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then please by all means do not buy them but they work completely fine for what i use my car for which is driving 3-4 days every week in stop and go traffic in the heat, with the a/c on.... and make trips to the track and have not felt the pedal fade yet from stops at the dragstrip or 130-140 to 55 mph after an unsanctioned acceleration contest on the street.... everyone has their own opinion
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NOT AT ALL. What I am saying is the OEM brakes will stop your car in the same distance as any other brakes, for a single stop. You will not stop shorter with aftermarket brakes, unless you have an issue with your existing brakes. I have had no problem locking up the OEM brakes with OEM pads on a flat asphalt road from 80mph with grippy GY GS-D3 tires. Take a look at the chart below. The often beloved 1LE require 20% MORE predal effort than the OEM brakes. They are LESS effective for a single stop as are the popular C4 and C4 HD brakes.
One thing those charts are missing is actual stopping distance...
Well that is your opinion but you have 3 people telling you otherwise, that's why I like to hear from the users themselves and see what they have to say. I think the main benefit of these brakes is the weight loss though.
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Well can you tell me what pads you ran with on the stock OEM brakes? Maybe I need to try a new pad cause I do run into problems, my brakes are ok for normal driving but not the greatest for spirited driving.
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That is true. Stopping distance is dependent on a number of factors. As I have pointed out a few times, the stopping distance of all the kits in the chart will be exactly the same for a single stop. Tire grip is the limiting factor, not the brakes.
If you tell me:
weight over front axle (during a panic stop)
weight over rear axle (during a panic stop)
coefficient of friction between tire and road (depending on road surface, and temperature)
Then I would be happy to calculate an estimated stopping distance. I think you will find that none of the other folks gave stopping distances either.
IMO, what people are reporting as "better brakes" are actually just a better pedal feel. This took me a while to discover. Brake feel is much more important than outright brake torque. Feel is the whole reason why I created that chart, to compare pedal effort and travel to stock. Outright brake torque is there as well, but I put little stock in it. I have little doubt that I would like the brake feel of the Wilwoods better than stock.
What car have you driven that you like the brakes the best?
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I don't disagree that the OEM brakes are no good for spirited driving. I bet they would be ok with racing pads, but who wants to go through that pain? Again, all I am arguing is that the Wilwood kit being discussed here will be no better.
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Also, yes the static weight is lower, but what about the moment of intertia? You would really need to do the moi analysis to determine if the car is seeing less weight or not. See Dorothy Hamill video from before.
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Sure but the weight is also at a larger radius.
I=m*r^2
The radius drives the inertia faster than the total mass. It sucks engine power to spin up all the rotating components (flywheel, clutch, rotors, wheels, tires). How much is not a calculation I am going to spend time on here, since nobody seems to care anyway. However you can be sure that the 9lbs per rotor in static weight your are saving in the Wilwood system is reduced by the fact that your engine takes more power to spin up a larger radius rotor.
But I didn't realize we were talking about drag cars now. If we are talking about drag cars, why not just go to a 3/8" solid rotor and be done with it?
I=m*r^2
The radius drives the inertia faster than the total mass. It sucks engine power to spin up all the rotating components (flywheel, clutch, rotors, wheels, tires). How much is not a calculation I am going to spend time on here, since nobody seems to care anyway. However you can be sure that the 9lbs per rotor in static weight your are saving in the Wilwood system is reduced by the fact that your engine takes more power to spin up a larger radius rotor.
But I didn't realize we were talking about drag cars now. If we are talking about drag cars, why not just go to a 3/8" solid rotor and be done with it?
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Re: wilwoods 140-11275 kit
wildwood also makes a bolt on set up for the 3rd gen cars
ya drop about 10lbs off the unsprung wt of the car.
ya can pick 2 piston or 1 piston calipers. kits under $360
red
black
polished
comes with new slide pins
pads
Bolt on and go..
forgive the yellow Zink plate on every thing..just everybody was doing the black thing...just not me
front
I like them
saves time and money. and works for better feel/looks/and shaves off a few LBS
forgive the dates on pics..off by 7 years
now to polish the rear calipers. and plate all the small parts on them.
to get them to look just as good...pic shows GM rotors...going by by..new matching front and rear rotors on now..
ya know..when you take the time to chrome plate. all the small parts. that hold even the brake lines and buff out the brake lines (SS)
ya don't ever want to take it back to the strip to use the car for fun anymore....sucks
ya drop about 10lbs off the unsprung wt of the car.
ya can pick 2 piston or 1 piston calipers. kits under $360
red
black
polished
comes with new slide pins
pads
Bolt on and go..
forgive the yellow Zink plate on every thing..just everybody was doing the black thing...just not me
front
I like them
saves time and money. and works for better feel/looks/and shaves off a few LBS
forgive the dates on pics..off by 7 years
now to polish the rear calipers. and plate all the small parts on them.
to get them to look just as good...pic shows GM rotors...going by by..new matching front and rear rotors on now..
ya know..when you take the time to chrome plate. all the small parts. that hold even the brake lines and buff out the brake lines (SS)
ya don't ever want to take it back to the strip to use the car for fun anymore....sucks
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Re: wilwoods 140-11275 kit
Sounds like you're trying to convince yourself as much as the ones that actually bought the product.
Just ask GM why they put such large brakes on Corvettes.
Just ask GM why they put such large brakes on Corvettes.
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Re: wilwoods 140-11275 kit
I can tell you. with stock 92 z28 4 wheel disk brakes (not 1LE)
stopping from 120 130 mph is just fine. on the 1/4 mile
the way I had mine set up. on applying brakes.. the car would sit down..not nose dive.
now with the new parts...will do the same set up.
home track has 2 return turns. its always fun to try to make the first one!
all the vets and other sports cars make the first one...lol
stopping from 120 130 mph is just fine. on the 1/4 mile
the way I had mine set up. on applying brakes.. the car would sit down..not nose dive.
now with the new parts...will do the same set up.
home track has 2 return turns. its always fun to try to make the first one!
all the vets and other sports cars make the first one...lol
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ok, great info, im looking into this kit, im wondering if the one with the 12.19 rotors from wilwood will fit under a set of 15x4 skinnies before i order, greg weld 5 star wheels to be exact
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Re: wilwoods 140-11275 kit
Just another update..... I drive this car 80-120 miles a week and these brakes still work flawless on the street
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thanks for the update .... I am getting ready to pull the trigger on this kit .... difference of opinions is what makes TGO a great resource
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I paid 637$ for my kit shipped to my door...... and its not rated as a "drag only" kit, its rated for a lighter than stock street setup brake kit
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K, well, I don't think that the arguments that this thread has already made need to be had again. Just wanted to say that for around the same amount of cash you can have a set up that has thicker rotors and better calipers with a much larger selection of brake pads and replacement parts.
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K, well, I don't think that the arguments that this thread has already made need to be had again. Just wanted to say that for around the same amount of cash you can have a set up that has thicker rotors and better calipers with a much larger selection of brake pads and replacement parts.
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I have been looking at a big brake kit for my 1986 camaro but there are so many choices .... first by putting a bigger rotor i would need to cut the 2 pieces of the spindle going over the stock rotors right ?? .... did anybody did it already ??
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Yes you have to cut two pieces and drill and tap two holes
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Re: wilwoods 140-11275 kit
Sorry to revive such an old post but there's great information on here! Thanks 87350Iroc for posting the spreadsheet data. I was curious what do you run on your car? What would your top choices be if someone wanted to upgrade front brakes from factory 1 piston? I was thinking of putting a LS1 front brake setup on my car.
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Sorry to revive such an old post but there's great information on here! Thanks 87350Iroc for posting the spreadsheet data. I was curious what do you run on your car? What would your top choices be if someone wanted to upgrade front brakes from factory 1 piston? I was thinking of putting a LS1 front brake setup on my car.
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Another update... car has rolled over 10k miles with the wilwood brake setup... only problem is the brake pad material it came with stock needed to be swapped to a different material pad because it had a bad squeal.... since then no concerns
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I'm just bumping an update to a brake setup that people have doubts about.... the setup is great for what I use it for which is driving around and the occasional drag race at the track... by no means would I expect it to be the "best" I just want people to be informed
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Re: wilwoods 140-11275 kit
If you are buying this kit, you can upgrade the calipers to 6 piston calipers, contact Wilwood and they will swap out the 4 piston calipers for their new forged Dynapro 6A. These are a direct replacement for the 4 piston dynalite
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