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      Jan 2009
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      Need Help With Front Brake Selection, 3,300# Street/Track Javelin

      Fellas -

      Could use some input on front brakes for my 71 Javelin. It's built with NASA American Iron in mind, but intend for it to be street legal as well. It has a 500 flywheel hp 401, T10, full floater 9". Race weight should be about 3,350. Rear brakes are Wilwood 4 piston FSL, .810 x 11.75" rotors, 1 3/8" pistons. Running 275/40/17 tires on 17 x 9 wheels.

      Problem with the front brakes is the lack of aftermarket support. Wilwood offers a kit with 11" rotors, but methinks that's too small of a rotor up front. There is one guy who does a kit for the fronts using Wilwood 4 piston FSL calipers, 1.25" x 12.19" rotors, 1.75" pistons. It's $1,900 for the complete kit. Is this enough brake for the front on a 3,350 pound car?



      My other options are using pieces/parts from the Wilwood 11" kit to put 13" rotors on the front (that's as big as I can go with 17" wheels, right?). Other folks have used Aerospace brakes, but I think they are more of a pro-touring brake than a serious race brake, but could be wrong here.

      Thanks in advance for any info.

      Scott
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