ok, i searched thru all the BBK posts, and this question never really came up.

what brand of BBK do you guys prefer. i know about the Baer and the Wilwood. are there others? i wanna upgrade my fronts before spring, just looking for some input on which.

ill prolly do the rears before summer ends this year. thanks in advance

For performance, you should do the fronts first or both at the same time.

SSBC makes a kit as well.

any difference in the 3 for performance?

ive got the wilwood fronts , and baer copy's in the rear

i went with wilwood because they will fit a proper sized 15" rim , have 4 piston calipers , and are the lightest of the 3

the ssbc 13" rotors weigh just over 20lbs , and baers are close

the shipping weight of the wilwoods was around 35lbs for the complete kit if i remember correctly

wilwood's are sexy

i always loved the way the Wilwoods looked. i guess since they are a bit lighter, ill go with them

they saved me from buying a brand new vert stang , lol

dam freeway interchanges


my only complaint with them , you hit um hard enough , and you know the abs works , lol


im even putting them on my g/fs cav , and will be using them on my race cav


also ive got the 2 piece rotors , shoulda mentioned that


i know baers 2 piece rotors are about3lbs lighter than the 1 piece , which puts the rotors under the weight of the complete wilwood kit with the 2 piece

^^thanks alot for that info. i really appreciate it.

no problem

But Willwoods doesnt sell a kit for the rear, only for the fronts?



- Darren

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correct

[quote=97cavie24ls(JDM&00s/c sedans™)]...i went with wilwood because they will fit a proper sized 15" rim , have 4 piston calipers , and are the lightest of the 3...
Question: when you went to the 4 piston calipers, how did the feel of the pedal change?

here's my opinion.

1) Wilwood kit - this is probably the strongest performing kit. if you want straight performance, this is the best kit. some people also like their slim style and style of rotors. a very nice kit.

2) Baer kit - i personally like this one, because i just think it looks damn NICE. i think its a perfect mix of the caliper and their rotors are beautiful, ESPECIALLY if you get powdercoated calipers (more $$ though)

3) SSBC kit - this kit is cool if you like a BIG @!#$ING CALIPER. their caliper is HUGE on the rotor, and some people like that style. this is also a nice kit.

overall, they're all great in some respects.



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The more pistons you have the less they have to move. So it really makes the biggest difference in how hard you can push on the pedal, and how evenly the pads wear. IMHO.

My a like my home made brand

4 pistons caliper using wilwood pad









Location: Montreal, Quebec

Eazy, this seems to be all you need, and from what ive read, a good kit.

Click!


Good luck pal.

C.T.S wrote:The more pistons you have the less they have to move. So it really makes the biggest difference in how hard you can push on the pedal, and how evenly the pads wear. IMHO.

If you've got 4 smaller pistons moving half as far as two pistons twice their size... the pedal feel and pad wear should be pretty much the same.

2 pistons or 4 is generally the difference between a fixed or sliding caliper and both have their advantages over the other. More is not automatically better here.

my pedal feel hasnt chaged much if anything


the only change in pedal feel i can comment on is the added firmness from the stainless braided lines

under normal conditions , i never notice the big brakes , other than i dont have to push hard on the pedal to stop , unless its needed


the only good looking ssbc's was the 4 piston they used to sell , their current calipers , look nasty to me


i like the look of baers , but wheel size was very important to me , and even with their 12" some 16's will have problems

and i know i can find some 15's to fit with the wilwoods

Wild Weasel wrote:More is not automatically better here.

What I really meant to say, is that more piston area is what makes the biggest differnce in how hard you can brake (talking about calipers only; not the rotor size, which also makes a difference). Simply putting a larger piston in becomes problematic at a certain point, so it becomes easier to add pistons. Very true the more does not equal better always. But in general with brakes, bigger is better.

Im curious. So far I know for sure, Gravana and Show Stopper Tuning sells them. Anyone else? also in Canada too?



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I liek my baers........but the only sucky part is finding a wheel to fit it. out of liek 15 wheels i have tried only my current 18's fit it and just barely w/ the 13 track setup. I think they are pretty bad ass and i have had no problems with them.


Yea i spell liek wrong get over it.

Wild Weasel wrote:

C.T.S wrote:The more pistons you have the less they have to move. So it really makes the biggest difference in how hard you can push on the pedal, and how evenly the pads wear. IMHO.

If you've got 4 smaller pistons moving half as far as two pistons twice their size... the pedal feel and pad wear should be pretty much the same.

I've heard from some people that going to 4 piston calipers makes your pedal feel more soft without any other changes. To be honest, it never really made much sense to me, as I am familiar with fluid dynamics, but I wanted to hear it from someone who put 4 piston calipers on a J.

mcmoney wrote:My a like my home made brand

4 pistons caliper using wilwood pad

What kit is that? Hot much?

He said right in the post it's "home made".

This may be a little bit off topic ...

But maybe for the cheaper price maybe being the neon swap? Is it easy , and/or worth it?