Wilwood calipers
04-30-2007, 11:38 AM
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Burning Brakes
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Wilwood calipers
Do Wilwood calipers, like the ones sold by Corvette Engineering, suffer from the same air pumping issues as stock calipers if rotor run out is out of spec.? I may spring for this upgrade but want to make sure a modern caliper doesn't suffer from the same issues as the stock stuff. Thanks.
04-30-2007, 01:24 PM
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Wilwood uses square o-rings kinda like the o-ring conversion for stock calipers. The O-Ring is in a grove in the caliper not in the piston like the Vette calipers. The square ring gives more sealing surface and doesn't have a lip like the Vette ones to pump air.
The pistons are also thinner and transfer less heat to the caliper and fluid than stock.
keith
The pistons are also thinner and transfer less heat to the caliper and fluid than stock.
keith