Jag rear brake Wilwood conversion help

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by cobrarkc

As anyone put Wilwood Calipers on?

I don't know if Wilwood makes a kit for it but it would require a steel adapter to mate the W'wood bolt holes to the Girling locations. Then there's always the correct rotor type/width to source. I don't know for sure but it may require shortening the half-shafts.

Originally Posted by cobrarkc

John,
How do you modify the brass forks?

I know it's no help but I think mine came from CWI with the correct forks. It's the brass 'plate' with safety wire seen here. Fit perfectly across the bridge and I just wired them on. They can be fabricated but the fork ends taper and bend into the e-brake arm's holes so it ain't easy.

I'd doubt you'd find any major performance difference between Wilwoods and these-possibly except in track-only use. And John has subjected his to that sort of use. Mine has seen less of that but once I got the F/R bias correct, they were perfect for 120MPH stops on the strip. Also, pad selection is a major contributor that helps performance. I'd try to find these if possible if you want a significant upgrade.

I also remember that someone made a Wilwood kit that put the calipers at the rear of the rotor but when I was researching mine, I rejected that because it put the calipers right against the ERA gas tank and bleeding and pad changes were impossible. Sorry don't know who made those.