[68malibu88]

how are they??

 

[meanblue72]

Looks to me like they are one of, if not the #1 choice for big-money, high-HP street rods. The price of them would confirm this. I'm currently looking for discs and it looks like Wilwood's are about half the price.

 

[64BeachBum]

An easy to do C5 front swap and a mid 90's F-body rear setup (You can also use late model F-body (LS-1) calipers/backing plates.) is what I'm running. I think I have under $500 into it so far. Keep in mind that its not all cross drilled and show-shiny but it is essentially the same stuff. Everything I bought is brand new except the rear calipers which saved me some cash. My car isnt a show car or anything so looks werent important, I just wanted the performance of bigger brakes.
I think the Baer kits use C4 front calipers and mid 90's F-body rear calipers, so the performance/reliability is on par with OEM parts. They can even use OEM replacement parts such as pads etc. Which is a good thing if you're in a pinch and can't wait for a part to ship from Baer, you can just get it at NAPA etc..

 

[68malibu88]

thanks guys

 

[bochnak]

I believe they purchase the calipers from PBR (so does GM) and machine their logo on them. This of course jacks up the price.

I would rather piece a kit together myself and save the money.

 

[69boo307]

You pay alot for the name... if you don't care about having the baer logo on your calipers you can build the same system or a much better one for less money.They're pretty much nothing but re-badged OEM parts. 5 years ago they had a good selling point because of their brackets and pieces that made life much easier for a disc brake swap, but now you can get those pieces from any number of sources.

 

[meanblue72]

Where would someone start if trying to piece together a kit themselves to save some cash? Any sites?

 

[meanblue72]

I believe they purchase the calipers from PBR (so does GM) and machine their logo on them. This of course jacks up the price.

I would rather piece a kit together myself and save the money.

By looking at pbrperformance.com they don't even list brakes for Chevy? So how does GM buy there stuff from them, and how can I make them work for less $ than Baer?

 

[Jeff74]

http://www.kore3.com/index.php

 

[bochnak]

By looking at pbrperformance.com they don't even list brakes for Chevy? So how does GM buy there stuff from them, and how can I make them work for less $ than Baer?

I'm not entirely sure if the vendor is PBR. I believe baer calipers are the same as a C4/C5 vette's less the machined logo.

 

[64BeachBum]

Check out Kore3 - they have the stuff you are looking for.

 

[meanblue72]

Thanks fellas

 

[meanblue72]

Sweet, they have some good stuff there. C6 Z51 rotors and calipers for a little more than half the price of the Baer's. Can't beat that with a stick. I especially know first-hand the quality of the C6 Z51 brakes, I love me and can't imagine baer's being any better to anyone short of a pro race car driver.

 

[novaderrik]

as already stated, all Baer does is repackage oem Corvette and Camaro parts.
go to www.pozziracing.com and look in the brakes section to figure out how to put C4 (84-96) Corvette parts on the front of your car. the C5/C6 and LS1 Camaro stuff isn't that much different, either.
this will get you Baer brakes for less than half the price.

 

[72SSAbody]

I'll meet or beat anyone's price on PBR calipers. That includes the C6 Z06 6 piston calipers.

Our first gen. F-body kit & '64-'72 A-body short spindle will launch at the end of March (after the '65-'73 Mustang to Cobra brake kit launches next week).

Baer brakes are nice though. I've owned a few Baer setups, but the money saved by doing the swap yourself can go to other areas of your hot rod.

Joe

 

[69boo307]

I'll meet or beat anyone's price on PBR calipers. That includes the C6 Z06 6 piston calipers.

Our first gen. F-body kit & '64-'72 A-body short spindle will launch at the end of March (after the '65-'73 Mustang to Cobra brake kit launches next week).

Baer brakes are nice though. I've owned a few Baer setups, but the money saved by doing the swap yourself can go to other areas of your hot rod.

Joe

Having been Joe's guinea pig early on, I highly recommend his brake bracket designs! don't buy them from some random ebay guy that made them out of home depot metal!