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40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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Just changed from factory BBP Discs to Wilwoods... Factory parts weighed 76 lbs... Wilwood replacements Weighed 36 lbs!!! Bringing the weight down to 2890, ready to race minus driver... not bad for a all steel (minus hood) big block street car!!! 
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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well, nothing under dash, race seats, still has carpet, back seat and door panels, Cromoly roll bar, It has all 6 cylinder suspension with cal tracs, narrow dana 60, bracing is cut out of trunk lid, glass hood, no latch assembly, 4 wheel wilwoods, light wheels and tires, aluminum heads, intake and water pump, aluminum radiator, fuel cell, and drive line... weight was with 8 gallons of fuel and a full nitrous bottle, (with aluminum brackets...) I think Im gonna try and shave some more weight by putting glass bumpers with aluminum brackets on it next... 
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 09:45 AM
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Did the Wilwoods make your front tires track wider?
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 09:58 AM
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I did the same thing a few years ago I don`t remember the savings in the front but I had 11 inch drums on the rear and saved 50 lbs going to the Wilwoods.
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 10:25 AM
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Way to go Mike When is your plan to race that thing? I hope to make it out with the 51 pile on the 24th. Diego
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 11:16 AM
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Which willwood kit did you get? more pics please?
Its the basic street/race kit... the first pic was with a polished caliper (from my other car) I ended up running the black caliper instead to match the rears...
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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Did the Wilwoods make your front tires track wider?
Doesnt look like it, wish I would have thought to measure it though...
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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Way to go Mike When is your plan to race that thing? I hope to make it out with the 51 pile on the 24th.
Diego
Ted, Im pretty much always down to race, I really need to turn my bar to a cage, get it certed, and get a liscence... I just get the boot everywhere I go now... Ive been racing, just in a more underground scene lately...  Ill hit up Barona again soon, new goal is 5.90s 
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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Sorry I meant is this the solid rotor (med duty) or the vented (heavy duty)?
Vented... rears are as well...
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 07:05 PM
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The Wilwoods should have pushed them out ~1/4". Aerospace - you would have saved another 8 lbs, looked nicer, gotten a discount from me, had no rolling resistance, and sucked your wheels IN 1/4". Oh well - Wilwoods still work fine.
Wow you could have got me everything down to the brake lines for less than $300 ??? Car already had wilwoods in the rear, so I wanted them to match as well... Cant really see how the aerospace look nicer either? hows that? look the same minus caliper? Aerospace must pay you well for your Wilwood bashing though! No wind out of my sales either by the way... 
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 07:45 PM
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The Wilwoods should have pushed them out ~1/4". Aerospace - you would have saved another 8 lbs, looked nicer, gotten a discount from me, had no rolling resistance, and sucked your wheels IN 1/4". Oh well - Wilwoods still work fine.
there is no more of a resistance in wilwood vs any other brake.....
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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The Wilwoods should have pushed them out ~1/4". Aerospace - you would have saved another 8 lbs, looked nicer, gotten a discount from me, had no rolling resistance, and sucked your wheels IN 1/4". Oh well - Wilwoods still work fine.
there is no more of a resistance in wilwood vs any other brake.....
There is if your a Aerospace dealer trying to push your product... 
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 08:05 PM
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No trust me Wilwoods have a tendency to hang up and frequent cleaning and rebuilding is what you have to commit to. At least that has been my experience with the four sets I have been involved with. The ones on the Barracuda were just redone again by me. The reason is pretty simple on the rolling resistance. Aerospace brakes have piston retractors Wilwoods dont.
I am hoping that my Wilwoods stay this way for awhile. My car was to the point it took two people to even push the thing in a straight line. This winter I hope to loose the Wilwoods and get new front struts, have not decided on brakes yet but will either be Aerospace or maybe Lamb.
Not trying to bash anyone here just stating what I have seen. As for the looks thing it is like anything else in life and opinion. I personally think Lambs look best.
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Re: 40 lbs. off the front of my car!!!
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01/15/09 08:13 PM
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No trust me Wilwoods have a tendency to hang up and frequent cleaning and rebuilding is what you have to commit to. At least that has been my experience with the four sets I have been involved with. The ones on the Barracuda were just redone again by me. The reason is pretty simple on the rolling resistance. Aerospace brakes have piston retractors Wilwoods dont.
I am hoping that my Wilwoods stay this way for awhile. My car was to the point it took two people to even push the thing in a straight line. This winter I hope to loose the Wilwoods and get new front struts, have not decided on brakes yet but will either be Aerospace or maybe Lamb.
Not trying to bash anyone here just stating what I have seen. As for the looks thing it is like anything else in life and opinion. I personally think Lambs look best.
after a pass it's normal for disc brakes to be tight, what releases them is the run out in a rotor( very minimal). at 10 mph the calipers are moved back enough. you can't judge them by pushing a car in the pits after a run. instalation and centering the caliper is also critical. along with the correct brake fluid.
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