I have done a lot of research on this trying to find an inexpensive way to get really awesome brakes. In order to do what he's done, you need to create clearance between the rotor and the stock mounting points of the caliper. This means either using a rotor which is very large in diameter (I think 12.5-13" would be required limiting you to 17" wheels minimum) to move the caliper away radially or a rotor with a much shallower hat (which I believe he has done with the Wilwood rotor) to move it out axially.AaronTietje wrote:Another thing to consider, if anyone is looking to do a big brake conversion, is the rims and their clearance to the calipers. Clearance was a major deciding factor in my picking the rota's.
By moving the rotor away from the spindle axially like that he's putting it much closer to the wheel as he said. The rota's have those spokes that sort of bend out and they are 20mm offset (which moves the center of the wheel 20mm outboard as well) so they might clear the calipers but it's going to put a lot more strain on the wheel bearings having the wheels that far off the centerline of the bearing.
I'm not saying it won't work and I think your brake plan is pretty cool. But it is something to think about. I ultimately discarded this type of setup because it will require specific, expensive wheels and specific very expensive rotors on top of the already expensive calipers. I think it'll be awesome when it's done man, but I could never afford it.
