Thanks for the detailed write up @on the rocks . I had been wrestling with this idea in my head for a while, albeit with the A few follow up questions for you:
- Did Wilwood end up getting you squared away with the correct caliper mount bolt sleeves? It would seem, like you suggested, that we could use these with the 200 series rotors by adjusting the size of these sleeves accordingly, right?
- Were you able to try some 17's on to see if they would fit?
- Do you know if Wilwood sells a shorter caliper bolt? It looks like the length might protrude past the caliper which may be an issue with those of us trying to squeeze these under 17's
- Did you end up swapping to the T100 MC? If so, was that worthwhile?
Looks like I left some things on the table yet lol. I'll have to go back in and tie this to my build better and see if I can follow up a bit better.
1. Nope, their internal part reference system is a joke on tracking what they have available. There is a link to parts I would list but it's been a while, it's 100's of pages with specs to sort you have access to online. I ultimately took the spacers they provided and had the shop that machined the mounts down take them down a bit and ditched the washer stack. Their engineering group is very responsive and willing to work with you but their database is horrible and they aren't much help on available solutions/ parts unless you know exactly what your looking for. Every time I talked to one of the guys they claimed they are working on this. I think it would be a game changer for them.
2. Another no go. I would be happy to fit a rim on if someone local had one to test. it did look close but promising on the 18's I had. Keep in mind they say 18" minimum on the kit I hobbled together. Ultimately I think they are erroring on the cautions side but it is close.
3. Unlikely, with the 100's of available caliper solutions they have its slim to none they have the correct parameters to line up perfect. If I remember correct this was the closest potential rubbing point but it doesn't stick out as much as the picture shows. It would gain you a bit without a doubt. I would suggest having someone machine them down or simply cut and file them. The brackets are fairly inexpensive if you gum one up. I actually bought and carry a spare assuming this would be a failure point if I ever had one. Unlikely this will ever happen with running on them a while.
4. I did get one from Cruiser outfitters but decided to hold off as I may ditch the MC and go hydraulic. Still holding on this but TBH the brakes work amazing with the OEM MC. Zero need that I see for this upgrade at this time but I just had bigger fish to fry on my 80. pedal still feels fine and I noticed very little to any difference on the feel.
Overall, your far from bolt on where I took this but certainly not too difficult. The other guys on here did take the much simpler and by far cheaper route with I'm betting similar results. If I get a minute to do a 40-0 test. I did mark the street on my pre test and did do a check when I put it together and got it up and running and easily improved to mark BY FAR but also was being a bit cautious and didn't give it all I had on the post test, keep in mind this is now with 149lb wheel/ tire combo I didn't have pre upgrade. Absolutely zero regrets here doing this. Only issue to date was a ONE OFF situation going down an extremely steep hill with cold wet calipers and they were having a hard time biting but it was so steep and wet the emergency brake wasn't even helping much. On and off road to date they are amazing and when time/ $$$ permits I want to pair up the rears...
Couple other things I have noticed:
- The calipers aren't as big as I expected but not a bad thing. I think they went with rim sizes being an issue and focused on the piston count for their calipers. The OEM calipers these guys used, I bet are close in size and probably get similar results but those 6 piston make a huge difference over the smaller 80 calipers from what I'm experiencing
- Keep in mind, the pistons have no seals on these but zero issues to date. I don't get out much and there is so little clearance on the rotor surface I don't see mud affecting them much but just an opinion. Parts are cheap and easy to come by for a rebuild and I see no issues so not worried a bit here.
- Consider a 105 series rotor if you don't do the upsize tundra rotors, they are already 6 lug and could save a step drilling them out. Just a total guess. And zero issues drilling these.
- Keep an eye on the 300 series setup. This could be a game changer for an upgrade. Looking over pictures and what they have released, they look even more promising for carryover parts and the 6 lug hubs....
Good luck!