Willwood Front brakes

My pads still have 3/16" pad still on them, but the rotor is now grinding into the caliper,is this a common occurence w/these brakes?

Rick,
Take the rotor off and make sure it is not starting to cup on a flat surface. They will rub the caliper once the rotor starts to warp. Otherwise I don't see how the caliper itself could rub since it is solid mount and piston moved, not like the factory disc brakes on a passenger car.

Travis

PS - I have a new set of brake pads if you need them, send me your address and I'll mail them to you. Free of charge

do you have the caliper shimmed properly to the center?

dfree383 wrote:do you have the caliper shimmed properly to the center?

I will recheck it Dave Thx

TravisRice wrote:Rick,
Take the rotor off and make sure it is not starting to cup on a flat surface. They will rub the caliper once the rotor starts to warp. Otherwise I don't see how the caliper itself could rub since it is solid mount and piston moved, not like the factory disc brakes on a passenger car.

Travis

PS - I have a new set of brake pads if you need them, send me your address and I'll mail them to you. Free of charge

They seem to run straight when turning Travis,my pads have some cracks in them so I will take the Pads, but they are too expensive for you to give them to me.

bbf-falcon wrote:

TravisRice wrote:Rick,
Take the rotor off and make sure it is not starting to cup on a flat surface. They will rub the caliper once the rotor starts to warp. Otherwise I don't see how the caliper itself could rub since it is solid mount and piston moved, not like the factory disc brakes on a passenger car.

Travis

PS - I have a new set of brake pads if you need them, send me your address and I'll mail them to you. Free of charge

They seem to run straight when turning Travis,my pads have some cracks in them so I will take the Pads, but they are too expensive for you to give them to me.

No Rick, I wont take anything for them. You have helped me out in the past and I for one don't forget things like that.

Second, I am not refering to them being warped in and out wavy wise .More so of being cupped from the spindle hub the outside edge of the rotor, kind of soup bowlish for the lack of a better term. Those thin rotors tend to cup instead of distorting is what I have found atleast. Then the rotor edge starts to get cupped out enough to rub the caliper when it gets some heat in it.

Travis

Good to know that one Travis.
Thanks.
Al