[Tigers] Wilwood Brakes

[Dave Munroe]

No argument with any of the math and physics related to the braking power,
but there is a world of brake pad compounds available for the Wilwoods that
are useful. I have them on a couple of cars, one being an MGB with no
vacuum booster. The MGB/Wilwood brake kit came with pads that felt like
pieces of oiled hardwood with very little bite without really coming onto
the pedal. Very unsatisfactory. A call to the Wilwood Tech line produced
first one new set, (not much better) and then a set that matches the Tiger
boosted brakes for bight. (The Wilwood kit on the Tiger is outstanding).
Now the little lady of the house has some confidence when she jumps on the
brake pedal.

Dave

On 10 May 2017 at 13:03, Jay Laifman via Tigers <tigers at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Yes, I remember learning in Physics 101 that the equation for the stopping
> power did not include variables for the size of the surface areas.  I still
> have a hard time with it!
>
> On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 1:17 PM, Don Saueressig via Tigers <
> tigers at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>> Given the same brake pad coefficient of friction and tire, a big brake
>> kit will not stop your your car any faster for normal driving than the
>> stock unit.  If your stock brake system is in good condition you can
>> increase your stopping power with a higher coefficient street performance
>> pad and higher performance tires.  A big brake kit only gives you
>> additional brake cooling, thus improved braking in conditions where your
>> brakes can get very hot, which is not common with normal driving. The
>> Wilwood big brake kit is sexy, good quality and reasonably priced.  Knowing
>> these facts, if you are a "mine is bigger than yours" type of guy and want
>> to spend the money, go for it.   Good luck, Don Saueressig - Racing Tiger
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