Wilwood Aero Caliper Systems

[mtm87tx]

Does anyone have experience the Wilwood AERO 6 and 4 calipers? How do they compare to the Superlites for a street car? I know they are alittle more expensive and the rotors are alittle thicker. I am still tossing up between the Wilwoods and the Baer 6S system.

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/BrakeKitsProdFront.aspx?itemno=140-10163&year=2002&make=Chevrolet&model=Corvette&option=C-5+%26+Z06

Thoughts?

[65 drop top]

I went with the Aero's on my '55 Chevy project. I had Ron Sutton spec the calipers. We ended up ordering calipers with better piston area than what you'll see in their kits. I was also able to get 15" front and 14" rear rotors. I also have a set of Superlites on my Chevelle. 6/4 pistons, 14"/13". They work nicely with a 7/8" manual master. Can't say that either are better or worse than the Baer's, it's just what I went with.

[Schwartz Performance]

Does anyone have experience the Wilwood AERO 6 and 4 calipers? How do they compare to the Superlites for a street car? I know they are alittle more expensive and the rotors are alittle thicker. I am still tossing up between the Wilwoods and the Baer 6S system.

http://www.wilwood.com/BrakeKits/BrakeKitsProdFront.aspx?itemno=140-10163&year=2002&make=Chevrolet&model=Corvette&option=C-5+%26+Z06

Thoughts?

Did you mean to say you're contemplating between the Aerolite & 6P caliper, not the 6S?

The 6P is a nice 2 piece design, decent price. The 6S is a 1 piece forged monoblock caliper which is super strong compared to the 2 piece bolt-together ones.
The Wilwood calipers are lighter, but as you can see they have a lot of open space.

For a street car it's highly unlikely that you'll feel any difference between all of the 6-piston options.

If you want the baddest kit you can get, i'd stick with the Baer 6S though!

Let me know if you'd like a quote, we deal with both Wilwood & Baer on a regular basis, as they're the 2 options for our chassis systems.

-Dale

[mtm87tx]

Did you mean to say you're contemplating between the Aerolite & 6P caliper, not the 6S?

The 6P is a nice 2 piece design, decent price. The 6S is a 1 piece forged monoblock caliper which is super strong compared to the 2 piece bolt-together ones.
The Wilwood calipers are lighter, but as you can see they have a lot of open space.

For a street car it's highly unlikely that you'll feel any difference between all of the 6-piston options.

If you want the baddest kit you can get, i'd stick with the Baer 6S though!

Let me know if you'd like a quote, we deal with both Wilwood & Baer on a regular basis, as they're the 2 options for our chassis systems.

-Dale

You are 100% correct, I did in fact mean the 6P. The Baer extreme is my first choice but funds do not allow. This will be a street car I just have a thing for brakes so I'm spending alittle more than I should for good looks and performance.

I'll give you a shout in the morning about some pricing

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A 2 piece caliper isn't necessarily a bad thing compared to a monobloc design. 2 piece calipers flex less due to the steel bolts used to hold them together, assuming everything else being equal.

I would also take piston area into consideration, if performance is important.

If it's really just about looks, get what you like best. The Baers do look more "show" to me.

[alky]

Are, you power or manual? I have similar questions?
I'm manual and need more force. I thing increasing piston area will help.

Dale SchwartzPerformance sent you a PM.

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Are, you power or manual? I have similar questions?
I'm manual and need more force. I thing increasing piston area will help.
I went with large piston area and matched the manual master cylinder (7/8") and came close to 4000# braking force.