I recently came into a complete set of Wilwood Superlight brakes. I haven't had time to look them over yet. Can anyone tell me if they mount to the stock suspension or if they require modification or different spindles?
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Dennis, I have superlites, my car has oem spindles/carriers. Theres a small bracket between caliper & spindle/carrier. I can take a pic later if you like.
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Thanks George, I have those brackets. Just wanted to make sure that was all I needed. Soon I'll be able to stop!
LOL...............
Stopping is a good thing, just as important as being able to start & being able to roll.
take care my friend
Stopping is a good thing, just as important as being able to start & being able to roll.
take care my friend
George,
I'm trying to take off the Superlight rear rotors off my car. The caliper is off. Does it just slip off the axles leaving the hub/lugs? Mine seem to be stuck or is there something more holding the rotor on? Thanks in advance!
I'm trying to take off the Superlight rear rotors off my car. The caliper is off. Does it just slip off the axles leaving the hub/lugs? Mine seem to be stuck or is there something more holding the rotor on? Thanks in advance!
Should be just pressed on nothing a little light tapping won't fix if they are wilwood hats & rotors.
The stock rotors you have to disassemble the stub axle and press out the studs because the rotor is between axle and upright.
The stock rotors you have to disassemble the stub axle and press out the studs because the rotor is between axle and upright.
Dennis,
My Wilwood hats are installed the same as the oem rotors, as Mark described above. They don't just slip off the wheel studs, they're mounted behind the axle flange sandwiched between the rear of the flange and the stud bolt heads.
If yours are mounted the same, then removal of the disk requires disassembling the stub axle from the carrier/bearing. Then you can unbolt the disk from the hat. You wouldn't have to press out the wheel studs, just leave the hat in place.
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My Wilwood hats are installed the same as the oem rotors, as Mark described above. They don't just slip off the wheel studs, they're mounted behind the axle flange sandwiched between the rear of the flange and the stud bolt heads.
If yours are mounted the same, then removal of the disk requires disassembling the stub axle from the carrier/bearing. Then you can unbolt the disk from the hat. You wouldn't have to press out the wheel studs, just leave the hat in place.
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I'll have to take a closer look. If that is the case, I guess it would be easier to take out the whole uprights and exchange them on my car?
quote:I recently came into a complete set of Wilwood Superlight brakes.
That's a common problem Dennis. Don't worry too much about it, and next time try thinking about baseball for awhile first. It helps.
OK, taking a closer look, I can see the wheel studs going into the axle flanges behind the rotor. Doesn't this mean that the rotor slips onto the studs/hub and I should be able to just pull it out without disassembling the axles? It's still stuck. While there is quite a bit of corrosion on the outer axle, I would think that it should come off easier. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Thanks for the picture. That's what it looks like on my car but it seems to be stuck tight! I figure that since I would have to take apart my uprights to transfer the rotors onto my car anyway, I might as well just swap out the entire uprights/rotors since they are in good shape.
Crap! The guy who installed the brakes on the car prior didn't use anti seize on the threads. One of the iron bolts galled in the aluminum caliper and broke off. Oh well, off to the machine shop to support their business and have it removed!
How does the parking brake work on these?
..................................................Thats funny Dethom!quote:Originally posted by DeTom:quote:I recently came into a complete set of Wilwood Superlight brakes.
That's a common problem Dennis. Don't worry too much about it, and next time try thinking about baseball for awhile first. It helps.
quote:Originally posted by PanteraDoug:
How does the parking brake work on these?
I don't have a parking brake yet on this car but my last car used a micro lock for the parking brake. just flip the valve and push on the brake to set probably not dot approved but it worked.
I'm looking in to a second small caliper for a parking brake on this car.
Wilwood is saying that their stock Pantera kit will only fit with 17" or larger wheels.
They will custom make a set for smaller wheels.
Is it worth the effort? They just quoted me $1650 for the fronts and $1875 for the rear for the stock set.
The rear uses a seperate caliper for the parking brake.
I might have misread the Pantera East price list but the kit they sell is $1850 with wilwood lettering and $2150 for Pantera lettering.
That's a big difference from what I just got quoted.
They will custom make a set for smaller wheels.
Is it worth the effort? They just quoted me $1650 for the fronts and $1875 for the rear for the stock set.
The rear uses a seperate caliper for the parking brake.
I might have misread the Pantera East price list but the kit they sell is $1850 with wilwood lettering and $2150 for Pantera lettering.
That's a big difference from what I just got quoted.
Oh Oh, they only fit 17" wheels? Do all of them only fit 17" wheels? I got 16" on the front! Does this mean I need different calipers and/or rotors on the front? Or is it possible to run the brakes with 16" wheels?
17". Anything smaller is a custom Item. If you order it today delivery will be July 31.
Where do you order these 16" units from? Will they fit the rotors that I have now or will those have to be swapped out too? Hmmm, maybe I'll just have to run the rears for the time being.
Dennis,
I have an older Wilwood kit, with 12.75" diameter rotors. I took a tape measure out to my car, I have the front wheels off at the moment, and I eye balled my brakes for you. It looks like from center of spindle to the outer edge of the caliper is about 7.5". If this is so, then a 16" wheel "should" fit, although clearance with the caliper may be tight. What happens when the clearance gets too tight, the glue on balancing weights get scraped off the inside of the wheel. I've seen this happen.
Can't you take a wheel off your car & install it on the donor car, or on the donor spindle, & determine if its going to work?
your friend on the DTBB
I have an older Wilwood kit, with 12.75" diameter rotors. I took a tape measure out to my car, I have the front wheels off at the moment, and I eye balled my brakes for you. It looks like from center of spindle to the outer edge of the caliper is about 7.5". If this is so, then a 16" wheel "should" fit, although clearance with the caliper may be tight. What happens when the clearance gets too tight, the glue on balancing weights get scraped off the inside of the wheel. I've seen this happen.
Can't you take a wheel off your car & install it on the donor car, or on the donor spindle, & determine if its going to work?
your friend on the DTBB
I talked to Precision Brakes Co. They are a Wilwood dealer. 866-992-7253, 541-488-2604.
www.precisionbrakescompany.com. I spoke to Victor.
Their on line catalog does not have the Pantera Kit listed but they do have one.
I believe that you get their hubs with the kit also.
Check out their website.
Call them and ask them your questions.
www.precisionbrakescompany.com. I spoke to Victor.
Their on line catalog does not have the Pantera Kit listed but they do have one.
I believe that you get their hubs with the kit also.
Check out their website.
Call them and ask them your questions.
Thanks, will do!
Thanks George, I will try and do that!
I just measured my rotor . . . 12" from edge to edge, 6" from spindle center to the edge of the rotor. Could I have lucked out and have one that would fit a 16"? (pardon my terminology, I suck at math and measurement!) I'm preparing to leave on emergency family business in Korea in the morning and will have to wait to try the wheel. Keep your fingers crossed! Thanks again guys!
Curiosity got the best of me, took the rear wheel off the wreck (The front of the wreck is dismantled)and threw on my 16' x 8" front wheel off of my car and it fit! The rotors and calipers are the same size, unless the fronts are mounted somehow different than the back they should work. Thanks again for the help and suggestions. Sometimes the obvious passes me by!