - never seen anything like them before.

Just surprising that after nearly a year the fix looks so "Heath Robinson"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_Robinson

ok, so some people on this thread pointed out that it would be a problem if you tried fitting smaller rims than the stock 20''.... would it have trouble as well if you tried installing a bigger brake disc???

it costs alot to replace the whole piece tho... =/

Looks like total garbage. Wonder why the challengers arent having these issues? :barf:

I agree. This makes the crappy weights that are already a part of the early camaro's look great in comparison. Let's hope this is fixed for the 2011 model year.