Cracked rear brake rotor

[Mark IV]

Originally Posted by eschaider

You are right, Mark IV; that is why I described it as, 'long standing published SPF documentation." While I suspect SPF may have published newer documentation since 2002, I am also certain they did not retrofit any brake systems on previously sold cars, which means that their, notwithstanding dated, service bulletin must be correctly identifying the brakes used on those cars built in years past.

I am sure your suggestions as to the Wilwood calipers produces a suitable and safe service alternative; it is just something that postdates the service bulletin, which itself postdates the car in question.

After your Wilwood suggestion for the rotors, I spent some time on the Wilwood site last evening looking for those rotors. The Wilwood rotor listing is impressively long. I gave up before finishing the search. For the benefit of those of us who own SPF cars, could you identify the Wilwood rotor you were speaking of as a replacement rotor?

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/wil-160-5839

I believe this is the rotor, I am not home and do not have my parts list with me so this from memory so do not order these until I can confirm. Yes, it is more than I said; the prices have risen since I last purchased them. Still a better repair than machining the rotor.

Yes, a proper parts manual would be very nice. The factory would provide one if the distributor would request it and pay for it.

Most dealers have gathered a parts list based upon experience gained over the years and will freely help any owners who inquire. We for example, provide parts that are proprietary to SPF and also non-proprietary parts that we can sell at the common price point. When the part is a common item that we cannot provide at competitive prices, we supply the common part number so the owner can procure the part(s) locally at a good price and without additional shipping costs. Honestly, we would make $2.00 on something like a radiator cap and then need to add $5-8.00 shipping when you can get it at the corner NAPA store. We don't need the $2.00 that badly.