Baer SS4 brakes anyone?

[DriverzInc]

The SS4 is a nice brake, no doubt, but I hate to be the voice of reason here, but since you already have Wilwood for the front, why not just get the Wilwood rear, and keep moving forward? Just seems like one step forward..two steps back, you know?

[BBC71Nova]

Very true, Jon. Very true.

I was just having some doubts about the Wilwood brakes on the street and especially if I ever decided to try out an autoX event. I have the plain, i.e. no drill or slot, 2285 kit prior to the recent upgrade to 11" rotors with less offset. Mine are 10.8" and .810" thick. I understand that even the SS4 kit has relatively small rotors and are by no means a great brake for any serious braking requirements but with the thicker and slightly larger diameter I thought they might be a better option. The 15" wheel requirement I put on this is huge limiting factor anyway. Plus the SS4 are drilled and slotted for the bling factor .

Another thing was the offset that I believed was introduced with the 2285 kit. I'd read like ~1/2"-3/4" hub location change with that kit. After recently talking to Wilwood tech though they say that with the OE disc brake spindle the change in only 1/8" which is the same as their new kit that is marketed to reduce the offset on certain models. Apparently there is minimal change for F/X-body kit relevant to offset.

Just thought I'd try to get it ironed out before I run into problems later. Like when I go to order up those VWW 17"/18" wV40 wheel combo from you

Thanks!