[DeTomaso] Wilwood Brakes WTF????

MikeLDrew at aol.com MikeLDrew at aol.com
Mon Apr 15 23:59:50 EDT 2013


In a message dated 4/15/13 19 46 20, scott at saccrestorations.net writes:


> And the aluminum brackets I've seen were 3/8 thick. We make ours out of 
> 1/2
> steel.
> 
> This is an area where safety outweighs weight... pun intended...
> 

>>>Yes, mine are 3/8 thick aluminum:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=39265

I suppose you can get away with most anything, by using a rotor hat with 
the appropriate offset.   A thicker bracket would space the caliper inboard, 
and the rotor hat would have to have different dimensions to maintain the 
disc in the center of the caliper.

Apropos of nothing, here's a shot of my hub/rotor setup:

http://www.poca.com/index.php/gallery/?g2_itemId=39268

Mike


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