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CaptB
09-09-2021, 06:35 PM
Does anyone have the Wilwood part number for the FRONT brake?
From the FFR website:
15370 - 12.88” Front Wilwood Brakes, Red Calipers, Drilled & Slotted (price include $65 S/H) (View)+$1,625.00
Look here: https://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/BrakeKitSearch?year=9998&make=Factory+Five+Racing&model=MK4+Roadster&option=1994-2004+Mustang+Spindle+/+8.8+Rear+End
phileas_fogg
09-09-2021, 07:57 PM
The front brake kit delivered in 2015 with my kit was Wilwood part #140-12048. https://www.wilwood.com/Search/PartNoSearch?q=140-12048
John
Blitzboy54
09-10-2021, 09:38 AM
What Phileas_Fogg listed looks right. Don't be afraid to call Gordon Levy. He is super helpful and can order them for you as well. I have the paperwork at home, I can confirm this evening. The kit number is printed on the instructions.
toadster
09-10-2021, 10:10 AM
from my kit it's 140-12048
153219
Railroad
09-10-2021, 10:13 AM
If you are considering the listed 6 piston front calipers for manual brakes, be advised it takes a lot of leg to get stopped while street driving. This can be improved upon by changing to Hawk pads, Wilwood does not offer a street pad for that caliper.
You will need to add the cost of the pads to use them.
I cannot give any input on the Wilwood pads track performance.
IMO
Gordon Levy
09-10-2021, 10:40 AM
My kits are quite different from what FFR sells. Set up properly manual setups stop really well will little to moderate effort and are very controllable. The kits I sell and the same kits we race on and work great for street use with pad changes. I have 6 different pad compound we can use.
phileas_fogg
09-11-2021, 01:52 PM
...be advised it takes a lot of leg to get stopped while street driving...
That has not been my experience. Even before I bedded the pads (BP-10 compound), I felt like I had better stopping power then almost any car I've ever driven. Yes; the brakes take more effort than the power brakes on all my other cars, but I never felt it was excessive or taxing.
I guess it's what you're used to and, since I've never had a high performance car before, my bar is low. :cool:
John
Railroad
09-12-2021, 07:26 AM
That has not been my experience. Even before I bedded the pads (BP-10 compound), I felt like I had better stopping power then almost any car I've ever driven. Yes; the brakes take more effort than the power brakes on all my other cars, but I never felt it was excessive or taxing.
I guess it's what you're used to and, since I've never had a high performance car before, my bar is low. :cool:
John
I wish I had the same experience. My 6 piston fronts and 4 piston rears, just felt too hard. I had no issues with the install, bleeding or bedding. I gave them about 1000 miles, before changing to Hawk pads on the front. I bedded the Hawks after cleaning the rotors and noticed a nice improvement in the stopping with less effort.
I still need to balance the front to rear. I hope leaving the Wilwood pads on the rear do not complicate the braking bias.