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csar3
02-28-2012, 11:59 AM
Gentlemen, I am thinking of purchasing a used Wilwood Dynalite brake kit and was wondering what condition you think these brakes are in. The pictures below are the pictures I was sent by the seller. The rotors don't look like they are in great shape and I was hoping I could get your guys opinion on whether they would need replacing or not or what to look for If I go to see them in person. Thanks in advance!



http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss299/csar3/wilwood_002.jpg
http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss299/csar3/wilwood_004.jpg
http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss299/csar3/wilwood_003.jpg
http://i585.photobucket.com/albums/ss299/csar3/wilwood_001.jpg

gtolio
02-28-2012, 12:14 PM
They look ok. I can see some small "hot spots", but I've seen worse. The red circle below shows what I'm talking about. They look like kind of discolored streaks. Just check to see if there are any markings like that which are more "pronounced".

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/8528/93677395.png

The green circle indicates one of the bolts that holds the two piece rotors together. There are 8 on each rotor. These bolts have holes on the heads (the other side). These need to be safety wired together so that they are unable to loosen on their own. Yours should look like the middle image when it's done.

http://desmond.imageshack.us/Himg689/scaled.php?server=689&filename=140141161.jpg&res=medium

As this was a safety concern, I chose to have the local race shop do it rather than attempting to do it on my own, even though it's not very complicated. They charged me $90 for the two front rotors.

Just something to look for/consider.

csar3
02-28-2012, 12:25 PM
Thanks, that helps a lot, very detailed information, I appreciate it.