Willwood, Strange or Aerospace?

CMcAllister · 05-05-2018, 02:31 PM

It should be a simple calculation of piston area and master cylinder bore. But I've seen more than one car with Aerospace kits that should have worked, but didn't. Could not get a pedal, even with a big bore master, until a Lamb master was installed.

And I've seen guys get kits from Wilwood with calipers that had small bores for some reason (ordered wrong part# maybe) and the balance would be all out of whack. Strange has always been plug and play.

Ed Wright · 05-05-2018, 09:10 PM

Installed mine back in 2010, before I closed my shop. I don't know what another brand could do, that these do not. No pedal is not the brand. Wrong pedal ratio, or master cylinder bore. I was warned once about "smoking all 4 tires at the finish line." Didn't realize I locked them up. Wheels roll freely, good pedal, plenty of breaking power.
What else is there?
Maybe they changed something.

HandOverFist · 05-05-2018, 10:21 PM

I'll have to concur with Ed...Aerospace being used on three different cars and no problems over the years. I would not expect any problems out of the other brands as well.

Phillip marvetz · 05-06-2018, 01:51 AM

I have wilwoods on 3 cars and never a issue. Aerospace on one car and always had to pump the pedal once at the end of a run to get anything.

Ed Wright · 05-06-2018, 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

I have wilwoods on 3 cars and never a issue. Aerospace on one car and always had to pump the pedal once at the end of a run to get anything.

Wrong bore size master cylinder, or need bled correctly. I have even seen calipers installed with the bleeder NOT at the very top. How do they bleed all the air out? LOL

Rsmith38 · 05-06-2018, 09:29 AM

when I built the Comanche nobody listed front disks for it.
I contacted aerospace and they said to send them a spindle and they could build the mounting plate (everything else is 5"X4 1/2 and available). ended up charging me $65 extra over the regular kits - and they have been on for 14 years. Very satisfied with the brakes and the customer service. Works for me.
1051 R/SA

MR DERBY CITY · 05-06-2018, 11:10 AM

Everyone shoots for a nice FIRM pedal but I haven’t seen one post regarding DRAG......Absolutely NO drag with the Lamb setup....Aerospace not so much, but they do supply you with washers to shim their setup....

05-05-2018, 02:31 PM	#1
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 614 Likes: 16 Liked 920 Times in 259 Posts	Re: Willwood, Strange or Aerospace? It should be a simple calculation of piston area and master cylinder bore. But I've seen more than one car with Aerospace kits that should have worked, but didn't. Could not get a pedal, even with a big bore master, until a Lamb master was installed. And I've seen guys get kits from Wilwood with calipers that had small bores for some reason (ordered wrong part# maybe) and the balance would be all out of whack. Strange has always been plug and play.

05-05-2018, 09:10 PM	#2
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Willwood, Strange or Aerospace? Installed mine back in 2010, before I closed my shop. I don't know what another brand could do, that these do not. No pedal is not the brand. Wrong pedal ratio, or master cylinder bore. I was warned once about "smoking all 4 tires at the finish line." Didn't realize I locked them up. Wheels roll freely, good pedal, plenty of breaking power. What else is there? Maybe they changed something. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

05-05-2018, 10:21 PM	#3
HandOverFist VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Gulf Breeze, FL Posts: 1,651 Likes: 8 Liked 33 Times in 16 Posts	Re: Willwood, Strange or Aerospace? I'll have to concur with Ed...Aerospace being used on three different cars and no problems over the years. I would not expect any problems out of the other brands as well. __________________ Rich Taylor I/SA - 321

05-06-2018, 01:51 AM	#4
Phillip marvetz Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lynden ,WA Posts: 820 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Willwood, Strange or Aerospace? I have wilwoods on 3 cars and never a issue. Aerospace on one car and always had to pump the pedal once at the end of a run to get anything. __________________ 2009 V/SA Record Holder

05-06-2018, 09:29 AM	#6
Rsmith38 Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 186 Likes: 0 Liked 28 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Willwood, Strange or Aerospace? when I built the Comanche nobody listed front disks for it. I contacted aerospace and they said to send them a spindle and they could build the mounting plate (everything else is 5"X4 1/2 and available). ended up charging me $65 extra over the regular kits - and they have been on for 14 years. Very satisfied with the brakes and the customer service. Works for me. 1051 R/SA

05-06-2018, 11:10 AM	#7
MR DERBY CITY VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Derby City, USA Posts: 3,636 Likes: 1,083 Liked 7,926 Times in 1,516 Posts	Re: Willwood, Strange or Aerospace? Everyone shoots for a nice FIRM pedal but I haven’t seen one post regarding DRAG......Absolutely NO drag with the Lamb setup....Aerospace not so much, but they do supply you with washers to shim their setup....