wilwood brakes advice - Lateral-g Forums

Blake Foster · #1 04-25-2011, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by GregWeld

Nobodies after market parking brake works. I've had Wilwoods and Baer -- and they just don't hold. Some would refer to these as "emergency brakes" -- oh... that would be a HUGE mistake! They won't even hold on a 1% grade when you're dead stopped.

The Bare setup in My Nova works Wicked!! i can leave it parked in my driveway that has a decent grade in neutral and no issues

**GregWeld** · #2 04-25-2011, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by killer69

The Bare setup in My Nova works Wicked!! i can leave it parked in my driveway that has a decent grade in neutral and no issues

Good! Maybe I'll bring mine up and you can make it work!

Blake Foster · #3 04-25-2011, 07:55 PM

Greg i am SURE it is more good luck than good management!!! as i do know that alot of the time they do not work all that well.
but feel free to come by any time.

**GregWeld** · #4 04-25-2011, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by killer69

Greg i am SURE it is more good luck than good management!!! as i do know that alot of the time they do not work all that well.
but feel free to come by any time.

Blake! I'd have to get a passport for that!

ht turbo monaro · #5 04-26-2011, 08:27 PM

Thanks greg for that info much appreciated

thanks guys

gearheadgarage · #6 05-09-2011, 09:49 PM

I have great success w/ Wilwood e-brake holding power. We almost always use the factory intermediate cable to pull the Wilwood cables as if they were stock- this seems to be stronger & work better. Also, it is important that you ajust the e-brake shoes/drums correctly to endure proper grab- I can't stress how important this step is (but often overlooked).

wmhjr · #7 05-10-2011, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by gearheadgarage

I have great success w/ Wilwood e-brake holding power. We almost always use the factory intermediate cable to pull the Wilwood cables as if they were stock- this seems to be stronger & work better. Also, it is important that you ajust the e-brake shoes/drums correctly to endure proper grab- I can't stress how important this step is (but often overlooked).

You're using the factory e-brake pedal? One thing that seems constant is that if you're using a "hand operated" brake lever, I have yet to meet somebody who has had good luck in that regard. BTW, I've already spent time trying to adjust the parking brake on the inside of the rear units. Not much fun and frankly not very successful thus far.

Vegas69 · #8 05-11-2011, 10:12 PM

Don't reinvent the wheel, GM engineered a good parking brake. I've never had any trouble with my factory mechanism and mounting points.

People reengineer an application and automatically blame the parts involved. Been there done that myself.

The WidowMaker · #9 05-12-2011, 12:41 PM

theres a shop in santa fe springs california that will make you custom cables that are supposed to hold up much better. i'll see if i can find a link, or maybe tobin will chime in with the company. they also sell a stock style foot brake that you push to the floor to release. im going to try and work it in to keep from having to run a release handle.