WILWOOD BRAKES - Moparts Forums

Register Log In Moparts Forums Unlawfl's Race & Engine Tech WILWOOD BRAKES

Print Thread

WILWOOD BRAKES #1567569 01/23/14 02:39 PM 01/23/14 02:39 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	I need to finally change my ft. pads on the heap and called Wilwood directly and talked to Jeff about my pad needs and also explained the rotor drag so many complain about on here. He recommended replacing the square o-rings they come with with round o-rings so that`s my next job to get rid of the drag and I`ll let ya know how they work. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: Thumperdart] #1567570 01/23/14 08:07 PM 01/23/14 08:07 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 127 Az H HOT IN AZ member
HOT IN AZ member H Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 127 Az	Are these O-rings something they have available, or you find on your own?

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: HOT IN AZ] #1567571 01/23/14 08:22 PM 01/23/14 08:22 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,920 United Socialist States of Ame... T tboomer Too Many Posts
tboomer Too Many Posts T Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 25,920 United Socialist States of Ame...	Quote: Are these O-rings something they have available, or you find on your own? What he said!! Need your rear end checked out? Contact Grizzly!!

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: HOT IN AZ] #1567572 01/23/14 09:09 PM 01/23/14 09:09 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: Are these O-rings something they have available, or you find on your own? Wilwood has em in stock but you need to know the od of your pistons....... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: Thumperdart] #1567573 01/23/14 09:12 PM 01/23/14 09:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: Quote: Are these O-rings something they have available, or you find on your own? Wilwood has em in stock but you need to know the od of your pistons....... 805-388-1188 ext 297 ask 4 Jeff and he frequents this site also........... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: Thumperdart] #1567574 01/23/14 09:19 PM 01/23/14 09:19 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 127 Az H HOT IN AZ member
HOT IN AZ member H Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 127 Az	Thanks for the reply Thumperdart!!

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: HOT IN AZ] #1567575 01/23/14 09:50 PM 01/23/14 09:50 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	No problem..............that`ll be $50.00 pleezzee............. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: Thumperdart] #1567576 01/23/14 09:57 PM 01/23/14 09:57 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey J jamesc master
jamesc master J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,875 communist bloc of new jersey	i thought the whole purpose of the square cut ring was to aid in piston retraction to reduce drag

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: jamesc] #1567577 01/23/14 10:27 PM 01/23/14 10:27 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Quote: i thought the whole purpose of the square cut ring was to aid in piston retraction to reduce drag Jeff explained it to me as the opposite.............square=more surface area hence more drag....round=less surface area less drag and even said the round release farther and might even require more brake peddle to get em to grab............ 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: jamesc] #1567578 01/23/14 10:42 PM 01/23/14 10:42 PM
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 916 MB,CAN PC-CHARGER super stock
PC-CHARGER super stock Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 916 MB,CAN	Quote: i thought the whole purpose of the square cut ring was to aid in piston retraction to reduce drag That's what we were told in automotive school. The square ring deflects when the piston is applied and then when pressure is released, the square ring returns to it's normal shape pulling the piston back when it does. I can't see how a round ring would work better but let us know how it works out. 8009353-brakes.jpg (35 downloads)

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: PC-CHARGER] #1567579 01/23/14 10:55 PM 01/23/14 10:55 PM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Just goin by what I was told but maybe I can call Jeff and get him to post some info........... 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: Thumperdart] #1567580 01/23/14 11:21 PM 01/23/14 11:21 PM
Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,540 Milwaukee WI T TRENDZ master
TRENDZ master T Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,540 Milwaukee WI	I'm just gonna throw this out there. I had a front set of wilwood brakes with 1 pc rotors(not seperate hat/rotor)The rotors would "cup" from heat.This would cause binding because the rotor was traveling through the caliper at an angle. It would cause the binding you describe. I went through two sets and gave up on the 1pc rotors, went to hat style rotors, and it never happened again. I will disclose that the brakes were way under rated for the weight and speed I was running. "use it 'till it breaks, replace as needed"

Re: WILWOOD BRAKES [Re: TRENDZ] #1567581 01/24/14 12:32 AM 01/24/14 12:32 AM
Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion T Thumperdart OP I Live Here
Thumperdart OP I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,317 State of confusion	Havn`t messed w/mine for 10+ years but I think they`re the 2-piece vented ones IIRC but I`ll double check. What can I do to check/correct the issues you mentioned........... I get it, don`t run 1-piece rotors............. Last edited by Thumperdart; 01/24/14 01:39 AM. 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Moderated by Al_Alguire, Hotwheelsjr, moparts, not_a_charger, RangerDan440, tboomer

Hop To

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.1