dcairns Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 (edited) I am a bit late to the brake upgrade party, having only recently passed the 100k mile mark on my 03 SS, and started to need new brakes. Here is the recipe I used: Stoptech drilled/slotted rotors. I liked these because they have a coating on the not friction areas that keep them from rusting, so they stay nice looking. The drilled/slotted feature is mostly for looks, but you got to admit, it does look good ;) Fronts (07 Tahoe): 127.66045R 127.66045L Rears (stock) 12766057R 12766057L PowerStop Calipers Red Powder Coated. Liked the powder coating aspect. A durable finish that will endure. Front PWR S4918 Rear PWR S4764 Centric Ceramic Posi Quiet Pads. Heard lots of good things about Centric from mechanics, so I went with them. Front 105.10920 Rear 105.08340 New brake hoses, "stainless steel" hoses from a local vendor, since my early 03 won't work with the available Earls kit. The larger front rotors sure look a lot more competent ! Front: Rear: Yeah, it needs a good washing now Edited December 19, 2013 by dcairns (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcinalli123 Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 I did this upgrade on my truck also. Bought everything for a 2007 Tahoe I did calibers brackets rotors pads hoses Made a big improvement on stopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Downeast Johnny Posted December 19, 2013 Report Share Posted December 19, 2013 Nice choice of color's available on those calipers. http://www.buybrakes.com/p-681-nht-color-brake-calipers.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrrat1SS Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks for the info Guys..............just starting to hear the warning feelers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abss_2003 Posted December 20, 2013 Report Share Posted December 20, 2013 Looks really good , can't wait to do this upgrade bc these trucks don't stop worth a sh*t and the brake pedal feel is scary at times. Where do you find the Silverado SS decals on the calipers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted December 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 (edited) Looks really good , can't wait to do this upgrade bc these trucks don't stop worth a sh*t and the brake pedal feel is scary at times. Where do you find the Silverado SS decals on the calipers? Thanks, the brake setup is still working great and the caliper paint is still holding up as well along with 3 out of 4 decals. One of my rear calipers failed earlier this week and I had to replace it, so I lost the caliper decal. The decals I got where from idahoBLKss. Edited December 21, 2013 by Matt* (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abss_2003 Posted December 21, 2013 Report Share Posted December 21, 2013 Does that spongy brake pedal feel improve at all after this upgrade? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbor_SS'n-it Posted January 5, 2014 Report Share Posted January 5, 2014 My brakes still have a lot of meat on them but great info for when I do need to change them out and can do this swap. One more reason why I love this site! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrrat1SS Posted January 14, 2014 Report Share Posted January 14, 2014 Think I'm goin with Chromebrakes blue rotors, undecided on caliper color but leaning towards black or silver. If I go out side the box.....garden hose green to match my pin stripe. Truck is 2 tone silver over blue. What do you guys think? http://chromebrakes.com/ProductDetail.aspx?C=1&y=2007&m=CHEVROLET&mod=TAHOE%20[4WD]&ID=5&P=12066057&Loc=Front Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abss_2003 Posted January 23, 2014 Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Are you using the same brake flex hose from the Silverado ss? when doing the upgrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted January 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2014 Are you using the same brake flex hose from the Silverado ss? when doing the upgrade. Yes just reuse your factory brake hose to the caliper if that is what your refering to or swap to aftermarket stainless lines. I kept the original brake hoses and with just the caliper upgrade it feels much less spongy than before and the braking is more accurate in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrrat1SS Posted February 6, 2014 Report Share Posted February 6, 2014 (edited) Rotors & cali's installed but had the wrong lines. My pedal is somewhat soft until about 1/2 way down so have to rebleed. Gonna order another set of lines and go at it again. Did the T-case with the blue stuff, and rears with Royal Purple syn, you guys add the GM posi additive? RP bottle says for posi, but? Trans will be next Edited February 6, 2014 by Mrrat1SS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrlin Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 So is it confirmed that the Tahoe cal/bracket is different than the SS one? I was thinking of doing the SSBC 14" rotors with Tahoe cals, but if the cal bracket is different, than this will not work. I wanted to get newer cals since I got over 200k on this SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrrat1SS Posted March 6, 2014 Report Share Posted March 6, 2014 I think calipers are the same......brackets are for the bigger rotors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'99slobird Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 This is about the same setup I had put in aother post asking about, looks really good! My question now is if the kit can be bought that I was looking at that came with rears as well, since it is about $100 cheaper to buy it that way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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