Re: Report--Call to RPI Re: Wilwood brakes

["Gary G. Erickson" <erickson@teleport.com>]

Ken Keith wrote:

> > This conversion is for the front axle only.  The rear brakes are left as
> > is.
> 
> Shucks.

I wouldn't get to heartbroken over it.  The majority of the braking
occurs in the front of the car, and as you upgrade the front brakes, you
will be further reducing the weight on the rear of the car.

> Well actually, for $800 for just the fronts I can wait or live w/o them.
> I'm patient to source some G60 calipers and such.  

Did you see my breakdown on cost for the G60 conversion?  In the end,
there's only ~$250 separating the two options.

> This would likely be
> for my 4kstq project before my Coupe.  I was looking to convert the rears
> to disc, mostly for appearance purposes.  They seem to work fine, as you
> say.

This kit is for the 4kq as well as the Coupe.  It just happened to be a
coupe that they did the prototyping on.

> How much are we talkin'?  

I haven't worked that far down the road yet, but the calipers retail for
$105-125 each.

I have a feeling that if Andy is able to follow through on his offer of
a "more than adequate" discount, then this kit might be on par,
costwise, with a properly done G60 conversion.

> What development stage are Todd's bracket in?

When I last spoke with him on this topic (last November) he had the
brackets completed and in stock.  I would imagine that availability is
based on whether they're in stock or if he's waiting for another batch
to be produced.

> Todd?

AFAIK, Todd doesn't currently have personal email access.  But you can
email Vortrag Motorsports (Todd's company) at <info@vortrag.com> or call
him at 847-526-3552.

later,

Gary