Wanted suggestions how to create low drag Wilwood brakes

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by 340Cuda

Other than the front wheels turning during wheelstands have you folks with the low drag brakes seen any real improvements in ET?
Thanks,
Bill

I fought with Wilwoods for a couple years before throwing in the towel and ordering Lamb/brakes/spindles/struts. They were so pretty I wanted to sleep with them. 15 years later when we sold the car you could STILL spin the tire with over a minute of 'free wheeling". My first pass with Rodgers brakes, brake pedal, master cylinder set up I actually slid the tires after using what pedal pressure I had become used to with the Wilwoods. Those things are a real piece of engineering. It was worth it just for the ease on your back when pushing through the pits. Had to be careful on little grades as the car would roll into the ones close to you. We think the car was a hundreth or 2 faster, but how do you prove it......

[MR DERBY CITY]

A Very experienced NHRA tech man told me years ago that cars that run WAY under the index are very easy to push in the staging lanes.

[Ron Miller]

Originally Posted by Dirk Olson

Changing the square ring to a round ring helps. Still not Lamp but it is better. Then install low drag bearings with spacers. Remember when doing all this, it is pepper in in the fly sh.t stuff but all is worth something in the end.

Dirk

Dirk, Thanks for the reply. LOL, I like Pepper and Lots of it. When I get done with the Pepper shaker, my food looks black. The only way to tell whats on my plate is to send it out to a lab for DNA.