Wilwood kit squealing, Whats the solution?

Mr. Keets · Postby **Mr. Keets** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:47 pm

I just installed my FM Stage 2 big brake kit; what an improvement over the worn out stock 1.6l brakes. Installed, bedded in the rotors / pads as per instruction, disc runout is ok, they pull up really well and when I took it to the AEM event over the weekend they didnt make a peep. Now I have them on the street they are singing the song of their people on light and medium application; the only solution is to brake late and hard. I really need to quieten these brakes down, got any ideas?

The highlights are...
Wilwood Dynalite 4-piston calipers and Wilwood BP-10 pads front
Wilwood Powerlite 4-piston calipers and Wilwood Polymatrix E pads rear
two-piece 11" slotted Spec-37 front rotors
one-piece 11" slotted rear rotors

Solutions?
A well known shop that specialises in fast street and competition cars recommended that I should give the rotors a very light skim.
Wilwood also make an anti-vibrations shim
Change pads
Deal with it

bruce · Postby **bruce** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:52 pm

Another possible solution;
Hope it goes away.

Mr. Keets · Postby **Mr. Keets** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:15 pm

Cheers Bruce...I was hoping for something a little more proactive lol

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:47 pm

BP-10 pads are rubbish - see MINX's comments: http://mx5cartalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=32900&start=155

I got these with my Wilwoods too and didn't even bother fitting them - I use 1521's for DD and XP-10 for the track.

deviant · Postby **deviant** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 6:15 pm

Sounds like the song of road pads that have been used for motorsport and are glazed.

Mr. Keets · Postby **Mr. Keets** » Wed Feb 12, 2014 9:01 pm

Sounds like I'm giving Deckspeed a call for some 1521's and XP-10s. Considering they're rubbish the BP10s were miles better than the junk in the old calipers.

Will pull out the pads this week and clean them up while I wait for my new pads. Thanks guys