[StanIROCZ]

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

[nape]

I'll take a set.

[StanIROCZ]

Great thanks Nape!





This is Summit's list of Wilwood FSLi calipers that go with a 1.25" wide rotor: http://www.summitracing.com/search/brand/w...in?autoview=SKU

The only choice you will have to make is the piston size.

[nape]

For anyone who doesn't want to do all the calculations, 1 5/8" (1.625") pistons work great for 13" rotors on the stock master cylinder and I've heard that they do well with 12.25" rotors as well. Using a smaller piston gives better modulation then 1 3/4" pistons that most NASCAR/circle track cars run.

[Obsessive Camaro...]

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

[nape]

There wasn't enough demand for the brackets. They were never produced, to my knowledge.

[StanIROCZ]

2 sets were made, one set is on my car and the other set is accounted for. I might have some of the "development" brackets still, not sure on quality would have to check if you are interested.

Calipers here: http://m.summitracing.com/parts/wil-120-11132. Currently $160ea

My brother-in-law did the machine work and he recently changed jobs. Not sure if the cnc files still exists or he's interested in making any more of these or not. Probably not.

[Obsessive Camaro...]

I didn't realize this product never got off the ground. Too bad, best swap bracket i've seen or heard about. I can see how the specific fitment might have been a hinderance. If it were for LS1 f-body brake swap (since i already have the donor car) I'd be like "shut up and take my money" lol.

Stan, your brackets greatly appeal to me and i'd love to have some like that in my thirdgen but I'm a ways from my brake swap. Thanks for getting back to me.

[Shortcutsleeping]

With a HUGE HUGE HUGE hat tip to Stan (StanIROCz) I finally have put all the BCBK info on my website. Another hat tip to Gary (WDMS, local CMC racer) who helped out a lot as well!

I just upgraded our WRL car to these for our recent event at Daytona and DAMN they are nice.

http://www.witchdoctormotorsports.com/ch265.htm

LOTS OF PICTURES and weights and such.

Enjoy!


Costas
cars and such...

[Pranav]

Guys, if any of you are looking for these wilwood calipers, I have 3 of them I can sell for cheap. Two used for 5 seasons on my CMC car, and one brand new one I kept as a spare. I also have the piston seal kit for them, so you can pop those in and they're as good as new. I think I may also have some spare bleeders for them as well:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/wil-120-11135

http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?showtopic=18145

Figure a new caliper runs $175, sell all three and the spares/bits for $250

This post has been edited by Pranav: Jul 18 2018, 06:42 PM

[StanIROCZ]

Guys, if any of you are looking for these wilwood calipers, I have 3 of them I can sell for cheap. Two used for 5 seasons on my CMC car, and one brand new one I kept as a spare. I also have the piston seal kit for them, so you can pop those in and they're as good as new. I think I may also have some spare bleeders for them as well:

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/wil-120-11135

http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/index.php?showtopic=18145

Figure a new caliper runs $175, sell all three and the spares/bits for $250

Pranov, looks like your calipers are for a 1.1” rotor, C5 is 1.25” thick.