carnut
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| posted on 12/3/03 at 11:19 AM |
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big brakes
Anyone fitted big brakes to their cars. (ie ap\'s) I dont like the weight of the sierra calipers.
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Jasper
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| posted on 12/3/03 at 07:15 PM |
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Got Wilwoods on my Cortina uprights- nice, bound to do them for Sierra.
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carnut
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| posted on 13/3/03 at 11:09 AM |
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How much does a set of wilwoods cost, do you have them on the rear too?
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progers
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| posted on 13/3/03 at 04:34 PM |
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Willwoods
Hi, If you want to put Willwoods on your Sierra hubs you will have to make up your own mounting bracket to suit. I have recently put a pair of Billet
Dynalites on using a 285mm solid disc and Ali bell made by Hi-spec. I couldn't see how you could put these calipers on with a smaller disc size as
they tend to fouldthe hub. An alternative would have been to use a large cossy 280mm vented front disc but these are 'kin heavy compared with the
Hi-spec ones I used. Not necessary on a lightweight kit car.
Since then I have discovered you can get a kit from Hi-spec that includes ultralight 4 pots, mounting brackets + discs. These are sold through the Kit
Car Workshop (tel : 01933 4111116 ask for Martin Bell)
They cost around £500 + VAT - not cheap but excellent quality. I hardly saved any money by buying the Wilwoods and fabricating my own brackets. You
live and learn.
Cheers
Paul
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Jasper
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| posted on 13/3/03 at 05:31 PM |
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Forget good brakes on the back, you want the sh*ttiest old pads/shoes on there as you want the least amount of braking.
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carnut
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| posted on 14/3/03 at 12:13 PM |
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Main reason I wanted some flash brakes is because it decreases unsprung mass not because of the extra braking power but I suppose a bit more powerful
braking cant do any harm.
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progers
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| posted on 14/3/03 at 12:35 PM |
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I forgot to say I saved around 6-7kgs PER wheel by replacing the standard sierra calipers and discs - should improve handling considerably as well as
giving better braking performance.
Cheers
Paul
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loafersmate
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| posted on 15/3/03 at 09:05 PM |
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wilwood brakes
If you have a look at rally design's site www.raldes.co.uk it shows all the wilwood brakes. The superlite 4 pots are only £123 per corner plus pads
and mounting brks I guess.
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carnut
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| posted on 16/3/03 at 02:20 PM |
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Ive seen this but i think disks are not included
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