Wilwood Brake Conversion

[ben2]

Hi

Has anyone had the Wilwood brake conversion on their M's and Turbo's. What are your impressions of it?

Any comments positive/negative would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Nacnud]

I'm not sure I count as a classic, but for what it's worth......

I used to lock my brakes up fairly frequently and took advantage of a brake upgrade while the body was off. Wilwood 4 pot on 300mm discs. I've never locked the wheels up since the rebuild. Lovely!

[jamer]

Smiles has had the Wilwood brake upgrade on his Bright red Griffith 5000, they are massive and when I bought the car I was almost in two minds whether to `whip' them off for myself!!

However I had a gap of 1/2 day to buy the car, service it, waxoyle it and sort the paperwork out as Miles was track day`ing it in France...a bl**dy close call.

Anyway once they warmed up the brakes are /were superb, he has racing pads fitted too so very little feel on the pedal but sharp as a Tuscan racer!

[Terminator]

Nacnud said:

I'm not sure I count as a classic, but for what it's worth......

Duncan, I've met TVRs owners who consider any car old enough to need an MOT to be a 'classic'.

Anyhow, to answer Ben's question, I converted the front brakes on my 3000S (the Classic TVR) and they bolted straight on with the conversion kit which includes the vented discs. In my opinion, the standard system with the 2-pot Girling calipers is more than adequate for the road, providing it is in good working order, you have fresh brake fluid, steel hoses and suitable pads. In my case, I was rebuilding the suspension and I knew the brakes needed an overhaul too. As I was getting the car ready for the Zolder track day, where most standard M-series braking systems fail after four hard laps, the Wilwood route, along with DOT4 fluid and Greenstuff pads seemed a good idea.

They certainly seemed to do their job on the track, with no hint of fade or sponginess and once warmed up, bit nicely when you wanted them too.

I got mine from Rally Design in Kent, the kit for the TR6 bolts straight on.

[Terminator]

By the way, there was a thread on this subject earlier this year, which may also provide you with some useful pointers.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=49382&f=34&h=0

[stigproducts]

So, for this wilwood TR6 kit- we are talking £400. Does that sound about right?

[Terminator]

I paid £395 plus vat & carriage for the kit from Rally Design, plus fluid and pads from EBC. Closer to £500 all-in.

As in the previous thread, I already had 15" wheels so there were no problems with fitting.

[jamieheasman]

I assume this is a conversion just for the fronts. Did any of you with the Wilwoods find any problems with front-to-rear balance?