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  • mopar92
    Senior Member
    • May 2010
    • 128

    #1

    What lightweight brakes?

    Saw a crate car last week that had solid disc rotors and neat small brakes. What is the lightweight setup? Thanks.
  • Matt49
    Senior Member
    • Jun 2007
    • 3123

    #2
    Originally posted by mopar92 View Post
    Saw a crate car last week that had solid disc rotors and neat small brakes. What is the lightweight setup? Thanks.
    There are some guys running the 3/8 "plate" rotors (not webbed/vaned). You need calipers to match and you also need to be aware of what it will do to the aligned of your calipers based on where your backets are on your spindles and axle tubes.
    In other words, it may not just be a matter of bolting on some new stuff.
    Call Spike at Wilwood and he can get you pointed in the right direction.

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    • mopar92
      Senior Member
      • May 2010
      • 128

      #3
      So we think that it's Wilwood that makes them? Thanks.

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      • derricklong38
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2009
        • 167

        #4
        Wildwood has a drilled/scalloped .35 rotor. It is a steel rotor requiring special pads. We used a NDL wilwood caliper that allowed us just move our caliper to the other side of the mount. Jeff smith at J&j race cars in Dallas nc knows everything you need

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        • mopar92
          Senior Member
          • May 2010
          • 128

          #5
          Solid, thanks.

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          • parocket
            Member
            • Feb 2010
            • 69

            #6
            Not a bad install the wilwood stuff is cheap and we shave nearly 20# off 1.25 with superlites. However as Spike will tell you they need to be maintained.

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            • comdiver11
              Junior Member
              • Jan 2014
              • 1

              #7
              Originally posted by mopar92 View Post
              Saw a crate car last week that had solid disc rotors and neat small brakes. What is the lightweight setup? Thanks.
              mopar92.. call joel smith at close racing supply...they have a sweet set up for crate cars . tell him john waters sent u...814-225-3250

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