[DeTomaso] Wilwood, Brembo brakes

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 3/10/15 2 31 4, kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:


> I have to differ with you with regard to 6 piston Wilwood calipers,
> 
> I have been running 6 piston calipers on the front of 1661 for years.
> I think I installed them back in 2000 or so. They are SuperLites, I think.
> 
> With 15” wheels.
> 
> Yes, I have 18” wheels now for the street, but 15” Gottis or Bassetts fit 
> just fine.
> 

>>>Ah, but you're not fully disclosing here.   You don't have standard 
15-inch Campagnolo wheels on your car.   It's flared and wears GT5-sized wheels. 
  Have you ever tried fitting a stock wheel (either 7 or 8 inch) on the 
front of your car?   I suspect it wouldn't fit.   If it did, it would only fit 
because your calipers are old.

It certainly wouldn't fit with the type of Wilwood calipers they sell now.  
 The old-school Wilwood castings were nice and rounded, and provided plenty 
of clearance for smaller wheels.   The new ones are much more box-shaped, 
unfortunately.   In fact, I have had four-piston Wilwood Superlites on my car 
since the early 1990s.   When I attempted to fit new four-piston Wilwood 
Superlites in the front, they wouldn't fit initially due to the changed 
architecture of the calipers, and new brackets let them fit, but just barely.   

And none of the currently-produced six-piston calipers would even come 
close to fitting....

Mike
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   In a message dated 3/10/15 2 31 4, kirby.schrader at gmail.com writes:

     I have to differ with you with regard to 6 piston Wilwood calipers,
     I have been running 6 piston calipers on the front of 1661 for
     years.
     I think I installed them back in 2000 or so. They are SuperLites, I
     think.
     With 15a wheels.
     Yes, I have 18a wheels now for the street, but 15a Gottis or
     Bassetts fit just fine.

   >>>Ah, but you're not fully disclosing here.  You don't have standard
   15-inch Campagnolo wheels on your car.  It's flared and wears GT5-sized
   wheels.  Have you ever tried fitting a stock wheel (either 7 or 8 inch)
   on the front of your car?  I suspect it wouldn't fit.  If it did, it
   would only fit because your calipers are old.
   It certainly wouldn't fit with the type of Wilwood calipers they sell
   now.  The old-school Wilwood castings were nice and rounded, and
   provided plenty of clearance for smaller wheels.  The new ones are much
   more box-shaped, unfortunately.  In fact, I have had four-piston
   Wilwood Superlites on my car since the early 1990s.  When I attempted
   to fit new four-piston Wilwood Superlites in the front, they wouldn't
   fit initially due to the changed architecture of the calipers, and new
   brackets let them fit, but just barely.
   And none of the currently-produced six-piston calipers would even come
   close to fitting....
   Mike