What's Wrong With This Picture: Them's the Brakes New Camaro Edition
Published: April 22nd, 2009
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It sounds like an F-up to me and the weights really don't belong there. If not, and this is GM's idea of a fix, it truly does not bode well for a car that has "existed" for the last three years yet couldn't be bought. This kind of thing is the last thing GM needs at this 11th hour.
Now we know why this thing weighs more then my 2002 Cadillac Seville.. little lead weights stuck all over the thing.
HA! Well, BMW charges 10k more for the same thing!! Check it : http://blogs.edmunds.com/roadtests/2009/04/2008-bmw-135i-suspension-walkaround.html#more
Camaro5 posted a reply from a GM rep/engineer: Some early Camaro customers noticed that there are weights on the Camaro SS calipers. With high-performance vehicles like the Camaro SS, minor brake noise is not uncommon. The weights act as a damper to reduce noise in certain driving conditions. This was done after careful evaluation and validation by our engineering team. These weights will only be added to early builds of the Camaro SS.