Wilwood brakes

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  1. Raffaelli

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    Yep.

    I run 16s with lots of clearance. 15s "should" clear.
     
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    Raffaelli what did you use? I will have a 15x3.5" wheel up front. Also if I use the top hat could I get a smaller rotor? Does anybody have adapter plates for the wilwood calipers?
     
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    Wilwood dynalite calipers mount directly in place of 4x4 toyota from what I've seen.
     
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    Every rotor has a different height, thus a offset @ the bracket for the calipers!
    Also different mounting hole sizes & pattern.
    I got my front brackets from a guy on this site,made for Toyota 4 Runner calipers to the Wilwood rotor set up!
    I had to make my own for the rear ,where I use a Ford rotor,different from the many for GM rotors!
    I doubt any large rotor will fit inside a 15'' rim!!!

    Do The Home Work---find out what works!!:cool:
     
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    He used 1995 LS400 calipers and rotors.
    Top bolt of calipers lined up, bottom bolt hole needs to get redrilled 1/2-3/4" away.
    Rotors needed the center bore opened up a bit.
     
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    - Cutting, welding, fitting, machining, and cursing required.

    I don't see the point of you putting big brakes if your worried about using "runners." And besides that, im not gunna lie, they weigh a ton! (Just like a 2jz if that's what your swapping)

    A 4 inch wide tire can only grip so much. I would suggest using at least a 17x7 or bigger, but its your build. I understand some people go for a certain look.

    But Nam is right. Lexus rotor needs some grinding, then drill and bolt it to hub. Then machine true on a brake lathe. Caliper bracket needed a bit of grinding, welding and drill and tapping, but not complicated.

    IF I was to do it again, I would have used rotor and calipers from a 94-04 mustang cobra. 13 inch and looks like it would work fairly easily. But 17in wheel.
     
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    Well I talked to a shop were I live at and I'm gonna have them make a-arms and everything else I need to have a mustang II spindle, brakes and wheels. I'm gonna run the skinny wheel because I will be drag racing the truck!!:) I will start a build thread when I get back off vacation. Thanks everybody for the help I'm very excited about doing this build!
     
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    I'm running SVO rotors in the rear with GM Monte Carlo calipers
    The brackets I bought are made for a 4x4 truck to be used with 6 lug GM rotors
    They don't completely engage the rotor
    What does your bracket look like ?
     
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    Made these by hand,would have been nice to have had access to a mill!:cool:
     
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    The notch allows the caliper to center over the rotor!:cool:
     
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    I was just going to shorten the brackets I already have to accomplish the clamping of the whole rotor .
    It looks like the brackets you made are not offset like the ones I have
    Are they indeed straight ?
     
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    Correct!
    The offset does what I did by notching into the bracket!
    The brackets I've seen are all for GM calipers & rotors,the rotors are a different height than Fords. Thus a different offset!!:cool:
     

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