Wilwood Setup Help Needed
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Wilwood Setup Help Needed
Just picked up a set of 6 Piston fronts 4 piston rears Wilwood calipers for 13" discs with C5 specific mounts.
I Have russel lines on stock calipers will these work?
What rotors should I get that will fit? 99% highway hunter!
What Pads? Again highway hunter.
Shim Kit?
I searched and called wilwood just want real world do's don'ts and best place to purchase parts.
TIA
I Have russel lines on stock calipers will these work?
What rotors should I get that will fit? 99% highway hunter!
What Pads? Again highway hunter.
Shim Kit?
I searched and called wilwood just want real world do's don'ts and best place to purchase parts.
TIA
Last edited by mariofromnewyork; Sep 16, 2011 at 08:29 PM.
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What pads are in the front 6 piston calipers? If they have the 7420 backing plate then you might be able to use the stock size rotor. LG sells the G Stop kit that uses the wide body SL6 caliper and works with the stock rotor and fits under the stock C5 Z06 front wheel. If they have the 7416 pad backing plate then along with the rears you are probably limited to the rotors used in the Wilwood C5 Front and Rear Brake kits. Wilwood Q or BP10 are good pads. I used the Qs for the street with my LG G Stop kit and I am using the BP10s with the W6A calipers I put on my C6Z.
You may need to use an adapter to hook the Russell lines to the Wilwoods. If I remember correctly my LG G Stop lines used a right angle adapter screwed into the caliper with the inlet facing upwards and the line then screwed onto that.
Update: Found a picture of the caliper showing how the line hooks up.
Bill
You may need to use an adapter to hook the Russell lines to the Wilwoods. If I remember correctly my LG G Stop lines used a right angle adapter screwed into the caliper with the inlet facing upwards and the line then screwed onto that.
Update: Found a picture of the caliper showing how the line hooks up.
Bill
Last edited by Bill Dearborn; Sep 17, 2011 at 06:24 PM.
Thread Starter
Late Model Domestics
Joined: Oct 2007
Posts: 1,548
Likes: 46
From: Virginia Beach VA
What pads are in the front 6 piston calipers? If they have the 7420 backing plate then you might be able to use the stock size rotor. LG sells the G Stop kit that uses the wide body SL6 caliper and works with the stock rotor and fits under the stock C5 Z06 front wheel. If they have the 7416 pad backing plate then along with the rears you are probably limited to the rotors used in the Wilwood C5 Front and Rear Brake kits. Wilwood Q or BP10 are good pads. I used the Qs for the street with my LG G Stop kit and I am using the BP10s with the W6A calipers I put on my C6Z.
You may need to use an adapter to hook the Russell lines to the Wilwoods. If I remember correctly my LG G Stop lines used a right angle adapter screwed into the caliper with the inlet facing upwards and the line then screwed onto that.
Update: Found a picture of the caliper showing how the line hooks up.
Bill
You may need to use an adapter to hook the Russell lines to the Wilwoods. If I remember correctly my LG G Stop lines used a right angle adapter screwed into the caliper with the inlet facing upwards and the line then screwed onto that.
Update: Found a picture of the caliper showing how the line hooks up.
Bill
