Who has comments on Wilwood calipers?

[Michael Guidotti]

Hey,
 
I have been using Wilwood calipers on my 87 5KTQ for about 2 years now and up until a few months ago this has been my daily driver. I purchased them for a few reasons, which i guess are all cost related. for one thing if you want to keep the stock 15" wheels this is really the only brake upgrade you can get! anything else will require at least 16". I purchased them because I do some track driving and the stock G60's would fade a little after some very hard laps. and this is with the pagid rs4 compound (orange) pads. I have been very happy with them and as far as rebuilding them, i heard the same stories about having to rebuild every year, well after 2 years I decided to replace the seals ($10 per caliper) and took about 1 hour total. the seals that i pulled out looks just as good as the new ones. 
I believe that they weigh 2.2 lbs per caliper compared to 12lbs for the g60's 10lbs of unsprung weight per wheel makes a very big difference!!
also the added power of the 4 pistons make for some very quick stops!
I use Hawk HPS pads for the street and the Blue pads for track use.
overall I am very happy with them.

if you have any other questions feel free to ask

Mike Guidotti
87 5KTQ
88 VW GTI

>>> Gerard <gerard at poboxes.com> 05/29/01 01:12PM >>>
Hello everybody,

Anyone have anything nice or horrible to say about Wilwood Superlite and
Dynalite 4-pot calipers? I know they're racing calipers and will
probably be the kind to need a rebuild every year if used on the road.
Or is that just a rumour? I see the units weigh in at about 2lbs. which
is nice for some reason, I guess.

I just spotted a set and thought it could be a nice addition to the old
200 project sometime in the future. :) Or I can sell the entire
car/project and get myself some Brembo big reds, but then I've probably
lost the plot. :/

G.
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gerard at poboxes.com 
q-list info: 1989/90 200 (mac13a MC-1)