[DeTomaso] Is there a direct bolt by Wilwood for a street Pantera ?

Julian Kift julian_kift at hotmail.com
Tue Oct 18 12:02:40 EDT 2016


Me thinks there may be some flawed root cause analysis in that statement; because Stoptechs worked on an RX7 we can deduce the problem was the Wilwood's on a Pantera?

Julian

>   From: Jim Wallace via DeTomaso <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   To: Patrick HALS <patrickhals at gmail.com>;
>   "detomaso at server.detomasolist.com" <detomaso at server.detomasolist.com>
>   Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2016 6:27 AM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Is there a direct bolt by Wilwood for a street
>   Pantera ?
>     Patrick,
>     I bought a set of these and had nothing but problems.  When the
>   rotors
>     get hot the steering wheel jutters to the point I can not hold it.  I
>     replaced all the associated front end parts including the
>     rotors and I still have the issue.  The more aggressive pad the worse
>     it gets.
>     To fix the issue I bought an RX7 twin turbo track car I was so feed
>   up.
>       Then I bought a set of over-sized stoptech brakes for the RX7 with
>   no
>     issues.  I know your focus is the P-Car but I have has a number of
>     other friends who have used the wilwoods and had issues like mine.
>     Jim
>       __________________________________________________________________
>     From: Patrick HALS <[1]patrickhals at gmail.com>
>     To: [2]detomaso at server.detomasolist.com
>     Sent: Monday, October 17, 2016 4:37 PM
>     Subject: [DeTomaso] Is there a direct bolt by Wilwood for a street
>     Pantera ?
>       A " simple " question ?A
>       I would like to improve my 72 Euro so far bone stock GTS brake
>       capacity, without spending 8000 euros for a Brembo kit.
>       Is there a direct bolt from Wilwood ( or another reliable brand)
>   that
>       allows you to improve the brake capacity of a street Pantera?A
>       What I would like is improved A (drilled, vented) rotors and 4 , 6
>   or
>     8
>       pistons calipers that you can directly fit on the car, without ( or
>       very little basic) machining.
>       Do you also need in this case, an improved master cylinder or
>   another
>       component like a booster A ?A
>       Then , one alternative : keeping the 15 inch wheels ( my preference
>   )
>       or going to 16 and 17 inch , if not more...A
>       Part numbers of all components, availability, personal experience,
>       Ebay, Craigslist, even worn out second hand parts, highly welcome
>   !A
>       Best to you all !A
>       Pat
>       Candy 2862, ADA 9628
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