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Ive gotta ask this, I know its been asked before, but I wasnt here for it. Why are these brake kits so much less expensive than the other brands out there like brembo and stoptech?
because they are american made, not JDM Mad Tyte yo!! they are used by ~half of NASCAR teams, the other half uses Brembos
6pot and 4pots would be hawt for the tracks! I think a clerification on what rims these will fit would be great info. Most WRX owners will want to get these but most of us tend to run rims which might not clear Brembos (i know my works won't). Good luck with the purchases guys, i'm sure it'll be awesome.
im puttin 18x8.5 rota boosts on it, which clears brembos, i have no doubt it will clear these as well.
Zen Motors, Wilwood Brakes Quote Hey buddy. 6 Piston Fronts Retail price is $1597.68 (Slotted Rotors, Calipers in Black ) - $1399.69 4 Piston Rears Retail price is $907.14 (Slotted Rotors, Calipers in Black) - $819.99 Shipping for both to here is $85.00 Brake lines are $116.50 for Front and Back if you are wanting that. Let me know if you have any questions. I would be happy to help you with your purchase! Take care!
Read up on the install for the rears. They require cutting of the stock assembly and the amount of material between the bolt holes to the Wilwood bracket is very little. You remove a huge chunk of the STRONG material. That made me very uncomfortable on my buddies car but he didn't have any issues but still it made me feel uneasy.
I don't know the name of it but it's the part that the caliper bolts to that is on the hub/knuckle. The Wilwood's come with a bracket that attach to that area. You have to cut a lot of material off and there is very little metal between the bolt hole and the edge....like 1/8 of an inch worth. Granted that is back brakes but still under extreme stress I can see that break.
Here ya go. Stock Cut...look at the bolt holes. Factory that metal is curved and VERY strong. Cut it loses it's integrity
structurally I don't see that affecting much. The forces are going to be traveling through the backing plate in a centrifugal motion. There shouldn't be any side-to-side (I guess lateral is the right term???) forces to effect where that metal has been shaved. That's just at first glance, though...
not really that big of a deal IMO, since there is a pad on both sides and the rotor turns radially with respect to the caliper. the caliper just clamps on the rotor - the hydraulic force on each piston should be balanced with the opposite piston and shouldn't transmit that much loading to the backing plate. I would like to see how much the calipers flex when the pedal is stomped on
I'm sure it not a big deal but it still made me nervous. I will say the Wilwood calipers are stupid light! I loved the brakes other than the nervous cutting mentioned above.