Shane ,
I have seen people run spacers before; however don't you think there is
enough room in piston movement to allow for 1/8" offset? If not I would
use hardened washers with the same outside diameter as the caliper to
bracket footprint.
I know they will be heavier but I just bought all the parts for the
Toyota conversion. Here is a price breakdown.
2 used calipers for core trade in 35.00
2 rebuilt calipers 61.22
2 hardware kits 8.00
1 set of Carbotech Panther plus pads & shipping 142.00
1 misc. hardware for brake lines 4.00
Total 246.22
Because I have 3 Triumphs I decided to go with the cheaper setup. Also
this is the street car that has rear disc brakes and I am trying to
balance the braking system.
In my best guess the difference in pad surface area is Stock late model
(16pb) 5.7"sq. The Toyota pad 6.8" sq. A difference of approximately
1.1" sq. Also looks to be approximately .3" sq. over the Jaguar pad.
When I get them on I will let you how they work out.
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Ingate [mailto:hottr6@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2003 10:54 AM
To: 6 Pack
Cc: Mike Munson; LaJoMor@aol.com
Subject: Replacing front calipers with Wilwood Superlite II
All,
Sorry if I have been bombing the list recently; I think I must be
smelling
Spring in the air.
Topic for today's discussion is replacing the front stock brake calipers
with 4-pot Wilwood Superlite II calipers (about $210/pr).
The stock disk has a thickness of 0.5". The stock caliper weighs
10.5lbs,
has 3.5" bolt mount centers, with 1.024" mount offset.
The Wilwood Superlite II weighs 3.75lbs, 3.5" bolt mount centers, and
for a
disk with 0.5" thickness, has 1.151" mount offset.
Can I shim the Superlite II 1.151" - 1.024" = 0.127"? If so, how?
Could I
use washers, or would I have to machine a plate from aluminum stock?
This
would then be a bolt-on job, at considerably less cost and weight than
using
the Toyota pick-up truck or Jaguar XJ-6 calipers. Looks cooler too.
Shane Ingate, with Spring Fever in Maryland
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