Wilwood front disk brakes

[tbucketlar1]

I have wildwood disk on front of my TP bucket. I want to make sure I have the brae lines going the right way. line from the big bowl to rear drum brakes small bowl to front disk. Thank you

 

[HenrysT]

It should be the other way around, Big bowl to the discs and the smaller bowl to the drums. What Willwood discs are you using? the thin or the wider vented rotors?

 

[tbucketlar1]

I have the thin rotors not vented. I bought a brake lines kit from total performance when I bought my whole car kit. I put the brake lines on it the only way they would go. brakes squeak bad. I scuffed up rotors and pads it helped for a while then back to square 1. No portioning valve or residual valve master cycLinder below floor.Brakes work good just squeak bad. Drives me nuts. If anyone else has the same setup with brake lines kit please let me no see which line goes where.I have used everything they sent me.

 

[RPM]

A disc brake squeal is usually caused by the pad moving in the caliper.

 

[Spanky]

The fix is usually to put some of that blue stuff they sell at Auto Zone behind the brake pads when you install them. Try it . . .

 

[tfeverfred]

It should be the other way around, Big bowl to the discs and the smaller bowl to the drums. What Willwood discs are you using? the thin or the wider vented rotors?

THAT'S where I got that big bowl confusion from! TP routed the big bowl to the rear and the small one to the front. I think I have a pic of it in my "Miss Behavn' " build.

 

[tfeverfred]

A disc brake squeal is usually caused by the pad moving in the caliper.

Correct. Check the screws that secure your pads. Man, I miss TP's stuff.

 

[tbucketlar1]

Thanks Frederick, my pads are really small 2" wide by maybe 2" with a hole at top for a pin to go through to hold in place I did not see any screws to hold in place they just sit on each side of rotor. At lease it looks like I put the lines on right that was the only way they would go. Do you still have Miss BeHavn?

 

[tfeverfred]

Hmmm..... they may have changed designs since I used them. That was 10 years ago. No, I sold Miss Behavin' last year and I'm using her money to build my present project. Here is a link to the good times, the bad times and a rebuild.

tfeverfred's project

 

[HenrysT]

I have the thin rotors not vented. I bought a brake lines kit from total performance when I bought my whole car kit. I put the brake lines on it the only way they would go. brakes squeak bad. I scuffed up rotors and pads it helped for a while then back to square 1. No portioning valve or residual valve master cycLinder below floor.Brakes work good just squeak bad. Drives me nuts. If anyone else has the same setup with brake lines kit please let me no see which line goes where.I have used everything they sent me.

What size tires are you running? I heard of some Wilwood pads squeal (pad compound?) to hard? maybe call Wilwood if you can't find a fix with the brake silicone !!
I'm debating which Wilwood rotors to use, the "thin" ~10 3/4" rotor or the vented 11" ones. I'm leaning towards the thin rotors, my thinking is weight here, but if the light ones can't/won't cut it, I would use the heavier vented ones. I'm planning on using 155 (VW) size tires. How are your brakes holding out (if you have your T on the road that is).

 

[tbucketlar1]

My tire size 26 x 7.50 X 15LT Mackey Thompson sportsman 11 inch rotors not vented I read on here some where ,they only have the one pad compound for that size. there really is not much space to put silicone on back of pads do not thing it will stay

 

[HenrysT]

tbucketar1, What Wilwood brake pad no.# do you have? 7112?
Wilwood High Performance Disc Brakes - Brake Pads for Brake Pads

 

[PotvinGuy]

I'm using the Wilwood Polymatrix Q pads. Ceramic/composite, very clean and quiet. Great pedal feel with smooth application of braking.
You can smear copper paste on the back of the pads to maybe stop squealing, but I didn't do that and haven't had any problem..

 

[Gerry]

Tthese are JFZ, which were bought out by Willwood, I believe. As bought and after a polish.