For those of you that have installed Wilwood brakes, how was the install. I read the online install PDF and it mentioned the spindle modifications. How was it? I am not a machinist nor have 'precise' tools LOL

I would really like to use them over a chinese kit.

I was hoping you'd get an answer. I just bought the front and rear disc brake set up from Wilwood for my 66....I'm worried that I didn't do a ton of research before buying.

I have Wilwood and they went on easy, work incredibly well too. I got a kit though from Global West where the upper arm was tubular and it came with a modified spindle.

I think the guys at S&C could help you on getting something that works easily and I believe that Wilwood has spindles that they sell too.

A word of caution though. If you really use the brakes the stock uppers won't last long before you start getting cracks. There have been a couple of posts about the stock arms failing you might want to look up.

I use my car on road courses where I brake really hard from 100 to 30 mph somewhere around 30 times in a track day (which I go to three to five times a year) and nothing has cracked on me yet after close to 8 years. Rotors have had to be replaced but not calipers or upper arms.

Wilwood's selection of pad materials is unbeatable too.

Ron

I was hoping you'd get an answer. I just bought the front and rear disc brake set up from Wilwood for my 66....I'm worried that I didn't do a ton of research before buying.


Did you see where the 2 modifications need to be?

I did a Wilwood kit on my 70. Went very well. Didnt have to do any mods on the spindles.

I just installed the Wilwood kit on the front of my 65. You will need a 1/2" drill bit, a 37/64" drill bit, a 5/8-18 tap, a tap handle, and a hand drill with a 1/2" chuck. There were two modifications per spindle I had to make. One was just drilling an existing through hole larger for bolt clearance. The other was drilling and tapping an existing tapped hole larger. I drilled the holes with a hand drill and tapped the one by hand. It wasn't real hard but you do want to make sure the holes are drilled and tapped straight. If you don't feel comfortable drilling and tapping yourself, you could remove the spindles and take them to a machine shop. The rest of the install was real easy. The calipers in my kit have a 1/8-27npt inlet so the OEM style hoses wouldn't work. I bought the Wilwood braided lines. My car is a long way from seeing the street, so I cannot offer any opinions about how well they work. I hope this helps.

Thanks Sedanman! Thats what I was looking for.