[DeTomaso] Wilwood Brakes WTF????

[Scott Bell]

It looks like you have room to run a steel bracket. 
 
Those hats look like standard Pantera hats built by Wilwood. 
 
If you want to switch to steel brackets let me know. I would be happy to
assist you.
 
From: MikeLDrew at aol.com [mailto:MikeLDrew at aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 9:00 PM
To: scott at saccrestorations.net; davel at emspace.com
Cc: guson at home.se; detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Wilwood Brakes WTF????
 

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