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Caliper centering made easy: Wilwood and TCE centering (and radial) shims. Easy-peasy way to center your calipers regardless of brand on your brake rotors.
New bearings got you messed up? Pulled out the dust plates and thing got messed up? Anchored those sexy brake ducts to your spindle and now the pads aren't where they should be? Ebay rotors not quite the same spec as the oe parts?
Whatever the reason, whatever the need TCE has you covered;
Wilwood 3/8 shims in .015 and .030"
TCE Stainless M12 shims in .015 and .030"
TCE Stainless M14 shims in .015 and .030"
TCE Stainless M16 shims in .015 and .030"
You can pour your hard earned money into large corporate brands and suppliers of course. Or you can support others with a passion for competition like yourself.
TCE has been selling, building and winning with Wilwood product since 1993. We still do it today.
hey Todd, what's the difference between the aero 6 calipers and the wa6r caliper? Which is better for a track car? thanks
The Aero6 is the replacement/update for the W6A.
Fundamentally...there's no difference and are fully interchangeable and use the same 6617 pads.
The Aero series addressed the nay-sayers who felt the caliper was not worth given it's open bridge design. The new caliper has a fixed bridge adding to the stiffness of the part.
The Aero also went to the next level by offering 20mm thick pads in a few special build applications: Corvette being on of them were the caliper is both nickel plated and fit with insulated thermlock pistons. *These models are NOT interchangeable with standard full kits or "caliper only" front kits.
The W series is "top loading" whereas the Aero line reqires you remove the entire caliper from the bracket to change pads.
Clearly in the most hard core/severe duty use the closed bridge has the advantage in design, the W series however has proven a very worthy item over many years on many platforms. If you are looking for the ultimate for track day use; stick with the Aero. If you are looking for product durable for the street performance market and see only a couple days track use the W will suite you fine. *We purchased a huge qty of the nos W series calipers and continue to offer them at a few bucks savings over the others on a limited basis.
TCE: Your definitive source for all you Corvette Wilwood needs.
TCE lists the most popular items on our web pages for your Corvette needs. Also available; the entire Wilwood catalog of parts, kits, hydraulic needs and more.
Our 4X KITS are the most value packed options available today. You wouldn't buy only two performance tires...so why buy just two performance brakes? We believe, product has proven, and industry folks agree: doing four corners just makes sense.
*Noting the recent release of a "New Rear Kit" from a major brand. While it looks to be a fine product this same brand spent many hours and posts explaining the lack of need for such kits when their front kit are used. Rather odd. Now all of a sudden the need for a rear kit is relevant? TCE and Wilwood have been properly pairing, engineering and building front and rear kits for years. Not playing catch up and trying to build market share. We've been doing it right and successfully now for years. Why venture into confusing and unproven territory when the homework is already done: the 4X kit.
Let's be honest here; very few folks are shelling out $5000 on brake kits.... despite what might be implied. We're all looking for the best value for our money. For many drivers this can be accomplished for less than half that amount. On all four wheels.
There's no need to break the bank to brake the car...TCE has a variety of options for all levels of buyers.
Trouble plagued the TCE team on the second run Saturday where we believe we may have broken a valve spring in the 3.0L SHO motor. With no back up and no way to service this machine in the field we figured it was a bust. But with the team having two cars- the 4 and the 16 our customer was kind enough to offer up his runs in Super Sprint and move his own entry to Open Comp allowing us a fighting chance at a finish. Great teammate!
The 16 car (John Wells 2nd place Pikes Peak Super Sprint 1997) has been a team rental for two seasons now and despite my driving it around the shop I've never driven it in competition....Without much thought I put it in the show with a solid 5:43 on the first run and backed it up with a 5:28 late in the day on Saturday. This time was disallowed on a technical infraction due to running in the wrong class. But the writing was on the wall; this little car could podium with some luck.
Sunday morning has always proven a good road and this year was no different; run one had the 16 car in first place with a 5:22 and despite being a tick slower later at a 5:24 we were able to hang on to P1 and secure the teams 9th victory at Lands End! This one was hard and truly a team effort to get it all done. Couldn't be happier for all involved and for the 16 car for taking its first Win in nearly 20yrs!
TCE/Wilwood finish 3rd in Unlimited Class at Clifton Hill Climb
Coming back from last years crash on Sunday Team TCE finished a strong 3rd in the Unlimited Class at Clifton. With not one, but three CO based Open Wheel cars in competition the team faced formidable competition from both last years winner and another Wells Coyote running a massive all aluminum V8. The odds clearly favored the higher horse power cars. Despite that the team selected some super soft tires to try and make back what would be lost in top speed with pure handling. And to a great extent it worked; with the top three cars bettering last years record time. Our best a 98.9 would hold up for third but be beaten by a 96.5 and a 92.9 late in the day for the overall quick time. We simply don't have the power and speed to run those times! The winning speed caught on radar at 124mph entering the first turn was awesome for eventural winner Spencer Steele. Overall the weekend went well with our car taking five runs on Saturday and three on Sunday. The weather was excessively hot, the beer cold and the friends great!
Vouch for Todd. I've bought many Wilwood parts from him and will continue to do so. His prices are great, as is his service. He's even offered technical advice on occasion.
I'm in the market for some brakes, and have been intrigued by the value of wilwood.
Are there any "special" deals going on for Black Friday, or will the prices be the same next week?
Same "low price" everyday. The best value remains our combo 4X kit for all four wheels. Front and rear kits, hose kits, ground ups...all to the door drop shipped from Wilwood directly.
You won't miss anything by not getting up early. I'll be offering the same great price next week also. *I do see things going up after Jan 1 however..shipping costs are getting out of control.
A couple of calls, pms etc the past week or so asking "are you going to have any **** sales soon?" The pat answer to that is 'no'. The reason for it is very simple: TCE sells at some of the lowest prices on the web today and those options are available to you 24/7. If you don't believe that please check our 4X kit listings today and see what TCE has to offer.
That being said I'm up for a test.
There's significant banter among the vendors at this time regarding the value of marketing on the forum today. Things change...markets change...avenues and options grow. Many have pulled the plug or are about to favoring social media as the new sales tool.
To that end I'm going to test the value of continuing to pay on CF for next year. I'll be honest here; it's a tough nut for most shops to shell out the fees this page costs. The costs have to be justified by sales- it's simple business folks.
Clearly we don't expect to make much money on this. It's all about who reads posts and who actually buys from forum advertising. Two week test. When it's done it's done. Don't whine you missed it!
04-06-2016, 12:50 PM
