Re: Brake upgrades
Posted: Sat Mar 31, 2018 6:50 pm
To clear up some obvious confusion on this thread:
Soooo, ----I thought you wanted to stay with 14's? (first post), right?
The Wilwoods do weigh 1/2 the Volvos and require no odd plumbing fittings or gyrations.
They also have SS pistons, so corrosion is pretty much a non-issue. (long life)
If you run the stock rotor, no rotor hat is required.
The Wilwoods can be properly sized to match the OE master cylinder.
--or can be used with oversized masters (which is not a great idea)
If running the OEM rotor there is zero offset change to the front end. (with stock or Wilwood calipers)
Having said this, you can't just "whip up" the Wilwood setup in your garage, it does involve some precision machined parts.
My suggestions: If you want lowest cost, stay with Stock or run the Volvos -- that stuff is cheapest at the moment
Although, The Wilwoods are only slightly more expensive than a complete OEM redo.-- That stuff adds up fast if "all new"
ZX stuff is bigger, heavier, and more expensive, and I don't think it is going under vintage 14" rims right?
Soooo, ----I thought you wanted to stay with 14's? (first post), right?
The Wilwoods do weigh 1/2 the Volvos and require no odd plumbing fittings or gyrations.
They also have SS pistons, so corrosion is pretty much a non-issue. (long life)
If you run the stock rotor, no rotor hat is required.
The Wilwoods can be properly sized to match the OE master cylinder.
--or can be used with oversized masters (which is not a great idea)
If running the OEM rotor there is zero offset change to the front end. (with stock or Wilwood calipers)
Having said this, you can't just "whip up" the Wilwood setup in your garage, it does involve some precision machined parts.
My suggestions: If you want lowest cost, stay with Stock or run the Volvos -- that stuff is cheapest at the moment
Although, The Wilwoods are only slightly more expensive than a complete OEM redo.-- That stuff adds up fast if "all new"
ZX stuff is bigger, heavier, and more expensive, and I don't think it is going under vintage 14" rims right?