Wilwood Dynalite Calipers - Convert Fixed to Floating?

[GoodysGotaCuda]

I've been avoiding diving into my pad knockback condition with my Wilwood brake setup. The car stops great, but after any mentionable cornering I have to check-up the brakes. This wouldn't be so bad on a purpose build road course car or something, but I would like to improve it on my street car.

I've not seen a robust way to cure this without dragging the brakes constantly [springs, check valve]. So I'll ask, has anyone seen a reasonable conversion to float these Dynalite calipers? I have limited access to a mill and lathe, if needed.


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[GoodysGotaCuda]

Adding some more color:

As I have read, most situations tend to step from overly loose bearings of some sort. I should likely first isolate which axle is the most problematic by side loading the car and coasting to a stop. I suspect the rear is more of the problem, but I am not certain. The retainer plates (2) are not very robust and just have a small notch in them for the bearing to push against. From what I recall, there was some axial slop upon assembly. The only real remedy I can think of for that is to machine/sand down the retainer step, in order to force a tighter rear bearing pre-load.


Addt'l reading:
http://www.stoptech.com/technical-support/technical-white-papers/pad-knockback

[68EFIvert]

I am working on this right now for my Volvo build. I plan on converting my axle from a Torino style build to a floater assembly. I did this not only for the reason you stated but for safety and to add wheel speed sensors.

I spent last week at SEMA talking to everyone I could find . I eventually decided to use a kit from Strange Engineering. It is designed to be used with Wilwood brakes. I then spoke with Carl over at Wilwood and he gave me part numbers of what I needed to make my current 14” brakes work. I ended up getting new hats and backing plates. I can reuse hardware, calipers and rotors.

I figured this was the least expensive option for a retrofit situation. I will likely install the spindles myself with narrowing parts I own but have custom spacers made for the spindles that my alignment bar with fit through.