tonycharger72 Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 Just curious, but i was thinking of using these calipers for my handbrake, http://www.wilwood.com/Products/001%2DCalipers/023-SFM/index.asp Do you think that these calipers could be spaced out to 25.4mm??? the site says they suit 3mm-9.6mm thick rotors, Anyone know anyone who has spaced them out to except a 1" thick rotor??? It looks like these are designed for it, but im not 100% certain, Also - was speaking to a local engineer and he said that instead of using a spot caliper i might think about using an internal type of handbrake setup - he was a bit sketchy on the details but he said it sits inside the rotor hat, Holden Commodores use something like this for their handbrake............. Also - Ive takin measurements on the rear brake assembly, from where the backing plate used to mount at the rear to the hub face and this worked out to be about 55mm, i just wanted to cross reference this with other folk to make sure this is what they got when they measured this distance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2003z Posted July 1, 2005 Share Posted July 1, 2005 the internal setup sounds like the type on the 350Z. there is actually a drum brake inside the rotor hat that is the parking brake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted July 2, 2005 Share Posted July 2, 2005 If you look down the page of that same wilwood site , the internal parking brake kits are there. It even has an exploded view of the assembly. I was thinking of using one of there kits and making an adapter plate for the caliper. I remember seeing a z with a wilwood kit at the MSA show a couple of years ago, so I know it can be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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