The Blue Collar Brake Kit for 3rd Gens - F-Body Road Racing and Autocross Forums

I’ve been working on this kit for a little over 6 months now. I’ve updated the design a couple times and what you see below is the final.

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This kit is for 3rd gens and uses the very affordable Wilwood SL4i calipers and C5/C6 rotors. This has to be the best value in brakes possible; Calipers are ~$150 each new if you shop around, C6 rotors are durable and around $50 each, and pads are your typical $150-170 but are 0.8” thick and therefore have a very long life. So low entry price (about even with C5) and the lowest possible consumable cost.

With the 3rd bolt there is more stiffness in the bracket and the loads and stresses are better distributed onto the spindle. With the higher stiffness you can expect less deflection and better pad wear. As far as the stresses into the spindle I’ve never heard of a 3rd gen spindle failing under braking but I also don’t want to be the first one, so for my piece of mind the extra bolt is worth the expense.

New pads are 0.8” thick including the plate. After 2 days on track pad thickness was 0.750 to 0.705, so I anticipate the life that Nape has reported (6 race weekends IIRC). My car is ~3060 with driver and Nape is lighter than that, so yeah our cars are light but I still believe this to be very good pad life, which in the long run will save you a ton of money on consumables if you go to the track a lot.

This kit is $150 and includes brackets, spacers, Grade 8 bolts and washers. These brackets are larger than your typical Ed Miller 2 bolt design so there is more material to start with and more machining time required, and I include hardware. They are laser cut from 0.5” cold roll steel and then the edges are cleaned up and the holes are drilled on a CNC mill.

Group Purchase Offer: if we can get 5 buyers by April 30th we can offer a lower price of $125 for the kit.

I will post up a complete parts list later and I'm also working with Trackbird on the sponsor banner thing.

Thanks for the interest.

Stan

StanIROCZ View Member Profile	Mar 27 2013, 02:37 AM Post #1
Veteran Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 3,323 Joined: 30-March 06 From: Detroit Suburbs Member No.: 1,144	I’ve been working on this kit for a little over 6 months now. I’ve updated the design a couple times and what you see below is the final. (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Brakes/Wilwood/IMG_0706_zps2c3704ea.jpg) (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Brakes/Wilwood/IMG_0718_zpsbed6f4e1.jpg) (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Brakes/Wilwood/DAB33716-62F2-474D-9DF4-ECE860ECE0F3-15879-000015A40CCBD82E.jpg) (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Brakes/Wilwood/44F42AA0-DF0F-4264-9125-335A5852A432-15879-000015A3F07E410A.jpg) (IMG:http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o33/StanIROCZ/Brakes/Wilwood/IMG_0701_zps8e73cd71.jpg) This kit is for 3rd gens and uses the very affordable Wilwood SL4i calipers and C5/C6 rotors. This has to be the best value in brakes possible; Calipers are ~$150 each new if you shop around, C6 rotors are durable and around $50 each, and pads are your typical $150-170 but are 0.8” thick and therefore have a very long life. So low entry price (about even with C5) and the lowest possible consumable cost. With the 3rd bolt there is more stiffness in the bracket and the loads and stresses are better distributed onto the spindle. With the higher stiffness you can expect less deflection and better pad wear. As far as the stresses into the spindle I’ve never heard of a 3rd gen spindle failing under braking but I also don’t want to be the first one, so for my piece of mind the extra bolt is worth the expense. New pads are 0.8” thick including the plate. After 2 days on track pad thickness was 0.750 to 0.705, so I anticipate the life that Nape has reported (6 race weekends IIRC). My car is ~3060 with driver and Nape is lighter than that, so yeah our cars are light but I still believe this to be very good pad life, which in the long run will save you a ton of money on consumables if you go to the track a lot. This kit is $150 and includes brackets, spacers, Grade 8 bolts and washers. These brackets are larger than your typical Ed Miller 2 bolt design so there is more material to start with and more machining time required, and I include hardware. They are laser cut from 0.5” cold roll steel and then the edges are cleaned up and the holes are drilled on a CNC mill. Group Purchase Offer: if we can get 5 buyers by April 30th we can offer a lower price of $125 for the kit. I will post up a complete parts list later and I'm also working with Trackbird on the sponsor banner thing. Thanks for the interest. Stan

Obsessive Camaro... Obsessive Camaro Disorder View Member Profile	Jan 1 2015, 06:30 PM Post #2
Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 88 Joined: 1-November 12 From: Central Iowa Member No.: 153,781	I just discovered this, those brackets are awesome! I'm interested but in researching the cost i can't find the SL4i calipers. I found the SL4R calipers but they are twice the price you talk about in the OP. I like to know exactly what I'm diving into before I leap. Could you please update the info? I have an 01 SS donor car I've been planning to use the brakes from after i complete the LS1/T56 swap but I like your brackets much better. Thank you in advance This post has been edited by Obsessive Camaro Disorder: Jan 1 2015, 06:41 PM