has any body used willwood brakes

[milburno9]

Hi has any body used willwood brakes on a ultima. Im thinking of getting some. any advice please

[Steve_D]

milburno9 said:

Hi has any body used willwood brakes on a ultima. Im thinking of getting some. any advice please

Why would you choose them over the AP brakes?

Steve

[andygtt]

Steve_D said:

milburno9 said:

Hi has any body used willwood brakes on a ultima. Im thinking of getting some. any advice please

Why would you choose them over the AP brakes?

Steve

cheaper and just as good stopping power.... but i dont think they will last as long IMO

[XTR ASH]

.....because there aluminium not cast.

yes, they have been fitted to an Ultima

[Gulf LS3]

milburno9 said:

Hi has any body used willwood brakes on a ultima. Im thinking of getting some. any advice please

wilwood are world respected, i have had a number of cars with them fitted and never had any problems...

Ap are fine also but imo there are alternatives.

[V8Dom]

used then on m/c but not cars.......... 6 potters are great for stoppies on bikes...

Dom

[ezakimak]

I have heard stories of willwoods being very soft, but I can’t verify it, Door stop was also used in the same story.
They have different ranges of callipers, some are cast some are machined so i’m not sure which ones were being referred to.

Apparently a motorsport mag tested some callipers a while back, using a hydraulic handbrake lever, a line pressure gauge, and were measuring the flex in that calliper bodies at different pressures. The theory was that that better callipers exhibited less flex for a given line pressure.

Like i said, i have only heard about the article, but haven’t seen it.
Nothing stopping you replicating the test. Maybe offer to a local motorsport mag to write up the test yourself, and see if you can organise a range of callipers to be tested. You might find that some people in a local club would be willing to donate/loan some callipers for the test, or some manufactures even willing to get on board if they thought it was worth it.

Would piston-heads sanction such an article?

I would be interested in reading it

Ryan

[milburno9]

thanks everybody for comments will take all on board. Im new to forum ive had my gtr kit for 2years but have been unable due to work in getting properly started on it,now I can.Cant wait any pointers on build will be gratefull.