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NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:28 pm
by Nemo
Hi guys,
Was wondering if anyone in NSW with a big brake kit on their NA/NB, (Willwoods, Yellowspeed etc) would be kind enough to let me check for caliper clearances against my wheels.
Cheers,
Nemo
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 5:13 pm
by olboy
If you go to the wilwood site they have a scale drawing that you can work it out from
I worked out that mine would just clear and when I got them there was heaps of clearence
so there must have been a saftey margin in it
I have 15s and wilwoods 11' I think
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 7:18 pm
by Nemo
olboy wrote:If you go to the wilwood site they have a scale drawing that you can work it out from
I worked out that mine would just clear and when I got them there was heaps of clearence
so there must have been a saftey margin in it
I have 15s and wilwoods 11' I think
Thanks for the heads up. Will have to check it out. Shame you're not closer to Sydney metro
. Leaning towards the 11" Willwood kits from Good-Win.
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2012 10:19 pm
by Hjt
we could always road trip with one of your wheels Nem!~
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:29 pm
by red devil
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 10:58 pm
by Hjt
Hilarious! I was just searching for you and came across some good info on miataturbo.net, mainly that you can get Mini cooper brakes adapted easily.
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:08 pm
by red devil
Hjt wrote:Hilarious! I was just searching for you and came across some good info on miataturbo.net, mainly that you can get Mini cooper brakes adapted easily.
really? modern mini im guessing! supercharged or reg?
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:25 pm
by Hjt
lost the link, my stupid Mac overheated! Dude we need to make the mould for the skirts now ;) they are so sexy!
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 11:30 pm
by red devil
i'll call you in the morning to discuss!
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:44 pm
by chefie
Does anyone know if the 11 " willwood dynalite kit from Goodwin needs an engineers cert for ins, as it is a off the shelf can it be fitted as an engineered bolt on
I have just purcashed the big brake kit and will fit once I k ow it won't affect ins third party
I also grabbed a set of stainless lines that are not ADR approved, the nb8a is a dd any advice is golden
Cheers
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:50 pm
by zossy1
chefie wrote:Does anyone know if the 11 " willwood dynalite kit from Goodwin needs an engineers cert for ins, as it is a off the shelf can it be fitted as an engineered bolt on
I have just purcashed the big brake kit and will fit once I k ow it won't affect ins third party
I also grabbed a set of stainless lines that are not ADR approved, the nb8a is a dd any advice is golden
Cheers
They are not ADR approved. So the only way to get them engineered is to have them put through the whole ADR testing procedure. You need to hire a racetrack and the engineer - I was quoted $4000-$5000.
Your engineer may have a different view, however...
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:24 pm
by deviant
I think that is all changing now. There was that meeting between the government and motor clubs a while back and there was talk of scrapping the brake tests as it is entirely impractical and unfair on the owner of the car.
There is even talk of them introducing type approval for modified cars. Someone submits a car with Wilwoods on it, it passes and that kit is then approved in that configuration for that car.
Still a while off yet so if you want it legal you need to consult an engineer.
Re: NA/NB Big Brake Kit Clearances (NSW)
Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2012 11:28 pm
by greenMachine
zossy1 wrote:chefie wrote:Does anyone know if the 11 " willwood dynalite kit from Goodwin needs an engineers cert for ins, as it is a off the shelf can it be fitted as an engineered bolt on
I have just purcashed the big brake kit and will fit once I k ow it won't affect ins third party
I also grabbed a set of stainless lines that are not ADR approved, the nb8a is a dd any advice is golden
Cheers
They are not ADR approved. So the only way to get them engineered is to have them put through the whole ADR testing procedure. You need to hire a racetrack and the engineer - I was quoted $4000-$5000.
Your engineer may have a different view, however...
Check with an engineer, but I don't think that they can be engineered. No ADR approval, they also need dust seals and afaik only one model of Willwood has them. Let us know what the engineer says, so we can either put this to bed, or accept that they are only for track cars.