cyrus Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 If I buy a MM or Arizona brake kit can I get standard replacement parts like rotors? Are they mustang/corvette rotors or are they special? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMortensen Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 They're CHEAP. My 12" Wilwood rotors were ~$40 each, and you don't replace the hat. There were cheaper rotors available, but I sprung for the curved vane. Could have had straight vane for ~$33 each. Pads won't be found at the local auto parts store for the Wilwoods, but they're also readily available and inexpensive. Shop around, but I think you'll find these are some of the best prices avaliable. http://www.behrents.com/brakes.htm http://www.pitstopusa.com/brake_system.htm EDIT--I think if you get the heavier one piece rotor from MM then it is a Vette rotor. The lighter setup is a 13" Wilwood style rotor. Also the MM setup uses Vette pads in front and 240SX pads in back IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaime240z Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 cyrus, this is the company I was talking to you about. They offer replacement parts/pads for Wilwood and other mfr. too. http://www.precisionbrakescompany.com/wilwood.html jaime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 This being the reason I chose to build my own big brake kit for using Cobra parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop N Wood Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 They're CHEAP. My 12" Wilwood rotors were ~$40 each, and you don't replace the hat. Cheap! The Chinese made rotors for my Wife's minivan are only $22 each. And that includes an integral hat! BTW, does anyone turn rotors these days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikelly Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 I did a LOT of research in this area... The Wilwood replacement parts for their GT series 13inch rotor kit we just put on Jim's car were about $340 for the pair of rotors. Jamie said that SUmmit Racing sold them much cheaper, so that is an option. I don't know who Ross sources his rotors through, but you'd want to find out and budget for them.. If they are Coleman Racing, then they won't be to bad. However, If they are something gucci, it could get expensive... The calipers from the kit are cheap, OEM, and easy to rebuild. So you should be able to maintain them for a long time. The only reason I went with Jamie's setup over Ross' (And I've got both in house right now, selling one) was the OEM replacement rotor. I"m using them on the Vette and used them on our Mustang and they wear pretty good and last a while. If you use agressive race pads, you will eat through any pad quicker. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JAMIE T Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 To clarify what Mike is talking about. I am personally using Wilwoods two piece rotor conversion for the Cobra Mustang. The kit was in the $700 range and included pads and SS lines. I used these parts to add some bling and shed a few pounds from the recip weight. It's true, I sprung for the boy racer cross-drilled and slotted "look at me" rotors. I can easily swap out the rotors for some super duty track rotors or even OEM Cobra Brembo's if need be. In fact, I hadn't thought of it until just now, I could just use the wilwoods for shows and such and run stock(Cobra) Brembo's dialy driving. I made the hubs to work with stock Cobra parts. I had 5 sets made and they are all sold. I have no plans on making anymore unless something freak happens. I am working on one pair modifying them to work with '03 Mustang GT brakes. 11" vented rotors and PBR twin piston calipers. Perfect for fitting under 15" wheels. Though he is using 16's. Oh, and the Calipers in MM's extreme 13" kit are exactly the same as Cobra calipers. They are NOT Vette calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonazcar Posted May 23, 2005 Share Posted May 23, 2005 I stock replacements for all the kits we sell, none of it is very expensive. Dave http://www.arizonazcar.com ARIZONA Z CAR 2043 E. QUARTZ ST. MESA AZ 85213 Phone 480-844-9677 E-mail dave@arizonazcar.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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