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This will give you idea the beating my car takes at the track. This is a picture of my wheel weight. I forget to put a bead of silicone on the perimeter of the weight as I usually do.
On a high speed track my wheels run aprox 250 degrees. To check and adjust tire pressure requires gloves. My calipers that day where 400 degree front and 300 rear. ![]()
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Im using Wilwood calipers, Coleman rotors, Performance Friction 01 pads and 3 inch brake duct at the front. Front pads are .80 thick with 1 3/8" thick rotors. They take a beating and last quite long. Stock brakes would not handle that abuse. See my website for pictures and list of car setup.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Im impressed that they stayed on there!!! I throw weights all the time but must end up in a ditch somewhere.
I never thought of putting silicone on there. Great Idea!!! |
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Location: Upstate NY
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Mike, thats remarkable. I wanted to thank you for your encouragement and assistance earlier in the year in diagnosing my car and providing advice on HPDEs. I participated in a PCA event in June at Watkins Glen and thoroughly enjoyed myself. Its clear that I need at least some ducting to cool the breaks, though, as my stock setup faded badly after about 20 minutes.
Thanks again. |
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If you think tires dont shift on the wheel, heres a picture showing what happens. All my wheels and tires get marked and all my wheel/tires shift if subjected to heavy use. Mounting is done with a soap lub only, not any silicone based crap that would probably have my tires spinning full circle. ![]()
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