First brake weight falls off new camaro?

fdjizm · August 28th, 2009, 07:27 PM

Wow remember GM said there is no way the brake weights would fall off GM knows what they are doing... well...

Wheel weights on my Camaro's calipers - Page 24 - Camaro Forum - 2009 Camaro / 2010 Camaro / New Camaro SS Z28 Forums - Camaro5.com

Originally Posted by HTWLSS

Ours fell off and the squeal is loud! Kind of an embarassing way to draw attention to the car at a stoplight.

Originally Posted by HTWLSS

Here's one of them!

the fail is strong in this one... how many others are not reported on the internet and how dangerous is this when it pops off on the highway and the rims hit it like a baseball bat? go GM!

dansgt · August 28th, 2009, 08:10 PM

who's the moron that thought wheel weights were good on brakes? great engineers, those things arent designed to take the heat of a caliper...

fdjizm · August 28th, 2009, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by dansgt

who's the moron that thought wheel weights were good on brakes? great engineers, those things arent designed to take the heat of a caliper...

every camaro enthusiast swears it wouldn't ever fall off and said and i quote

"This is GM they aren't stupid enough to put something that is going to fall off on the car"

dansgt · August 28th, 2009, 08:16 PM

i swear the only chevy worth anything is the corvette, thats the only car they know what their doing on. and its not much more than the camaro either, who buys a camaro over a vette for basically the same money?

fdjizm · August 28th, 2009, 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by dansgt

i swear the only chevy worth anything is the corvette, thats the only car they know what their doing on. and its not much more than the camaro either, who buys a camaro over a vette for basically the same money?

This guy...

DILO2001GT · August 29th, 2009, 02:18 PM

lol

Ke^in · August 30th, 2009, 04:28 PM

*shakes head*

fdjizm · August 30th, 2009, 11:07 PM

^^^^ yea that looks real safe 2lbs of lead stuck on, what moron at GM thought this was a good idea.

Grabber523 · August 30th, 2009, 11:51 PM

Alright...can anyone explain to me why they put weights on the brakes?

nuStang · August 31st, 2009, 12:05 AM

^ lol.. I was wondering the same thing

ReverendDexter · August 31st, 2009, 12:11 AM

Originally Posted by Grabber523

Alright...can anyone explain to me why they put weights on the brakes?

By changing the mass of the caliper, it changes the resonance frequency.

The mass of the calipers without the weights has a resonance that does something the GM engineers didn't like, either a vibration or noise. As they didn't catch this until production, the quick fix is adding weights. My guess is that at some point GM will change the calipers they're using, and the weights will go away.

Grabber523 · August 31st, 2009, 12:28 AM

Fuckin A...and people are still buying them cuz they "look cool parked next to the trailer"...

Ke^in · August 31st, 2009, 05:23 AM

Grabber that's not funny! There is a guy a few miles away in a different town that I drive by that has TWO trailers put together at an angle, and in the parking lot a 03 Mach1 for his daily driver. And a newedge body style saleen sitting right next to it. Both yellow.

Grabber523 · August 31st, 2009, 06:40 AM

Originally Posted by Ke^in

Grabber that's not funny! There is a guy a few miles away in a different town that I drive by that has TWO trailers put together at an angle, and in the parking lot a 03 Mach1 for his daily driver. And a newedge body style saleen sitting right next to it. Both yellow.

He's doing it wrong! Besides, I bet both those cars still run and have all their parts.

fdjizm · August 31st, 2009, 06:53 AM

Originally Posted by Ke^in

Grabber that's not funny! There is a guy a few miles away in a different town that I drive by that has TWO trailers put together at an angle, and in the parking lot a 03 Mach1 for his daily driver. And a newedge body style saleen sitting right next to it. Both yellow.

Condominium Fail.

Ke^in · August 31st, 2009, 07:15 AM

Originally Posted by Grabber523

He's doing it wrong! Besides, I bet both those cars still run and have all their parts.

Oh yeah... both are under a car cover at all times. No garage though. Saleens aren't cheap right?

I go through there every day. I will take a pic the next time I do. There was a 04 GTO above him.. I am not sure if he owns that too?

03SonicBoom · August 31st, 2009, 09:41 AM

Originally Posted by ReverendDexter

By changing the mass of the caliper, it changes the resonance frequency.

The mass of the calipers without the weights has a resonance that does something the GM engineers didn't like, either a vibration or noise. As they didn't catch this until production, the quick fix is adding weights. My guess is that at some point GM will change the calipers they're using, and the weights will go away.

+1. I bet they have new calipers designed and they go on next year's production cars. Then they'll have a recall to replace all the calipers on the first year production cars.

Ke^in · August 31st, 2009, 09:48 AM

Just goes to show that the Camaro was RUSHED out the doors. One of the reasons I never buy a 1st year production car. No matter who makes it.
This is nothing new though. The Camaro has always been known to have quality problems since I can remember. Anyone remember the brittle plastic interior cracking problems?

UWISHU1 · September 12th, 2009, 09:35 AM

WTH!! Brembo brake upgrade. They sure these don't belong on the WHEEL?!?

August 28th, 2009, 08:10 PM	#2
dansgt Hardcore Enthusiast 03 gt, 95 740i, 96 disco Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mo Posts: 1,298 iTrader: 2 reviews	who's the moron that thought wheel weights were good on brakes? great engineers, those things arent designed to take the heat of a caliper... __________________

August 28th, 2009, 08:16 PM	#4
dansgt Hardcore Enthusiast 03 gt, 95 740i, 96 disco Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mo Posts: 1,298 iTrader: 2 reviews	i swear the only chevy worth anything is the corvette, thats the only car they know what their doing on. and its not much more than the camaro either, who buys a camaro over a vette for basically the same money? __________________

August 29th, 2009, 02:18 PM	#6
DILO2001GT Regular 2001 GT 11.9 @116 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: waltham, mass Posts: 357 iTrader: 0 reviews	lol __________________ 12.04 at 115mph with a 1.9 60'

August 30th, 2009, 04:28 PM	#7
Ke^in Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,607 iTrader: 0 reviews	shakes head __________________ I like to go to Subway because the women there have to make ME a sandwich.

August 30th, 2009, 11:07 PM	#8
fdjizm Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 453 iTrader: 1 reviews	^^^^ yea that looks real safe 2lbs of lead stuck on, what moron at GM thought this was a good idea. __________________ 08 GT/CS 5spd C&L Racer CAI, Steeda UDP's CMCV Deletes, UPR O/R X-pipe 3.5" Aluminum DS, Stock 3.31's 1/8 th: 8.258 - 84.87 1/4 th: 12.853 - 107.31

August 30th, 2009, 11:51 PM	#9
Grabber523 Your Mom's Favorite 2007 Mustang GT Eats Chevys, Shits Imports... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scott AFB, Illinois Posts: 2,490 iTrader: 0 reviews	Alright...can anyone explain to me why they put weights on the brakes? __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...p-vote-me.html TEAM RICER GT CREW MEMBER (11 SECOND RIDE WITH A 12 SECOND DRIVER) MEMBERS AGAINST MEMBERS AGAINST STUFF CREW FOUNDER TRUNK MONKEY CREW FOUNDER

August 31st, 2009, 12:05 AM	#10
nuStang Hardcore Enthusiast 2000 Convertible V6 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Murfreesboro, TN Posts: 1,022 iTrader: 1 reviews	^ lol.. I was wondering the same thing

August 31st, 2009, 12:28 AM	#12
Grabber523 Your Mom's Favorite 2007 Mustang GT Eats Chevys, Shits Imports... Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Scott AFB, Illinois Posts: 2,490 iTrader: 0 reviews	Fuckin A...and people are still buying them cuz they "look cool parked next to the trailer"... __________________ http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums...p-vote-me.html TEAM RICER GT CREW MEMBER (11 SECOND RIDE WITH A 12 SECOND DRIVER) MEMBERS AGAINST MEMBERS AGAINST STUFF CREW FOUNDER TRUNK MONKEY CREW FOUNDER

August 31st, 2009, 05:23 AM	#13
Ke^in Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,607 iTrader: 0 reviews	Grabber that's not funny! There is a guy a few miles away in a different town that I drive by that has TWO trailers put together at an angle, and in the parking lot a 03 Mach1 for his daily driver. And a newedge body style saleen sitting right next to it. Both yellow. __________________ I like to go to Subway because the women there have to make ME a sandwich.

August 31st, 2009, 09:48 AM	#18
Ke^in Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,607 iTrader: 0 reviews	Just goes to show that the Camaro was RUSHED out the doors. One of the reasons I never buy a 1st year production car. No matter who makes it. This is nothing new though. The Camaro has always been known to have quality problems since I can remember. Anyone remember the brittle plastic interior cracking problems? __________________ I like to go to Subway because the women there have to make ME a sandwich.

September 12th, 2009, 09:35 AM	#19
UWISHU1 Regular 2001 11.10@127.88 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Chi-town Posts: 253 iTrader: 1 reviews	WTH!! Brembo brake upgrade. They sure these don't belong on the WHEEL?!? __________________

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