[Tigers] Brakes

[Rob Hogan]

I also viewed that video after your description and found that while they
were pointing to the MG TD front drum brakes and verbally making the
comparison to the Tiger's drum brake size, it would be iffy to fault their
discussion as directly pertaining to a front drum brake setup on the Tiger
rather than the rear drums.  Jay Leno and Wilwood Engineering Sales
Manager, Dustin Burr should have been more specific in that video about the
Tiger's drum brakes being in the rear only.  Technical specificity is a
rare commodity in the general population.

Rob Hogan

On Thu, Nov 5, 2015 at 10:31 AM, Jay Laifman via Tigers <
tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I was just watching a Jay Leno episode on an MG TD with a Chevy V8 in it.
> He was complaining about the drum brakes in the front.  He had a Wilwood
> salesperson in there.  Jay commented that the Tiger brakes were no good,
> with drums up front.  He also made some other somewhat disparaging comments
> about the Tiger.  Kind of sad to see that.  The Wilwood guy said some
> totally wrong things too - like he said their low profile caliper is to get
> the pads "down, close and tight over the rotor."  Ah, last time I checked,
> the low profile was for OD clearance for a smaller wheel - all their
> calipers better be getting down, close and tight over the rotor!  Then he
> said the front Tiger brake "is a drum brake, a really small drum.  You get
> one good stop, and that's really all you get."  Jay laughed and agreed with
> that comment.   So I have to say, it did not leave me with a whole lot of
> confidence in them - or at least this salesman's knowledge.  And he is the
> sales manager.
>
> Ok I'm being overly critical.  They are just small nits.  And, they
> probably make great brakes.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2015 at 6:32 PM, tym2--- via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Tigers,
>> Is anyone using the Wilwood front disc kit?  If so, is it that much
>> better than the stock brakes?
>> Thanks in advance.
>> Tym McDowell
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