Wilwood brakes... locked up. help
02-18-2010, 02:38 PM
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Wilwood brakes... locked up. help I helped my friend install some wilwood brakes on his car... the brakes seem soft when you press them even after bleeding them a ton...
we noticed the car doesnt seem to roll too well but we took it out for a test drive anyhow... hed press the brakes and wed slow down, he took his foot off, putit back on again to pump em and we heard a bang noise and the car would slowdown real hard.. one time one of the tires just LOCKED up.
we noticed the car doesnt seem to roll too well but we took it out for a test drive anyhow... hed press the brakes and wed slow down, he took his foot off, putit back on again to pump em and we heard a bang noise and the car would slowdown real hard.. one time one of the tires just LOCKED up.
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I helped my friend install some wilwood brakes on his car... the brakes seem soft when you press them even after bleeding them a ton...
we noticed the car doesnt seem to roll too well but we took it out for a test drive anyhow... hed press the brakes and wed slow down, he took his foot off, putit back on again to pump em and we heard a bang noise and the car would slowdown real hard.. one time one of the tires just LOCKED up.
we noticed the car doesnt seem to roll too well but we took it out for a test drive anyhow... hed press the brakes and wed slow down, he took his foot off, putit back on again to pump em and we heard a bang noise and the car would slowdown real hard.. one time one of the tires just LOCKED up.
02-19-2010, 03:09 PM
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Sell and buy some Brembo GTs
I installed them on my car last week and they work like a charm. Can put my passenger through the windshield if they don't have their seat-belt on.
I installed them on my car last week and they work like a charm. Can put my passenger through the windshield if they don't have their seat-belt on.
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I'm with Adam though, get it up in the air and look over everything closely to see where the friction is coming from. possibly installed the brackets wrong?
I don't know about the wilwoods but on my kit the pedal firmed up quite a bit. I would also suggest bleeding 'em a second time after you put a few break-in miles on the setup. Air can get trapped in the calipers and work its way out after being used the first few times.
I don't know about the wilwoods but on my kit the pedal firmed up quite a bit. I would also suggest bleeding 'em a second time after you put a few break-in miles on the setup. Air can get trapped in the calipers and work its way out after being used the first few times.
