Brembo brakes

lloyds1 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 12:02 PM

has anyone upgraded their SPF brakes to Brembos? If so do please tell....

Hydramada · #2 (**permalink**) 10-09-2009, 05:07 PM

I think that a large group of SPF owners have upgraded to the larger Wilwood brakes. If you track your car, the upgrade is worth the expense according to several of my friends who have done it.

I believe you can buy an upgrade kit from Dennis Olthoff (or any Superformance dealer for that matter) and install it yourself if you are handy.

PANAVIA · #3 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 12:35 AM

There are 6 piston upgrades for the front from Wilwood, but I am un-aware of a rear caliper update.

RonNichols · #4 (**permalink**) 10-10-2009, 06:11 AM

I did a Wilwood big brake upgrade on the fronts last October. I upgraded from the standard SL4 caliper to an SL6. I have 15" wheels and all I needed was a 3mm spacer which I ordered from Skulte Performance. They customed machined it to my specs and all is GREAT! No fade on the track now.

The rear calipers on the early cars require a simple bracket to be fab'ed to go from a cast iron 97mm spaced Ford floating caliper to a narrow mount 5.25" Wilwood dyna pro. The offset needs to be .835" . I did mine this last summer with a .810" x 11.75" GT directional vane rotor with a .720 depth aluminum hat. USe a 45degree adaptor from the brake line to the caliper for wider wheels

You will not need a spacer for this.

Rumor has it though, there is something in the pipeline on a Brembo big brake kit. It is only a rumor at this point, and has only come up in drunken conversation, from somebody who knows somebody....etc. You can do a Wilwood upgrade all the way around for about $3000. Double it if you want a Brembo name.

If I continue to track this car, and carbon/carbon ceramic brakes come down in price, I wouldn't mind putting together a brake system for my car from Brembo.

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RonNichols · #5 (**permalink**) 10-25-2009, 05:24 PM

Here's a Wilwood upgrade from Superformance themselves. It appears that it comes with a new spindle also. Seems like a good price for what you get.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wilwo...item3ef985d4d4

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lloyds1 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-29-2009, 07:33 PM

thanks for the heads up Ron, i will give them a call.

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Originally Posted by RonNichols

Here's a Wilwood upgrade from Superformance themselves. It appears that it comes with a new spindle also. Seems like a good price for what you get.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Wilwo...item3ef985d4d4

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