Originally posted by evillally
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No, but I got some caliper paint for you... I you're looking for the budget alternative.
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$1334 with gas slotted rotors, front kit only. Prices on TCE's website so no sense in beating around that bush. They've proven to be an excellent investement on several occasions.Originally posted by evillally
I'm looking seriously at also upgrading the rear calipers / rotors come this summer to finish out the look and pick up what's left lacking in the rear. Have to get into the rear-end to shim out the axle endplay so its not going to be as easy as the front upgrade was.Leave a comment:
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i'm gonna probably go with that on the 90 too. (the one i'm throwing a 429 into)Originally posted by DuceAnAHalfLeave a comment:
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Hmmm. The Mark could use a better set of brakes. Supposedly, rotor warping occurs with the stock setup. I'll be planning a brake upgrade this spring when money is better. How much did you spend?Leave a comment:
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This comes as no surprise to me. Wilwood makes some of the best brakes in the business........I'd have to sell my house to afford them (or at least refinance) but man are they the hot setup......
Congratulations, I'm sure you'll get many years of fine service from them.Leave a comment:
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Performance Brakes
With the late model panthers weighing in at over 2 tons, I found both the '00 GM HPP I used to own and my '03 MM lacking in the braking department. I felt they relied too much on the 4-wheel disc anti-lock system to stop the car in a hurry and needed some good old fashion muscle instead.
The MM is the first car I've owned that I felt was worth putting some money into to make it more like I wanted it to be. There's currently 3 readily available brake upgrades for the MM - Baer, KVR and Wilwood.
I went with the Wilwood 13" front "Street Sport" kit with slotted rotors from www.TCEperformanceproducts.com mainly because no one else was offering a 6-pot caliper. It only requires a 1/16" spacer to make some clearance between the wheel and caliper.
I've had the Wilwoods on for about 6 months now and am very satisfied with the greatly improved braking power. You really have to be on it for the anti-locks to kick in and I've yet to experience any brake fade. There's no noticable difference during normal driving. So far I've gone through about a 1/16" of pad, so I'm hoping to get at least 2 years out of a set. Changing the pads is a snap since they drop in from the back. The rears are still stock and I'll probably leave it that way.
Links to some pics:
View of caliper pistons with pad removed
View of caliper from rear with stainless steel line
View with wheel on
Has anyone else done or planning a brake upgrade? From what I've heard even a pad / rotor upgrade can have some improvements over stock.
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