DAYWALKER Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 what you guys think about this. http://store.revolutionbrake.com/voprbrsy.html they even have a 14in kit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 wilwoods aren't really loved around here. its easy to get dust/dirt into the piston. hard to get rotors only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lookforjoe Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Pads don't cover much of the rotor radius either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcstdad Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I think BBK's (especially that one) are overpriced. Those calipers are $179/ea from most everywhere. Bubble flare fittings, DOT lines and a few grade 8 bolts are another $60. The brackets they use are 1/4" steel, easy enough to fab up with a band saw & drill press. 330mm rotors from rock auto are $50ea or so. I think you could put the kit on that link together for about $500 if you sourced right and made the brackets yourself. You can pick up used wilwoods online and rebuild them if you wanted to save even more. Wilwood also offers caliper with dust boots on the pistons. Wilwood calipers are really meant to cover Wilwood rotor surface area. I made a bracket template just this week to use Wilwood forged 4 piston dynalites on a 316mm factory rotor. I plan on doing the swap sometime this summer. Wilwood does offer blank rotor hats ($80ea) that can be drilled to whatever bolt pattern. Then you could use their rotors, and have the caliper cover the surface as intended. I will eventually switch to this, but in the mean time, the 316mm stock volvo rotors should do fine. just my .02 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avboden Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 wilwoods aren't really loved around here. its easy to get dust/dirt into the piston. hard to get rotors only. And yet wilwoods are respected for performance applications around the world. Used them on tons of cars, and never had a single issue. They make very, very, VERY good equipment. Dust/dirt? Dust boots would melt on any racing/high performance application. Hell, most/all offroad use race calipers don't have dust seals or dust boots because they're meant to be rebuilt after racing! That's the point. Now, for street use? These days they're built to such a high tollerence that you're not going to have issues with grime getting into the piston/caliper housing. All you have to do is one additional step when you change pads. Before pushing the pistons back in, use some brake cleaner and clean/wipe them down, THEN push them back in. Problem solved. They can last a long time without a rebuild this way. But if you're really worried about it, they make the dynapro in a dust boot version now. Or just go with an APracing caliper. All their street ones have dust seals. (i've used them as well, though massive ones on an armada, totally overkill but damn they're nice) As for your hard to get rotors only comment....what? They're widely available. as rcstdad said, the calipers work best with the right rotors, but using non-willwood rotors isn't a huge deal. ask me how I know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedStar Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 A buddy of mine has 4 piston wilwoods on his C5 that he tracks quiet often and loves the bang for the buck. They look to be the same caliper as his. 850 brakes are awful these have to be a huge upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theForgottenone Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 They look identical to the kit that Carlos used to offer for s40 members for roughly same price. I'm surprise they don't offer one for the s40. They also located in Ashland Oregon. My wife went to school there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonsa Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 I got the Wilwood 330mm 4 piston brake kit and have been driving them hard for 4 months. Very happy with the braking performance, no fade,minimum dust and zero noise, got the kit for $600. Some dude brought it and never used it, was just sitting in his garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbaker Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 thanks for the link, and all the comments! i have these sitting on my doner car, cant wait to get home and swap them! now i just need to figure out what size rotor they have! mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 couldn't find just rotors for sale. the width of the rotor is different than most. many here have tried to find different rotors with no luck. 99.9% of the people here will buy for road use, not track. i agree on AP's. like hussein said, the area for pad contact isn't that large compared to some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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