[DeTomaso] Brake Conversion Options

[boyd casey]

1969 Boss 429 brakes are not up to the job of race track use. You need
brakes that can disapate heat much more quickly. You should speak to someone
from coleman racing. They make rotors to your specifications and can help
you find the best rotor design for quick and repeated disapation of the heat
generated by repeated hard braking. Or even better contact Goran. He uses
15" wheels and is the only person on the list that I know of that has
written a book about race car design. If I were having the problems your
having (and setting up my car for as much track use as you do) I would speak
to him.
Boyd

On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 10:57 AM, Julian Kift <julian_kift at hotmail.com>wrote:

>
> There are certainly other options to Wilwood, I'm rebuilding my '74 with
> Coleman rotors and Sierra calipers.
>
>
>
> Julian
>
> > From: dfcex at pacbell.net
> > To: detomaso at realbig.com
> > Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:02:30 -0700
> > Subject: [DeTomaso] Brake Conversion Options
> >
>  > I just had the front rotors turned and new pads for The Beast and
> within 10 laps at Laguna I got a real bad vibration and noticed hot spots on
> the right front rotor, so I assume it's already been warped again. The
> steering column shakes so bad on hard braking it feels like it's ready to
> break loose.
> > The rotors and calipers are from a 69 Boss 429.
> > I'll be double checking to make sure the correct pads were used.
> > Assuming they were I may be next looking for a different set-up, to
> handle the stopping requirements of track use.
> > It's been suggested I convert to late model Corvette brakes, has anyone
> tried this?
> > Are there other options, besides the Willwood packages?
> >
> > Dan Courtney
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