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Anyone here in the greater PHX area interested in helping with the proper test fit and run in of one of my newly prepared brake kits? Drop me an email or give me a call and we'll see if we can cut a deal on the system to meet your needs.

I am in Tucson, but I could make the drive up there. What kind of kit and what does it have to offer over Baer and Wilwood?

warmonger

was "intrested" Todd but the #'s didnt seem to intrested in a small discount- off brakes starting in the price range of $1,200.00

Are guys going to nationals?

NO shiit, I was quoted $1200 also! What the hell kind of brakes are those? I hope they can stop a 747 for that price. I think I'll stick with my original intent to get the Willwoods sometime in the future.

warmonger

Rather than ranting and raving perhaps some education would be a better way to learn about the offerings in the works- make that available. Please feel free to purchase all the 'Wilwoods' you like for less. In fact if you would like simply let me know the parts you desire and I'll be more than happy to sell you the parts in whatever quantity needed as I'm more than a small dealer.

For those who are seriously interested in the product rather than simply price shopping, the available options of 12.2 and 13" kits is getting quite extensive. Hopefully there will be some more complete listings on the web site soon. If you can't wait and want more info or photos please feel free to email me directly and I'll be happy to help.

No, they won't stop a 747, maybe a 737...

We do appreciate the offer Todd but damn. Perhaps you should educate us on why these are worth it. Baer is a local company and offers a kit as well. What makes the one you are doing so much better? Thanks for the offer but you caught us a little off guard with the $$$. We usually pay that for trans work not brakes.

Hey Kaiser and DarkerImage, you guys might need that much stopping force with all that stereo equiptment!!!

Better yet, lets swap out Darrel's rear drums!

BTW- I hope, for the price, that these are at least Brembo's!

Thanks for the fair response and inquiry.

There are many differences between the Baer kits and my own. Thus the difference in costs. Please understand that I'm not putting down their product in any way.

The package I have at this time is a fixed mount, four piston (or six) caliper avaialble on various sized rotors. Rotor options, and pad options abound. It's my opinion and experience that four pistion calipers provide much more reliable and efficient pedal feel as well as improved clamping power. The Baer kits are, as we all know, a fine version of the PBR floating caliper and it's shortcomings tend to be; pad options, rotor options, clamping force, and replacement parts costs. Still the basics meet the needs of many customers thus they are quite well regarded.

My products can be fairly 'slotted in' between their lower priced PBR kits and their upper end Alcon products. Basically all the quality properties of their Alcon kits apply to my Wilwood based products except for the cost. In fairness, the calipers used on my base kits are not to the level of the Alcons in some ways, but still ahead of the PBRs. Review their info on the Alcon kits and you'll see that my pricing is very competitive. Yes, I can up the ante to a higher level, but do you really want to spend $3K on a kit? I can sub calipers in the $800ea range, but doubt you'd ever know the difference between this and the ones I'm currently offering unless you are a race car driver/owner/participant. If so, you wouldn't be asking these questions....

You can review my past kits, or reputation for producing quality products at a fair price (keep in mind my goal is to make a living however, not support your needs!) by reviewing the SHO Forums and SHOtimes as well as the Impala SS clubs etc. etc.

The finished products in a price range of $1000-1500 range is an empty void in my mind that I feel I can fill. You can spend say $800 or you can spend $2500 on a 'top of the line' product but very little in between. It's simply my intention to work in that market. And the response to this product price range appear to be fine for my level of production. I don't sell dozens of kits a month even, but usually enough to pay the bills and when you need help I'm there to offer it.

All that being said, I STILL NEED A LOCAL car owner interested in helping out for a test subject.

I've got a couple of out of state customers but a local is always more of a help.

BTW, you can of course always drop by and visit to review the offerings, just call ahead please as I'm often out for the weekend with racing activities. And as for the price being Brembos, well I don't know of any Brembo kits with calipers that are under $2500! Maybe I'm wrong.

Thanks for the education Todd. Can I ask if the rotors are kryo(sp?) frozen for extra strength? If I wasn't so leveraged on the parts I have already bought and have yet to install I would most likely be there. In the future I may be a customer and I'll keep your name for reference. Can I also ask if you sell better rotors, pads, etc seperately that may fall into some of the other poor married guys price range? Perhaps we could buy a kit in pieces that are wives will allow?