[Tigers] FW: OEM vs Wilwood brake performance

[Owain Lloyd]

I'm sure someone mentioned this in this discussion but the point of 'big
brakes' is not to stop quicker but to stop more times without brake fade
due to heat.   The vast majority of road drivers would never experience
this as there are not many roads around that can accommodate such
aggressive driving outside of competition.

Since you can easily lock the front wheels with stock brakes (even with
245 toyo r888s), bigger brakes won't help you stop quicker.

The biggest factor in the stopping that you can control is the size and
compound of the tires.

On Thursday, June 20, 2013, Robert D. Hogan wrote:

> FYI
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> From: Wilwood Customer Reply [mailto:customerreply at wilwood.com<javascript:;>
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> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 6:37 PM
> To: 'Robert D. Hogan'
> Subject: RE: OEM vs Wilwood brake performance
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> Thank you for the inquiry with Wilwood Disc Brakes. Wilwood did not
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> test the stopping distance on the Sunbeam Tiger, we do not have that data.
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> Regards,
> Wilwood Disc Brakes
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> From: Robert D. Hogan [mailto:robertdhogan at gmail.com <javascript:;>]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 9:26 PM
> To: customerreply at wilwood.com <javascript:;>
> Subject: OEM vs Wilwood brake performance
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> Does Wilwood have any comparable stopping distance information of a Sunbeam
> Tiger OEM stock disc/drum brake system performance and the Wilwood brake
> kit
> performance?
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