4 Piston Big Brake Upgrade from 2019-20

[fasteddy]

So I see guys on youtube doing this 4 piston upgrade from a 2019 silverado to their 00-06 silverado.
Has anyone here tried this on the Tahoe?
Should fit right?
Seems pretty easy and straight foreward.
Like $350 in parts.

I would like bigger brakes.

 

[Oh Kee Pah]

Following...really like the idea of bigger (better) brakes at a fraction of the big name company's offerings

 

[fasteddy]

This guy did it.
Fit on 17s no spacers
He says silverado yukon tahoe subburbs

Home depot washers.....not even stainless.
He did use SS brake lines though. Have to commend him for that.

 

[fasteddy]

Here it is
03 tahoe (thats my year too) 2020 silverado brake swap
Done by a 6 year old.....LOL

 

[fasteddy]

I understand now why that one guy machined the ridge off the front of the caliper....
Second guy didn't and he had clearance issues.
We'll see

 

[fasteddy]

I had a friend at a dealer pull the part numbers for the silverado brakes.
I priced them out at GMPartsdirect.com.

I have NOT validated the install of these parts but from the schematic they look to be correct
Washers for caliper alignment not included.
I don't know if the splash shields will fit.

2021 Silverado Brake Swap List
Description Part# Price
Caliper Front Right 13536580 81.08
Caliper Front Left 13536579 81.08
Splash Shield Left 84080138 8.83
Splash Shield Right 84080137 8.83
Front Rotor 13514522 82.73 ....13.5" rotor
Front Rotor 13514522 82.73
OEM Pads 84847749 108.04
Disc Brake Pad Pin Kit 13513399 6.35
Disc Brake Pad Pin Kit 13513399 6.35
Total 466.02

Not bad for all new parts considering the next leg up is Wilwood 6P for around $1800.00, 14" rotor
New Chevy Silverado Work Trucks....the least optioned truck come with 17" wheels. And it fits on those.
There's a raised ridge on the caliper that might interfere with some wheels. So Beware.


Who will be the first?

 

[Oh Kee Pah]

@AN292 - Found your posting...
https://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/bought-2020-4-piston-calipers-for-my-04-tahoe.125808/

PURCHASED:
Calipers - 13536579,13536580
Pads - 84847749
Rotors - 13514522


Wondering what tire/wheel combo is being run? Was any trimming of the calipers necessary? How is the performance vs. OE Tahoe brakes?

 

[1BADI5]

I plann on doing this to my PPV

 

[mattbta]

I'm wondering if these will clear 20" with 28mm offset. I realized after the fact that my stock 2004 17" are 31mm and the take-offs from my BIL's new Silverado I put on are only 28mm.

 

[AN292]

Im planning on doing this soon. I have the calipers in the mail. Once I get everything ill make a new thread with all the details and review

 

[fasteddy]

Im planning on doing this soon. I have the calipers in the mail. Once I get everything ill make a new thread with all the details and review

Very Cool

From the Videos, it looked like the OEM brake lines were a little stretched..just a bit.
I plan on doing some stop tech stainless ones.....they always make em a bit long.

O...and please measure the pads (LxW) so we can compute pad area.
I can't seem to find it anywhere
I'm interested to see how comparable it is to the wilwood 6P pad area.
The silverado rotors are just a bit smaller so it has to be close.


The wilwood 6P pad area with the 14 rotor is 11.1 sqin

 

[blueinkd]

This thread hurts me!!. I have a brand new set of 2008 tahoe calipers/pads/rotors. Now u got me wanting this instead

 

[fasteddy]

Its a relatively new discovery so not your fault.

It should only half hurt as its only the fronts.

Its good though, cuz its a really big brake, and you should be able to feel the difference easily.
And its a four piston caliper, so you can color it how you want.
Like yellow ones would look really good behind your black wheels.
They have covers for em too...those are kinda cheesy though.

 

[corvette744]

I was sold till i seen that it used to lock them up under emergency braking and after install it doesnt.Thats a deal braker-your doing this to get better brakes not worse.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Im planning on doing this soon. I have the calipers in the mail. Once I get everything ill make a new thread with all the details and review

Did you order everything new or used? I'm super interested in doing this later this year.

 

[1BADI5]

Silverado guys have been doing this mod for well over a year now.

I know my buddy sent me a link for it and the parts list about this time last year.

EDIT: going to the dealer in a few to get some prices

 

[fasteddy]

I was sold till i seen that it used to lock them up under emergency braking and after install it doesnt.Thats a deal braker-your doing this to get better brakes not worse.

Are you saying that the upgrade will lock up under hard braking and ABS won't work?
or
Are you saying you will run out of brake pedal before the modded brakes reach maximum clamping force?

Do you have any detail on that?
Like threads from other sites describing the problem?
Or YouTube videos?

Just curious as I haven't seen anybody on this site do this mod and there is still alot of activity under the 07+ brake upgrade sticky.

I just need bigger brakes and would prefer an OEM solution as opposed to spending $2K on wilwoods, which I've done before.
My current braking zone is sooooooooo long, its almost a safety issue.

 

[AN292]

Did you order everything new or used? I'm super interested in doing this later this year.

Everything brand new, should be about $350 to $400

 

[Dantheman1540]

Everything brand new, should be about $350 to $400

Not bad at all! Hurry up get it done, post pics and toward the end of the year when my brakes are getting close to done I'll copy you

 

[1BADI5]

Everything brand new, should be about $350 to $400

Well just got back from the dealership (one that has always done right by me). There is a national back order in my region. And the few dealers that have the calipers will not sell them unless you have a VIN.

Secondly, they want $181 for caliper. There was a dealer about 1.5hr from me, but don't have that time right now.

I have done countless brake upgrades on GM trucks and have never had an issue with the ABS. Whether larger OEM GM calipers on a different application or building a custom Wilwood set up for my 04 Colorado.

As long as you have a properly operating or maintained braking system you should be fine. As far as the YouTube or Wiki engineers........take what they say with a grain of salt and a shot of something. Hot Rodders have been proving them wrong for years.

Do your research, look at the reviews and go from there. Don't let a single hear say post scare you. I have found over the 20 years of being on car/truck forums one thing always holds true.....those who say, no, engineer this or have never truly wrenched on a car will always be the first to say, don't do it. They're just scared or don't have the skill to make things happen or work.

That's just my .02