Wilwood Rotors

[jcox07]

Any one ever used a Wilwood Rotor and if so what are your thoughts on them?

[thrdeye]

dba is good if it's available in your size. had them on the skunk with my stock brakes.

[thrdeye]

But also.....it's a rotor.

I assume you're trying to cut weight?

[jcox07]

yep trying to cut weight and they have one that will cut about 10-12 pounds depending on which hat I have to go with... I have dba on it now at 25.6 pounds each

[thrdeye]

Lots of race teams use them....lots.

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[TedV]

Worst case, carry your dba's and if the will wood takes a poo, swap the ones you know work back on.

[01badz28]

I think Kelly Munsey had Wilwoods on his Impala (either that or it was Terry - I know one them ran Wilwoods). If they could stop those boats time and time again, you will have no problems.

[Tim Gillespie]

I have Wilwoods front and rear on the Cobra. Jim does also, at least on the front. They are two-part, and the hat bolts should be safety-wired. I have the 6-pot calipers in the front and 4-pot in the rear. They're light and work great. Are you going to use Wilwood calipers too? If so, the BP-10 compound pads tend to be the best for autocross.

Tim

[oldmuscle69]

Terry's boat stopped very well.....

[Apexemall]

I have Wilwood big brakes on my WRX front and back - including 2 piece rotors. No problems in 1 1/2 years. I'll be over Sunday, so you can check them out.

I do not like the Wilwood pads. Feel "lumpy" when hot. Probably off gasing. I'm using Carbotech AX6 pads and stopping is excellent. Mark P drove it in Atlanta, so he can give you an opinion.

Clyde Stahl

[Tim Gillespie]

I do not like the Wilwood pads.

Wilwood offers about a dozen different pad compounds.

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakePads/BrakePadsApp.aspx

Most retrofit kits come with BP-10 compound, but if you don't mind taking the time to swap pads before an event, the polymatrix A compound is excellent for autocross.

Tim

[jcox07]

Any pad other than carbotech on my car is a waste of time. I have run hawk and the stock pads and none of those have come close to stopping the shelby as good as the carbotech do.