Is there an Australian Wilwood dealer?

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 7:52 pm

'Cos it would be nice to avoid paying freight from USA when I need pads and/or rotors.

Tim_cyc03 · Postby **Tim_cyc03** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 8:14 pm

http://www.vpw.com.au/

I know these guys do them, sorry I'm not sure if there is anyone else cheaper.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Tue Dec 15, 2015 9:26 pm

Even with the crappy exchange rate it's still cheaper to import these

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 6:42 am

My rotors lasted about 5 minutes. So we should do a bulk buy.

davekmoore · Postby **davekmoore** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 7:36 am

With your times I reckon you don't use brakes. At all. So want you need is a bulk refund.

Lokiel · Postby **Lokiel** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:25 am

lightyear wrote:My rotors lasted about 5 minutes. So we should do a bulk buy.

Aren't the rotors in the kit made by DBA here in Australia?

...nevermind, it's STILL probably cheaper to import the rotors from the US than buying locally :evil:

1green5 · Postby **1green5** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:01 am

davekmoore wrote:'Cos it would be nice to avoid paying freight from USA when I need pads and/or rotors.

So you're saying local retailers don't mark-up their prices for their import shipping cost?
Yes, that would be nice.

madjak · Postby **madjak** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:23 am

I get mine from Summit... costs a bit in shipping though.

Danny · Postby **Danny** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 5:46 pm

lightyear wrote:My rotors lasted about 5 minutes. So we should do a bulk buy.

I'm in if somebody wants to organize it.

madjak · Postby **madjak** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 8:24 pm

Last rotor replacement I spent a while online and on the phone ringing around Wilwood stockist in AUS to order some rotors. The parts I was looking at are $32US per rotor from Summit Racing. Locally the cheapest price I could find was $90 per rotor. I ended up ordering from Summit Racing as I need some other parts anyway. Shipping was $45 US.

After that experience I almost tried registering to be a reseller through Wilwood. If people are keen I could look into it further but I doubt the volume would be worth it unless your ordering 10 rotors a month. It seems crazy how inflated the local prices are on rotors...

Tim_cyc03 · Postby **Tim_cyc03** » Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:14 pm

I know this is just going in another direction, but depending on which kit you have, PFC might make a rotor for it, and it might last a bit longer... These are the rotors I'll be trying next, after the 2 sets of wilwood fronts I have die.

lightyear · Postby **lightyear** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 7:12 am

This is after only 10-15 minutes of driving, or about 20-30 seconds of braking. They are cracked and warped. Very disappointing. I won't be buying any replacements if it is going to do the same thing.
I was wondering if there is a thicker rotor that will bolt on. Then I could space the caliper. Is the hat a generic size??

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madjak · Postby **madjak** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:18 pm

Is that the 11" rotor or the 11.75" rotor?

I've had no issues with my 11.75" rotors but I did torque up the bolts higher than the Wilwood specs as per Emilio from 949 Racing's recommendations. I believe this helps stop any cracking.

Also, here is a list of Australian resellers for Wilwood:

Eagle Auto Parts (VIC) 03 8710 3000
VPW (VIC) 03 8405 9200
Rocket Industries (NSW) 02 8825 1900
High Performance World (NSW) 02 9630 2333
Ian Boettcher Racing (QLD) 07 3816 1099

madjak · Postby **madjak** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 12:35 pm

There is far more choice of rotor in the 11.75" sizing and for some reason, probably due to volume they are far cheaper than the 11" rotors.

The cheaper straight vane rotors are made out of a lower grade material, so you can spend a bit more on the directional vane rotors and they will last longer due to the better cooling and quality alloy.

If it's the 11.75" rotor size, then the hat bolt pattern will be 8 x 7".
Rotor choice is:
160-0471 $33US cheapy (what I run)
160-12283 / 160-12284 36 vane directional rotors $109US which are made from a higher grade Spec 37 Iron. Apparently they last 3 times longer, a combination of better cooling and the material.

If it's the 11" rotor size, then the hat bolt patter is 6 x 6.5" or something like that?
Rotor choice is:
160-5840 $90 cheapy
949Racing Directional for $90US

I'm not sure if the Directional from 949 is a higher grade or not.

Regardless of the rotor material they shouldn't be cracking.

MattR · Postby **MattR** » Thu Dec 17, 2015 2:53 pm

For the Willwood Dynalite calipers the cheapest place I have found for suitable brake pads is http://www.hawkpadsdirect.com

For the one shipping price you can fit up to 4 sets of pads. Only problem is they can take a few weeks to arrive.