If money was no object
What the best brake set up for 13" wheels
money no object...well
you did say money no object!!
Remind me not to drive in front of Whippy if he wins the lottery!
In (sort of) answer to the original post- the best brakes are the ones that
a) fit
b) provide the right braking balance front to rear in conjuction with your master cylinder
c) warm up to working temperature in the required time
d) don't overheat too quick
e) look good (if thats your thing)
f) are reliable enough
I'm sure many people can tell you what will fit under a 13" wheel if you give some more details of the wheels you are using, and the
hubs/uprights.
b) requires some knowlege of your car weight, weight distribution, suspension /wheelbase etc, how heavy you like your brakes to feel and the master
cylinder(s) size(s)
c) - If you are doing short sprints or road use, an unvented disk will probably do or a smaller vented disc, so they warm up quickly. If you want
long track days/endurance races you may want more meat in the discs
d) I suppose this is the opposite of c!
e) dont have an opinion myself
f) I do remember some posts critising the lack of seals on some of the aftermarket calipers(if its for road use).
Regards
Hugh
If money were truly no object I'd be ringing McLaren up and asking them to adapt the setup from their F1 for me.
Wilwood powerlites are good value though, and these cars don't really need super fancy brake set-ups due to their lightness. My mate has a
'59 Lotus 7 with a fireblade engine and he's running a standard brake setup with a wilwood master cylinder and a brake bias valve to balance
the front/rear split. After a few hours setup and fiddling on a trackday, it's probbaly the best (and also cheapest/most simple) brake setup
I've tried. Plus it all fits under 13" wheels too 
I quite like the Lotus track day car. Don't think it has 13" wheels though 
Gorgeous looking thing.
[Edited on 18/2/11 by BenB]
That's priceless, a front upright/brake assembly supported by a used roll of masking tape and an old box!
Unless your racing a car and have to deal with race conditions, your hardly going to notice the difference from changing your brakes. You'll probably notice more difference in changing your pads. After all, the brake components used in many kitcars have been developed to stop cars weighing twice as much (the original donor car). If you can lock up your wheels, then your brakes work fine.
AP callipers, split rims, 280mm discs, alloy bells and v. soft tyres - oh and Lewis Hamilton in the drivers seat
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Originally posted by designer
That's priceless, a front upright/brake assembly supported by a used roll of masking tape and an old box!
