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i have just purchased a front brake wilwood kit for my car ,has anyone ever fitted one to a chimaera ,are there any tips /guidelines or even photos anyone could post as i am fitting them at weekend and as am merc technician i could do without scratching my head for ideas.fogot to mention the kit has 2 adaptor brackets and they r both different but will fit both sides of car either end up if u understand me and either side of original hub holes .
I've fitted these to cars .. good kit well priced and you get everything except braided hoses .. at least i didnt and had to get a local firm to make some up .. however I've fitted a couple where the calipers on the driver side foul the wheel and even with the caliper raised in it's bolt holes as far as possible there's still no clearance .. the only option was to grind a few mm off the corner of the caliper .. not an issue as at that point the caliper isn't doing anything constructive .. but be aware that they don't always go straight on. Never had a problem on the nearside though but might just be coincidence.
Im so impressed by the value for money though that im considering some for the S .. even though it doesn't nee bigger brakes they do look damn nice
Im so impressed by the value for money though that im considering some for the S .. even though it doesn't nee bigger brakes they do look damn nice
There's a used pair on ebay a the moment.
I'd love to hear of the benefits of these as i've often considered them, although they are dual piston, each piston is about half the size of single standard piston - does this improve the performance ? teh beneifts of unsprung weight reduction accepted
I'd love to hear of the benefits of these as i've often considered them, although they are dual piston, each piston is about half the size of single standard piston - does this improve the performance ? teh beneifts of unsprung weight reduction accepted
Been there,done that!
The brackets are confusing at first, but take the plunge and remove a caliper and disc then try it and you will find that only one way will work. I hope you have new pipes too, as the willwood caliper uses a different hose fitting to the Ford/TVR caliper. If not, Tower View Racing can make you a set.
Tips are (in the order I remember them);
1. to soak the old hose fitting on the chassis side with penetrating oil
2. thread hose through hole in upright first, then tighten to caliper, then fit to chassis
3. line the hole in the upright with a rubber grommet, like the ones used for electrical boxes (screwfix sell them by the bag)
4. throughly clean the hub (where the studs stick out) to get rid of old impacted grease so that the discs run true
5. use a pressure bleeder such as the Gunson one if you can, it just makes it sooo much easier
6. if the discs/rotors have curved vanes, make sure you get them the right way round (there is a direction arrow on the inside face of each rotor to help)
7. the bolt torques for rotor to bell is quite low, about 40lb-in from memory, which is a good 'nip' using a small 1/4" drive wrench (or a 2lb sugar bag at a 10" arm). Don't overtighten, don't replace any of the bolts with anything except black high tensile items.
8. follow the bedding-in procedure - improvement is huge, with fractionally more pedal travel needed but much better stopping and a better balance front to rear
9. drive car... enjoy!
Ian.
The brackets are confusing at first, but take the plunge and remove a caliper and disc then try it and you will find that only one way will work. I hope you have new pipes too, as the willwood caliper uses a different hose fitting to the Ford/TVR caliper. If not, Tower View Racing can make you a set.
Tips are (in the order I remember them);
1. to soak the old hose fitting on the chassis side with penetrating oil
2. thread hose through hole in upright first, then tighten to caliper, then fit to chassis
3. line the hole in the upright with a rubber grommet, like the ones used for electrical boxes (screwfix sell them by the bag)
4. throughly clean the hub (where the studs stick out) to get rid of old impacted grease so that the discs run true
5. use a pressure bleeder such as the Gunson one if you can, it just makes it sooo much easier
6. if the discs/rotors have curved vanes, make sure you get them the right way round (there is a direction arrow on the inside face of each rotor to help)
7. the bolt torques for rotor to bell is quite low, about 40lb-in from memory, which is a good 'nip' using a small 1/4" drive wrench (or a 2lb sugar bag at a 10" arm). Don't overtighten, don't replace any of the bolts with anything except black high tensile items.
8. follow the bedding-in procedure - improvement is huge, with fractionally more pedal travel needed but much better stopping and a better balance front to rear
9. drive car... enjoy!
Ian.
andy jb said:
There's a used pair on ebay a the moment.
I'd love to hear of the benefits of these as i've often considered them, although they are dual piston, each piston is about half the size of single standard piston - does this improve the performance ? teh beneifts of unsprung weight reduction accepted
I'd love to hear of the benefits of these as i've often considered them, although they are dual piston, each piston is about half the size of single standard piston - does this improve the performance ? teh beneifts of unsprung weight reduction accepted
if they are the same as the superlights on mine then in combination with the bigger disks circa 300mm they totaly transform the handling of the car. The brake balance front to rear is much improved and the modualation and feel through the brakes is vastly better. you can trail brake into corners that before would have had the back end all locked up and you heading backwards into th nearest lampost...
I'd echo the problem with 15 rims and hitting the balance weights. I used it as an excuse to put 17s on the car <LOL>
G
Graham said:
andy jb said:
There's a used pair on ebay a the moment.
I'd love to hear of the benefits of these as i've often considered them, although they are dual piston, each piston is about half the size of single standard piston - does this improve the performance ? teh beneifts of unsprung weight reduction accepted
I'd love to hear of the benefits of these as i've often considered them, although they are dual piston, each piston is about half the size of single standard piston - does this improve the performance ? teh beneifts of unsprung weight reduction accepted
if they are the same as the superlights on mine then in combination with the bigger disks circa 300mm they totaly transform the handling of the car. The brake balance front to rear is much improved and the modualation and feel through the brakes is vastly better. you can trail brake into corners that before would have had the back end all locked up and you heading backwards into th nearest lampost...
I'd echo the problem with 15 rims and hitting the balance weights. I used it as an excuse to put 17s on the car <LOL>
G
Any chance you can give details on which calliper 4/6] and disc [300] I see you have 17's, are they still four stud? Cheers in advance.
Edited by macdeb on Friday 20th April 17:01
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