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How-To Stories

Browse through the articles below to read a detailed description along with photos showing the installation of brakes for many different vehicles, or the rebuilding calipers and master cylinders:


Rebuild Stories

CALIPER REBUILD
How to make your calipers work as good as new
MASTER REBUILD
How to rebuild a Wilwood single master cylinder
DOUBLE YOUR PLEASURE
Rebuilding a Wilwood Tandem Master Cylinder

Application Stories

CAMARO'S HISTORY & BRAKES
History of the Chevrolet Camaro and a discussion of Wilwood brake components that fit the Camaro
MUSTANG'S HISTORY & BRAKES
History of the Ford Mustang and a discussion of Wilwood brake components that fit the Mustang
CORVETTE'S HISTORY & BRAKES
History of the Chevrolet Corvette and a discussion of Wilwood brake components that fit the Corvette

Brake Kit Installation Stories

LUCKY BRAKE
Wilwood just introduced the D52 Floating Mount Replacement Caliper
BOSS BRAKES
Installing Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes on a ’69 Boss 429 Mustang
HAULTING AN ACURA
Installing rear disc brakes on a ‘91 Acura Integra
STOPPING AN EARLY FORD HOT ROD
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on an early Ford with a TCI chassis
MAX-OUT YOUR MINI
Installing Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes on a 2007 Mini
STOP THAT FAIRLANE
How to install Wilwood disc brakes on a ‘66 Fairlane convertible
THE ULTIMATE SLOWING MACHINE
Installing Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes on a 2004 BMW M3
'A' FOR EFFORT
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on a Model A Ford
CORVETTE BRAKES FOR STREET AND TRACK
Wilwood Engineering’s new W6AR Big Brake Kit for C5 and C6 Corvettes
HUM-DINGER
Installing Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes on a 2004 Hummer
EARLY CAMARO BRAKES
Wilwood Engineering brake kits for the ’67-’69 Camaro
GMC DENALI BRAKES
Installing Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes on a GMC Denali SUV
TOUGH BRAKES
Installing Wilwood Brakes on a new 2010 Camaro
STOPPING THE ECLIPSE
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on a Mitsubishi Eclipse
TRUCK STOP
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on a 2004 Chevy pickup truck
EVOLUTION SOLUTION
Stop your Mitsubishi with Wilwood Engineering’s racing-proven lightweight disc brakes
BEATING THE DRUMS
Installing Wilwood four-wheel disc brakes on a ’57 Chevy
SLOWING DOWN A 240SX
Installing Wilwood high-performance disc brakes on a Nissan 240SX
CAMARO CAPER
Bringing a fourth generation Camaro Z/28 to a quick stop
THATS Z BRAKES
Installing Wilwood front and rear disc brakes on a Nissan 350Z sports car
STOPPING A NEON
Installing front disc brakes on a hot Dodge Neon
Z-CAR DECELERATION
Slowing down a hot new Nissan 370Z coupe
BIG BRAKES
Installing a Wilwood six piston brake system on a ‘34 Ford
SLOWING A SUBARU
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on a 2002 Subaru Impreza WRX
STOP THAT FAIRLANE
Installing Wilwood Engineering disc brakes on a ’68 Mustang
LITTLE CAR - BIG BRAKES
Stopping a quicker than you would expect Scion xA
STOPPING A GALLOPING PONY
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on a strong running 2002 Mustang GT
SLOWING A SCION
Installing Wilwood brakes on a Scion xB
THE BOSS IS BACK
A Wilwood Engineering brake upgrade for the Boss Mustang and its subordinates
IMPROVING TOYOTA BRAKES
Installing Wilwood six-piston racing quality brakes on a Toyota Matrix
STOPPING A ROCKET
Installing Wilwood Engineering Brakes on a 2007 GT500 Mustang
HOLE IN ONE
Installing Wilwood disc brakes on a Volkswagen Golf

Car Shows & Events

GOODGUYS ALL AMERICAN GET-TOGETHER
28 years of hot street machines, customs and street rods in Pleasanton, California - March 2010
DRIFTING IN LONG BEACH
Formula D Long Beach, Round 1 - April 2010
B&M AND HURST CAR SHOW
Wilwood Engineering attended the B&M’s 3rd Annual event - March 2010
ANRA BIG SPRING NATIONALS
Nostalgic drag racing was going strong at the Famoso Raceway - June 2010
DEL MARVELOUS
The Goodguys 10th Annual Del Mar Nationals was a huge success - April 2010
L.A. ROADSTER SHOW AND SWAP MEET
Wilwood Engineering attends a hot rod happening with a great brake parts display - June 2010