LS1 brake swap + exhaust ?'s

[Nightrage]

My clutch is going to be replaced as that went, but my brakes and exhaust need to be replaced as well. My Flowmaster has rusted pretty badly, so I'm thinking of going with a stainless steel catback to hold up to NY road conditions. I'm thinking of trying to pick up a used Borlacat back from LS1tech.com. Does anyone think this is a bad idea? I'm torn between something loud and something quiet. My taste changes from day to day. I figure an adjustable Borla cat back would be the way to go and there's no chance I'm shelling out $800 for a new set up. Even Magnaflow is charging over $500 for their cat backs now.

First and foremost though, my brakes need to be replaced. When it rains, my brakes barely stop the car. I'd imagine water collects between the rotor and brake pad. How much is it going to cost me to do this upgrade (fronts only), plus where can I get the parts from? Would I see a significant difference in braking power from changing to braided steel brake lines?

I guess I should turn my attention to my suspension after this. Anyone want to throw some ideas out as to what I should change first? I'm guessing springs and shocks? I'm thinking of ordering this from Spohn (300# spring rate)-

http://www.spohn.net/?action=product&pid=1063
Will this show a dramatic improvement over stock?

Thanks in advance. I finally have a full time job, so I'm starting to get some money together. When I stop with upgrading shot stock parts, I hope to go with some bolt ons. Namely headers, gears and a tune.

[Nightrage]

Anybody? I think my shocks are on their last legs

[Trash man]

what do u mean the brakes barely stop the car when it rains? u got something major going on htere but get a set of good stock rotors and some good aftermarket pads, since u live in NY u prob want to get a progressive rate spring, and decent shocks.

[Nightrage]

My brakes work alright when it's dry, but when it rains they get very sloppy. Again, to the best of my knowledge, these are the original brakes and have 110k miles on them, so it's about time that they go. I think that water prevents solid contact between the rotor and pad when it rains. That would be my guess though.

[Wild Willy]

Those brakes sound dangerous! I would make sure all the calipers are sliding freely- they can rust on their pins and get hung up. If you go to a dimpled or slotted rotor, it will clear the water between the rotor and pad quickly, but cost more than a plain rotor. Make sure you use the right pad for your driving conditions- some of the racier track pads really don't start to bite very well until you get them heated up-

Yeah, the adjustable Borla is nice, my reason for going that route-

I replaced my springs a little more cheaply, found a wrecked WS6 and took those parts- I could tell the DeCarbon shocks were a larger diameter, too- If you could find a 1LE Camaro in a salvage yard, that would be worth taking all the suspension pieces you could- control arms, sway bars, springs and shocks (depending on mileage for the shocks, of course)

[Nightrage]

I was looking at this-

http://ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?t=890485

Do I need LS1 spindles to upgrade to LS1 brakes or could I use my LT1 spindles?

[Jeff_in_Atl]

You have to use the LS1 spindles. The LT1 spindle has slides for the calipers. The LS1 spindles do not have the slides and they have bolts to mount the caliper that the LT1 does not.

Here is a picture I took comparing the two. (LT1 left - LS1 right)
http://www.claire-marie.net/LT1vsLS1_brakes.JPG