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69 rs/ss · 04-29-2009, 11:32 PM

3745 has the weights

shockandawe · 04-29-2009, 11:44 PM

How much longer will the wheel weights be on the brakes? I thought they were only suppose to be on the early production models. Were seeing serial no.'s in the 5000's and they still have wheel weights! I was hoping by the time my car comes in the weights would be gone.

fdjizm · 04-29-2009, 11:59 PM

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Originally Posted by shockandawe

How much longer will the wheel weights be on the brakes? I thought they were only suppose to be on the early production models. Were seeing serial no.'s in the 5000's and they still have wheel weights! I was hoping by the time my car comes in the weights would be gone.

i think i read in this thread that, that is the actual fix. like.. that's it.

shockandawe · 04-30-2009, 12:21 AM

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.

The last line says the weights will only be added to early builds - were in the 5000's
How many are early builds- 100,000?

PQ · 04-30-2009, 12:52 AM

These freakin weight on the calipers add weight to the car.

I'm gonna lose .00000000000001 of a second now.

2010SS · 04-30-2009, 10:25 AM

i think i would remove them... just doesnt look right

Bewenched · 04-30-2009, 01:22 PM

Sounds like we'll all be going back to the dealership for replacement brakes. Grrr...

toehead93 · 04-30-2009, 01:57 PM

Yeah, if they work something out down the road and redesign them I'd like to have weightless brakes. I'll let you know if 5463 has the weights or not tomorrow night, if I have access to the internet.

*DGthe3* · 05-01-2009, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 2010SS

i think i would remove them... just doesnt look right

If you remove them* they won't sound right. Your choice but thats not the way that I'd go.

*assuming its possible to remove the weights without grinding them off

69er · 05-01-2009, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

If you remove them* they won't sound right. Your choice but thats not the way that I'd go.

*assuming its possible to remove the weights without grinding them off

I will keep them on and note the count, (8 is what I heard?) and try to determine the type and how much they weigh. Then, I'll get some extras in case they fall off.

Hopefully, later they will have a permanent fix.

PQ · 05-01-2009, 12:14 PM

When I paint mine orange, I will just paint over the weights. I soooooo don't care if the weights are on it or not.

3 SS's · 05-07-2009, 07:43 PM

4570 has them, was delivered this week to my dealer.

Xmicro_SS · 05-07-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by DGthe3

If you remove them* they won't sound right. Your choice but thats not the way that I'd go.

*assuming its possible to remove the weights without grinding them off

When I saw the SS at my dealer I was messing with them a bit. They felt like they would pull off and maybe leave a little glue behind (You can use Goo Gone to remove it). They actually are not solid, they move a bit when you push them.

Beechdoctor · 05-09-2009, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Xmicro_SS

When I saw the SS at my dealer I was messing with them a bit. They felt like they would pull off and maybe leave a little glue behind (You can use Goo Gone to remove it). They actually are not solid, they move a bit when you push them.

Yes they do...just ordinary wheel weights.

#4245 has them.

04-29-2009, 11:44 PM	#478
shockandawe Drives: 2014 Z51 Corvette Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,349	Wheel Weights How much longer will the wheel weights be on the brakes? I thought they were only suppose to be on the early production models. Were seeing serial no.'s in the 5000's and they still have wheel weights! I was hoping by the time my car comes in the weights would be gone.

04-30-2009, 12:52 AM	#481
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,717 View My Garage	These freakin weight on the calipers add weight to the car. I'm gonna lose .00000000000001 of a second now. __________________

05-01-2009, 12:14 PM	#487
PQ Booooosted. Drives: 2010 Supercharged SS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 36,717 View My Garage	When I paint mine orange, I will just paint over the weights. I soooooo don't care if the weights are on it or not. __________________

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