07+ Brake upgrade on a 00-06 NBS, is it worth it?

Sam Harris · Nov 26, 2019

TheAutumnWind said:
That's sexy. Gotta be like $2k+++ all in though right?

I figured someone would figure that swap out eventually

Yeah, that’s gotta be pretty steep after you source everything. Pretty sweet, but $$$.

iddqd · Nov 26, 2019

mbp1979 said:
Yes as in wilwood for my 2015 tahoe. I'd like to take all the oem stuff off my 15 and put it all on my 2001 tahoe as a upgrade everything is still the orginal I know I have one caliper bad on the rear it's got over 300000 miles on it.

Rear brakes on 2001 are better than on 2015. 2 vs 1 piston and the rotors are more massive

Rocket Man · Nov 26, 2019

iddqd said:
Rear brakes on 2001 are better than on 2015. 2 vs 1 piston and the rotors are more massive

True, don’t put the GMT900 rears on the GMT800 because that’s a downgrade.

ncalvo · Dec 2, 2019

I put steel lines in, 07 tahoe rotors and calipers up front, and new 03 rotors and calipers in the rear.
My tahoe stops on a dime now, no pulsating, no early braking. It is a beautiful thing.

CdnDenali · Dec 7, 2019

No complaints yet, though needed a buddy to bleed the ABS with external device.

Staggered 02 · Dec 7, 2019

Rocket Man said:
According to Wilwoods site, the front uses the same parts but not the rears. I would contact them to see what the difference is.

Rears should be the same. I have the same set up on the 2002 Silverado, had them on the 2005 Escalade (when I sold it), 2011 Crew Cab (converted that from drum to disc), and the 2015 Escalade.

That's also how I've been able to color match the calipers and hats I basically have a full spare set of Wilwoods for any of the listed rides.

All the same parts.

Rocket Man · Dec 7, 2019

Staggered 02 said:
Rears should be the same. I have the same set up on the 2002 Silverado, had them on the 2005 Escalade (when I sold it), 2011 Crew Cab (converted that from drum to disc), and the 2015 Escalade.

That's also how I've been able to color match the calipers and hats I basically have a full spare set of Wilwoods for any of the listed rides.

All the same parts.

It’s nice to know the rears work on the 2011 pickups since I converted my bagged and bodied 08 to disc. When I decide to do Wilwoods on it they will look nice behind my new billets.

Staggered 02 · Dec 7, 2019

Rocket Man said:
It’s nice to know the rears work on the 2011 pickups since I converted my bagged and bodied 08 to disc. When I decide to do Wilwoods on it they will look nice behind my new billets.View attachment 236151

Yes sir. I switched out the drum brakes in order to get the Wilwoods all of the way around. I thought you had already done that. They will look great on that very nice truck of yours.

Just need some time so that I can switch out the Calipers and hats one last time like I did on the 02.

Rocket Man · Dec 7, 2019

Staggered 02 said:
Yes sir. I switched out the drum brakes in order to get the Wilwoods all of the way around. I thought you had already done that. They will look great on that very nice truck of yours.

Just need some time so that I can switch out the Calipers and hats one last time like I did on the 02.

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No, I just have Wilwoods on my blown 02 Denali.

Staggered 02 · Dec 8, 2019

Oh, sorry. I misunderstood. Installing the Wilwoods on your Crew Cab will be a very nice upgrade and look.

I put Wilwoods on my 02. Then the Crew Cab, the 2005 Escalade, and knew I had to put them on the Escalade when I ordered the intros for it. Below are pictures of the brakes on the 02 Silverado.

Look forward to see them on your truck one of these days.

07+ Brake upgrade on a 00-06 NBS, is it worth it?

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