moehler

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I have never tracked my car, but want to know that if I start going to track days my brakes would be up for it. Every time I look into upgrading my brakes this eBay kit keeps calling to me:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Big-B...#ht_2455wt_722

Yes I know it's eBay, but the calipers are Wilwoods and the rotors are centrics. The seller also would sell the kit with blank rotors (I trust those more since these are not high end rotors) and discount the price if you get it without pads.

For around $820 Shipped without pads (Wilwood b20 pads are $90) it is certainly an interesting option.

Has anyone tried this kit, any opinions on it?

moehler

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So, judging by the lack of responses, I'm guessing that either everyone thinks I'm crazy for taking this kit seriously, or (like me) have absolutely no idea if it's any good and worth taking a risk on .

1FAASTFD3S

iTrader: (33)

Looks like a decent kit, Wilwood Superlite calipers are fine, although I hear prone to some flexing and are more suited for a track vehicle.. Besides that you have to think about brake bias when you are upgrading to big front brakes.. You will have to upgrade your rear brakes if you use this kit. Howard Coleman has a great thread about brakes on the FD that you should read before you go spending $800+ on a front BBK IMO. Good luck tho and if you do get the kit post a thread saying what you think about them and how your experience went.

SHPNOUT

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Save your money. Here's why:

Drilled rotors are prone to cracking sooner on track when they get really hot. Stick with slotted or smooth.

These are one piece rotors. You're not saving weight.

Superlight calipers will flex.

324mm diameter, 30mm thick (12.76" x .1.18") is not big enough to be adequate on track. 13" or 330mm x 1.25" thick at a minimum is what you want for track time.

What is the pad compound? Street, Track? both?

Will this kit improve your braking? Probably. But, it's a third of the price of a "full" kit
because it's a third of a "real" set up.

If you pull the trigger on this, keep us posted.

allrotor93

iTrader: (126)

Just buy my Racing Brake kit for $1600 and call it a day

moehler

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Thanks for the input. I know its not a lightweight two piece rotor like the racing brake or brembo kit, and it may be a third less than those kits in performance when continuously tracking the car, but for spirited street driving and a few track weekends I think they should hold up nicely.

As far as the rotors, I would buy blanks (the seller offers those as an option) and the kit can be sold without pads. Wilwood sells 15+ pads for these calipers for almost any driving needs (B20 or B30 looks good).

Yes they are not as big as some kits, but they are larger in diameter than 99 spec (although 2 mm thinner) or Pettit's kit, so they are in family with some proven brakes.


Your killing me with this .

fd_neal

iTrader: (4)

I would reccomend getting a set of Hawk DTC70/60, fresh brembo blanks, and do a good bleed with wilwood EXP600 fluid. I leave this setup in my car full time but the only street driving the car sees is to and from the track. I have properly routed brake ducts as well, this helped when I was running pads with a lower temp rating but I dont think I need them for the DTC pads. For a street car I would swap the pads and rotors for a track day.

BBK's are nice and may let you get away with running a less agressive pad that you dont need to swap for track days, but smaller brakes with hardcore pads will perform better at the track than a BBK with a compromise pad, and of course a well designed BBK with hardcore pads will work better yet...