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2005 Pontiac GTO - Halt!

Stop Your '05 GTO Shorter By Upgrading The Rotors, Pads, Lines, And Fluid
By Kevin Diossi
Photography by Kevin Diossi
2005 Pontiac Gto The Shop
2005 Pontiac Gto Brake Kit
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2005 Pontiac Gto Brake Kit
In an effort to improve our GTO's braking without breaking the bank, we upgraded to DBA 5000- and 4000-series rotors with Hawk HPS pads and Russell stainless lines. The DBA front rotors are PNs 52020BLKSL and 52020BLKSR and retail for $1,056 per pair. They are only sold in pairs. Rear DBA rotors under PNs 42021SL and 42021SR cost $165 each or $330 per pair. The Russell lines (PN RUS692320) added $140 to the cost. Hawk HPS brake pads (front PN HB247F.575, rear PN HB573F.615) cost $70 and $90, respectively.
2005 Pontiac Gto Brake Lines
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2005 Pontiac Gto Brake Lines
Russell's stainless brake lines are clearly marked to show where they are installed. The fronts are single-piece and the rears are two-piece.
2005 Pontiac Gto Rotor
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2005 Pontiac Gto Rotor
According to DBA, slotting increases the bite of the pad. The 'micro-shaving' effect of the slots also serves to deglaze the pads. (This is why the edges of the slots on DBA 5000 Series rotors are not chamfered or 'radiused'.) It also tends to even out the wear across the brake-pad faces, increasing the effective contact area, which can extend rotor life. The aerospace-aluminum hat is held on by NAS lock nuts and replacement-rotor brake bands are available.
2005 Pontiac Gto Rear Hat
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2005 Pontiac Gto Rear Hat
The rear hats house the parking brake.
2005 Pontiac Gto Pete Epple
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2005 Pontiac Gto Pete Epple
Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Associate Editor Pete Epple volunteered to help us tackle the brakes on our '05 GTO inhouse at the HPP shop.

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