Well, the new front brakes arrived today.
280mm Willwood Billet (I upgraded for forged) Dynalite 4-pot's.
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Well, the new front brakes arrived today.
280mm Willwood Billet (I upgraded for forged) Dynalite 4-pot's.
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nice mark, whats the damage on them beauties?
Cheers mate.
PM sent too.
very very sexual
Enough about me.....:dQuote:
Originally Posted by burgo
loving teh new breaks mate nice buy!!
cheers.
wow - this is going to be epic when its done!
You going to any shows in it this year Mark?
Cheers Will, but I'll be lucky to get it finished this year...or next.
Mmmmm new brakes!
Bit of a difference in width and diameter..lol
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They have only been 'test' fitted to ensure they do actually fit....which they erm...don't. So I'll have to get back onto Rally Design tomorrow.
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Incidently, we weighed the Wilwood caliper and bracket and it weighed less than my friends V6 caliper bracket, that's right, JUST the bracket!
I spent ages messing about with discs for mine, i now use golf discs. They perfect.
Well, they sell a kit, so they can fix the issue..lol
Basically, the discs are supplied with a very slim spacer and spigot plate and with that inplace the disc touches the caliper, remove it and it's perfect, however with the spigot the disc is not perfectly central, so I need a different spigot from them.
What size are your discs Benn?
Mark, it MAY be worth seeing if you can source some Meriva 280mm 4-stud Discs - I don't know if they need any form of spigot though, ill ask on CS...
The disc falls further to the wheel on the wilwood set up thats why factory discs can't be used
The fitment issue pictured/described is with Wilwood supplied Discs...Quote:
Originally Posted by Graeme Dixon
We had the same issue when we trial fitted them to my Corsa yesterday.
If we remove the Wilwood Spigot-spacer, everthing lines up perfectly, but we then have the need for a spigot due the the hub bore on the disc being larger.
I agree with your second post and thats what Mark has stated but your first post suggested changing to a Vauxhall disc which I know alot of people have tried and hasn't worked with the wilwood set up
Why do you actually need the spiggot?Quote:
Originally Posted by djgritt
As to me, its only to keep the disk from floating round during wheel changes etc.
Just buy the "Stud" kit, in this months total vauxhall, and line it up this way.
Thats if the holes on the disks, are perfect for the studs. As it "Could" wobble.
The stud holes are never perfect so there is the chance for shift and wobble.
Might aswell say, being as I know a few would wish to take the piss...
Have lost a stone in weight myself too.
Mine are different cause i use 5stud.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark_UK
I dont think you'll get Vx disc that fit.. Cause of the offset of the disc cause of where the calipar sits.
Ok, cheers anyway mate..
Right, whilst myself and DJ were test fitting the brakes, we came across the problem of the 3mm spacer and integral centralising spigot was a problem.
Basically, the 3mm spacer is the issue as it pushes the disc out so that it touches the caliper. Also, to run the wheels I want (15 Inch Cav Cesaro's) I will need to run a 3mm wheelside spacer. At the time Dave remarked that a good solution would be to run the wilwood spacer/spigot wheelside instead of hubside. This unfortunately wouldn't work as the spacer/spigot has a lipped edge that stops it sitting flush with the disc.
Well, after a lot of thought and differing ideas on possible solutions, I spoke to a neighbour that builds these...
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And we decided we should be able to modify the existing wilwood plate to fit wheelside and thus still work as a spigot to keep the disc true but also still work as a 3mm spacer to allow me to use my Cesaro's.
So, here we go..How it should sit.
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Onto the lathe.
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Skimmed down.
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And fitted how I want it.
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Then screw hole recessed for the disc locating screw. Job done!
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It's not the most technical fix, but for me it's pretty damn good.
lush thinking, usually the simplest solutions are the best
Yes, like chopping a saloon and making an estate! :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by burgo
Arrived this morning, thank you Custom cages!
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Make that 2 Stone and 3 Inches around my waist..lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Mark
Re the disc, could you not do like i did a find a disc that fits direct?
The issue is disc offset, it's easy to find a 280mm disc that's the right width (Meriva I think has them) but without buying the disc and trying it on you won't know if it sits right in the caliper.
I know, i had the same probs, No Gm disc will fit, what i ment is, measure the total thick-ness of the disc, then the braking surface. (says 50mm total, braking surface is 25mm, you then look for a disc that's the same, as the off set is 25)
If that makes sense... This is how i did mine, i now use VW discs and that are a direct fit (i run 5stud) now rings or anything.
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I.e. Measure A & B yes?
But where do I find a company that lists disc offset?
Nice Project :)
Yes, give me total width (down thru the center hole to floor) then your A, center bore too please, i have a book her that shows me all. I spends ages working mine out.
So i can do this.. (how i did mine) Would think your disc is the same...
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The brake lines in the pic, are they ready made to fit the Wilwoods and then a gm fitting brake line?
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Hope this is good enough..
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yes, wilwood one end gm the other.Quote:
Originally Posted by Benn
Ooo where did you get them? As the ones i have are way way way to long.
I'll have a look in my book to see what discs you might be able to use..