Wilwood Engineering offers
an extensive line of high performance disc brake calipers for a
wide range of applications including Late Model Stock Cars, Modifieds,
Dragsters, Off-Road, Street Rods, Sprints, Road Racers and Motorcycles.
Determining the suitability of a caliper for a specific
need is crucial to the overall performance of the brake system.
This overview will help in the selection process by familiarizing
you with general design characteristics of our calipers. The pages
following give more specific details unique to a particular model.
Racing disc brake calipers are essentially sophisticated
hydraulic clamps, designed to house a specific brake pad in a package
that is lightweight, rigid and resists heat over prolonged high
temperature brake use. Wilwood addresses these issues in every caliper
model through material selection and design. All Wilwood caliper
housings are constructed of specific aluminum alloys, either cast
or billet, to achieve maximum rigidity with minimum weight. Heat
transfer from the brake pad to the fluid, housing, and seal is minimized
by manufacturing pistons from stainless steel, a material known
for its resistance to thermal conductivity. The piston’s heat path
is further reduced by utilizing a thin wall deep cup design; the
less heat transferred through the piston, the cooler the caliper
operates. High temperature caliper seals are designed to control
piston retraction resulting in a firmer, more responsive pedal.
Other innovative features designed into our calipers are
pad retainers to facilitate ease of pad change, reinforced pad wear
surfaces, bridge bolts to enhance caliper stiffness, differential
piston bore configurations to eliminate pad taper, and insulated
stainless steel heat shields to retard heat absorption into the
caliper body. Stiffening ribs are incorporated into some models
to increase rigidity. Most calipers are tapped with 1/8-27 NPT fluid
inlets, and all external fluid crossover tubes are protected by
a high temperature RTV dampening material.
Wilwood Engineering
manufactures all calipers with a protective black finish to resist
corrosion and accelerate heat dissipation. Some calipers are available
polished for the Street Rod and Pro Series markets, and have been
styled to highlight the brilliance of a polished part.
With these features in mind, refer to the following pages for caliper
applications, specifications and ordering information. |
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PROLITE
4
PROLITE
6
PROLITE
6 RADIAL
INTEGRA
4
INTEGRA
6
INTEGRA
6 RADIAL
GT6000
GT
III
LC-GT
& SL-GT
GN
III
SUPERLITE
IIA
SUPERLITE
III
BILLET
SUPERLITE
SUPERLITE
ST
BILLET
NDL
IR-GT
GM
III
DYNALITE
II
BILLET
DYNALITE
BILLET
STYLED DYNALITE
BILLET
DYNALITE SINGLE
DYNALITE
SINGLE FLOATER
BILLET
SPOT CALIPER
MECHANICAL
SPOT CALIPER
GP
300 CALIPER |
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