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CALIPER,1.38 D8-4 CORVETTE,1.25",REAR,RED

CALIPER,1.38 D8-4 CORVETTE,1.25",REAR,RED

SKU:WIL 120-10526-R

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  • WORKS WITH 1.250" ROTORS
  • FOUR 1.38" PISTONS
  • RED POWDER-COATED FINISH
  • THE D8-4 REAR CALIPERS ARE A DIRECT BOLT-ON REPLACEMENT FOR THE FACTORY ORIGINAL CALIPERS ON ALL 1965-82 CHEVROLET CORVETTES
  • FORGED BILLET ALUMINUM BODIES, STAINLESS STEEL PISTONS, AND COMPETITION STYLE HIGH-TEMPERATURE SEALS PUT AN END TO THE RUST, BORE PITTING, AND SEAL FAILURES THAT PLAGUE THE OE CALIPER DESIGN
  • D8-4 CALIPERS PROVIDE LOW-MAINTENANCE PERFORMANCE FOR THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON DRIVER, AND A HUGE WEIGHT SAVINGS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURE RELIABILITY FOR THE TRACKS
  • D8-4 CALIPERS MOUNT IN THE STOCK LOCATION OVER STOCK ROTORS, AND USE THE ORIGINAL STYLE OE D8 BRAKE PADS
  • D8-4 CALIPERS CAN BE USED WITH ANY WHEEL THAT CLEARS THE OE CALIPERS
  • THE FACTORY PISTON SIZES WERE DUPLICATED TO MAINTAIN THE ORIGINAL FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BIAS AND USE OF THE OE MASTER CYLINDER
  • ONLY THE FLEX LINES THAT CONNECT THE CALIPER WITH THE HARD LINE FITTINGS ON THE CHASSIS NEED TO BE REPLACED TO INSTALL THE D8-4 ON ANY CAR
  • D8-4 FORGED BILLET ALUMINUM CALIPER BODIES ARE THE PRODUCT OF WILWOODS IN-HOUSE FEA DESIGN AND 3-D MODELING TECHNOLOGY
  • WITH ITS UNYIELDING STRENGTH AND SUPERIOR PISTON DESIGN, THE D8-4 GENERATES POSITIVE PEDAL RESPONSE AND HIGH CLAMPING EFFICIENCY WITH A SUBSTANTIAL WEIGHT SAVINGS OVER THE OE CALIPERS
  • AS COMPARED TO THE INDIVIDUAL WEIGHT OF 13.2 POUNDS EACH FOR THE OE CALIPERS, A FULL SET OF D8-4 CALIPERS REDUCES UNSPRUNG SUSPENSION WEIGHT BY 29 POUNDS
  • FORGED BILLET ALUMINUM CALIPERS WITH STAINLESS STEEL PISTONS AND HIGH TEMPERATURE SEALS ELIMINATE THE RUST, BORE CORROSION, AND SEAL FAILURES THAT ARE COMMON TO THE OE CALIPER DESIGN
  • AT THE TRACK, THE STAINLESS PISTONS DELAY THE HEAT TRANSFER FROM THE PADS WHILE THE ALUMINUM CALIPERS DISSIPATE THE HEAT QUICKER THAN THE OE CAST IRON CALIPERS
  • COOLER OPERATING TEMPERATURES TRANSLATE INTO LONGER SERVICE LIFE, REGARDLESS OF THE DRIVING ENVIRONMENT
  • EACH CALIPER ALSO USES STAINLESS SRS BRIDGE PLATES TO REDUCE WEAR FROM PAD GOUGING AT THE CALIPER BRIDGE
  • THE SPRING-LOADED ACTION OF THE SRS PLATES ALSO REDUCES NOISE BY ELIMINATING PAD RATTLE AND DAMPENING THE ENGAGEMENT HARMONICS THAT CAN CONTRIBUTE TO PAD SQUEAL
  • THE D8-4 CAN BE CONVENIENTLY RUN ON STANDARD OE REPLACEMENTS PADS, OR FINE-TUNED TO DRIVING CONDITIONS WITH ONE OF THE FIVE WILWOOD PERFORMANCE COMPOUND FORMULAS


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