Quote Originally Posted by S19243H
Don, im getting ready to put disc brakes on my total performanc t. looking back i see you guys used gm calipers and rotors on youre sons t. what are they? can i buy them after market ? did you have to make caliper brackets?

Don't use the GM setup, we are going to pull his off and put Wilwood brakes on it. We were advised by Total Performance NOT to use these, but we had them and they were all chromed and all so we went against their advice. They were right. They stop like gangbusters, but he is getting a terrible "death shake" sometimes when he hits a bump at certain speeds. I spoke to Mickey from TP at Daytona and as soon as we told him the problem he said "BINGO!!" Too much rotating mass and weight up there. He has seen it time and time again because each brake setup is like 65 lbs. and too much for a light roadster.

These are off of a '69 GTO and are probably fine for a heavy car, but his light weight/ small tire combo is causing his problem. We have changed toe in, etc, and it is still doing it. It makes him afraid to drive it because you never know when it will crop up. The Wilwoods are very light and smaller, so they should help a lot.

Charlie, nice looking Plymouth. You swap cars like I change socks. I was surprised you got rid of your wagon, but I know some people don't get real attached to cars and change often. They become like a member of the family to me.

Don