After Market Front Brakes - Page 2

Whalen3186 · 11-23-2010, 04:18 PM

Would you see much of a difference in the medium vs heavy duty brakes when it comes to holding your car on the starting line?

mopar · 11-23-2010, 06:50 PM

GTX JOHN do you have that part # for the brake kit you run, and what do you think the mph limitt would be . Thanks.

ron waters s/st

Chris Barnes · 11-25-2010, 04:57 PM

I run mid/high tens at 123+ mph with the 2800 lb rated Wilwoods on our 3995 lb C/SA wagon with stock style drums out back. I stage/leave at pretty low RPM so the starting line is not a problem and they do a pretty good job on the finish line as well. The important thing is maintenance. Once performance starts to taper off it gets hairy fast. The pads are cheap!

I just to love look at the braking systems on old school drag cars and talk to the guys who drove them. Yikes! We've all got it so good these days...

Happy Thanksgiving

Chris Barnes
Wagonsof Steel
Stock #6621

Phillip marvetz · 11-25-2010, 09:47 PM

I have both the drilled and non drilled on my Dusters, They were the same cost either way from wilwood. I only got the drilled for the lower inertia, The one drawback I see is that you can't turn the drilled ones like you would a regular rotor if they warp.
For the amount of heat we put into them I'm not to worried about the gas escaping, That is more of a problem for the road race crowd. I'm using the stock 6cyl drums front and rear in my A car, But it only run's 122 mph for now.lol. When I get some $$$ saved up it will be getting wilwood's on both end's also.

On a side note one of the guy's I know that ran back in the sixties has a good story about acid dipping his drums to lighten them, It worked great until they bellowed! Not a fun ride in a 130mph super stocker at the top end.....................

11-23-2010, 04:18 PM	#11
Whalen3186 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 238 Likes: 19 Liked 98 Times in 29 Posts	Re: After Market Front Brakes Would you see much of a difference in the medium vs heavy duty brakes when it comes to holding your car on the starting line?

11-23-2010, 06:50 PM	#12
mopar Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 11 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: After Market Front Brakes GTX JOHN do you have that part # for the brake kit you run, and what do you think the mph limitt would be . Thanks. ron waters s/st

11-25-2010, 04:57 PM	#13
Chris Barnes Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 139 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: After Market Front Brakes I run mid/high tens at 123+ mph with the 2800 lb rated Wilwoods on our 3995 lb C/SA wagon with stock style drums out back. I stage/leave at pretty low RPM so the starting line is not a problem and they do a pretty good job on the finish line as well. The important thing is maintenance. Once performance starts to taper off it gets hairy fast. The pads are cheap! I just to love look at the braking systems on old school drag cars and talk to the guys who drove them. Yikes! We've all got it so good these days... Happy Thanksgiving Chris Barnes Wagonsof Steel Stock #6621

11-25-2010, 09:47 PM	#14
Phillip marvetz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lynden ,WA Posts: 820 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: After Market Front Brakes I have both the drilled and non drilled on my Dusters, They were the same cost either way from wilwood. I only got the drilled for the lower inertia, The one drawback I see is that you can't turn the drilled ones like you would a regular rotor if they warp. For the amount of heat we put into them I'm not to worried about the gas escaping, That is more of a problem for the road race crowd. I'm using the stock 6cyl drums front and rear in my A car, But it only run's 122 mph for now.lol. When I get some $$$ saved up it will be getting wilwood's on both end's also. On a side note one of the guy's I know that ran back in the sixties has a good story about acid dipping his drums to lighten them, It worked great until they bellowed! Not a fun ride in a 130mph super stocker at the top end..................... __________________ 2009 V/SA Record Holder