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Wilwood Fronts for AW11
Has anyone put Wilwoods on the front of their AW11 ? Does a kit exist ?
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 18:57:43
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I think u can use corrola ones?? Knightrous from here i think found away to use willwoods but very costly i think??
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 19:20:08
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There's no kit as such. you have to get brackets made up.
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 19:25:56
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ST204's seem to be good if you dont mind 16" plus wheels
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 19:26:01
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 20:00:34
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All that is a wilwood caliper with a mounting braket made for it. should work, but the thing with a lot of wilwood capliers are that they don't have dust boots, and aren't very suitable for street as a result. It just depends on what your aims are.
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 20:15:07
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Must be ADR approved - so Dust boots are a must!
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/30 23:18:56
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ST205 GT-4 calipers up front is probably the most tried and tested brake upgrade that works and is not too difficult to have done.
RobYob's car has this upgrade, you should check it out!
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/31 08:13:23
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Yes, I have read a fair bit about the GT4 brake upgrade onto the AW11 - My concern with this mod is that the std aw11 master cyl capacity may not be big enough for the large twin piston calipers of the GT4 ?- much better off with very small 6 piston setup. ? I also don't like the idea of drilling the rotars to make a 4x100 stud pattern every time I replace the rotars..
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/31 09:52:11
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If you get a rotor like the DBA 5000's which are a 2 piece with alloy hat, then you will only have to get machine work done once. Yes they cost alot more, for the first purchase, but then the rotor itself with no hat is simular price to the 4000's anyway.
Thats what im doing.
Plus on a personal rant and my 2c, i wouldnt rate wilwood as a 'race car' caliper, and as said above not ideal for the street, so ??? They are cheap tho.....
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/01/31 17:10:22
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Absolutely no problem with the master cylinder size running ST205 four pot fronts and SW20turbo single pot rears. As for redrilling a disc to 4x100 EVERY time you replace it, that'll be what? Once every five to ten years unless you use insanely abrasive pads.
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/07/12 19:40:30
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Not sure I updated this thread, but I ended up putting wilwood dynapro 4 piston calipers (these have dust boots and are ADR compliant) .. 300mm drilled and slotted rotors, braided lines.. brakes are totally fantastic !!!!!...
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Re:Wilwood Fronts for AW11
2012/07/21 01:44:13
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You can go up to a 15/16" hilux master cylinder, it just plugs right in. A little fiddling with the lines will let you plug a 1" landcruiser cylinder in. It's a complete non-issue when upgrading brakes on these cars! :p
Which brakes did you go with in the back? Gen 3's? I'm currently running stock adub fronts and the turbo rears and finally have something to use a prop valve for! :p
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