I am getting ready to order the,Willwood front kit,and SSBC rear disk kit..
I am wondering if there are any issuse with the install of these 2 kits.As far as the rear Ebrake or mounting the fronts..
And anyone that does have this set up how do you like it..
Thanks,Jason
Why not SSBC on all 4 corners?
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I really don't like the look of there front caliper,And its only 2 piston,And Willwood is 4 piston and looks way nicer..Thats about the only real reason.
Why not Wilwood and neon rear disc conversion....
i know of quite a few doing the wilwood fronts, and ssbc rears.
and after seeing most of the brackets for the neon brakes... i would never do them on my car. do the neon swaps use the e-brake yet? i know the SSBC kit uses the e-brake, and people like me MUST have an e-brake. but my main concern with the neon one is the chincy brackets.
Well for the price of the rear kit,It just looks like it will work the right way..
So anyone out there with any info I should be aware about..
i like the SSBc rears. they have the built in ebrake without having to deal with separate pads via drum design.
I was just told that apparently there are issues with seizing on the Willwood set up any truth to this???
Jason Burten wrote:I was just told that apparently there are issues with seizing on the Willwood set up any truth to this???
never heard of that problem.
if and when i go to do mine... wilwood/ssbc combo here.
Well just before I order just wanting all goood info...Thanks
Any rear ebrake will work if you want to put in some time... its really not that difficult.
So out of all the people with this kit,I just want to know about the fronts,according to Willwood I need to do some triming,would like to know how you went about doing this..
Thanks.
you know it always surprises me that these big name companies cant make something that truly is 'bolt on' without grinding, trimming, welding or fabricating. lol, not bashin wilwood, just always wondered that
Jason Burten wrote:I was just told that apparently there are issues with seizing on the Willwood set up any truth to this???
No issues with my Wilwood kit, but it is slightly different than what everyone else is using
Dan Cummings wrote:you know it always surprises me that these big name companies cant make something that truly is 'bolt on' without grinding, trimming, welding or fabricating. lol, not bashin wilwood, just always wondered that
The rear kits from SSBC and Baer are bolt on. The fronts only need trimmed is due to the way the knuckle is designed
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BuiltNBoosted wrote:i know of quite a few doing the wilwood fronts, and ssbc rears.
and after seeing most of the brackets for the neon brakes... i would never do them on my car. do the neon swaps use the e-brake yet? i know the SSBC kit uses the e-brake, and people like me MUST have an e-brake. but my main concern with the neon one is the chincy brackets.
neon swaps have be using ebrakes for a long time yo, ebrakes bolt on stock cables and all.
Why not my kit? lol
12.88" fronts and 12.44 rears!
Yup our knuckles have tabs that stop anything bigger then stock from sitting flush.
Gary Frank wrote:BuiltNBoosted wrote:i know of quite a few doing the wilwood fronts, and ssbc rears.
and after seeing most of the brackets for the neon brakes... i would never do them on my car. do the neon swaps use the e-brake yet? i know the SSBC kit uses the e-brake, and people like me MUST have an e-brake. but my main concern with the neon one is the chincy brackets.
neon swaps have be using ebrakes for a long time yo, ebrakes bolt on stock cables and all.
This!
And Wilwood fronts with SSBC rears would look RETARTED simply because of the drastic difference in calipers, they way they are shaped. Go with the Wilwood front and Neon rears. Those two calipers match way better than the Wilwood SSBC combo.
OR even better, go with BAER front with NEON rears
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Well I will be ordering the full Baer brake set up front and rear..Thanks to you all for the input..Jason
LAFNGAS wrote:WHITECAVY wrote:Gary Frank wrote:BuiltNBoosted wrote:i know of quite a few doing the wilwood fronts, and ssbc rears.
and after seeing most of the brackets for the neon brakes... i would never do them on my car. do the neon swaps use the e-brake yet? i know the SSBC kit uses the e-brake, and people like me MUST have an e-brake. but my main concern with the neon one is the chincy brackets.
neon swaps have be using ebrakes for a long time yo, ebrakes bolt on stock cables and all.
This!
And Wilwood fronts with SSBC rears would look RETARTED simply because of the drastic difference in calipers, they way they are shaped. Go with the Wilwood front and Neon rears. Those two calipers match way better than the Wilwood SSBC combo.
OR even better, go with BAER front with NEON rears
how about do the full BAER kit 
Duhh, how could I forget. THATS even better..
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i dont have the SSBC kit on the rear but it's likely and rear conversion will widen your rear track a little bit, maybe 3/8" on each side ... this can cause tire rub issues so you may have to roll your fender, really depends on your situation but keep an eye on the tires after you do the install.
i have the wilwoods on the front and they're great. no issues with the install at all.
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whats so chincy about the neon brackets? I just got a modified set and theres plenty of bracket there. I dont recall anyone saying their neon conversion broke in any way, nor have any neons lost their calipers. Yeah and the working parking brake thing has been established long long ago.
Also on the modifying of bracket for the wilwoods. Im sure even less people would pony up the cash if they had to pay more for custom knuckle that came with the kit. No way that would be cheap, somone at wilwood probably already thought of that.
Spencer wrote:whats so chincy about the neon brackets? I just got a modified set and theres plenty of bracket there. I dont recall anyone saying their neon conversion broke in any way, nor have any neons lost their calipers. Yeah and the working parking brake thing has been established long long ago.
Also on the modifying of bracket for the wilwoods. Im sure even less people would pony up the cash if they had to pay more for custom knuckle that came with the kit. No way that would be cheap, somone at wilwood probably already thought of that.
the neon brackets just look cheap to me. i remember when darkstars had them they were one of the first runs and they were chincy looking for sure. and at the time they didnt have the e-brake worked out. maybe its because they were one of the first runs...
and the wilwood is very simple, you modify your spindles or just get an extra set like he did and swap them out. thats what i would do too.
BuiltNBoosted wrote:Spencer wrote:whats so chincy about the neon brackets? I just got a modified set and theres plenty of bracket there. I dont recall anyone saying their neon conversion broke in any way, nor have any neons lost their calipers. Yeah and the working parking brake thing has been established long long ago.
Also on the modifying of bracket for the wilwoods. Im sure even less people would pony up the cash if they had to pay more for custom knuckle that came with the kit. No way that would be cheap, somone at wilwood probably already thought of that.
the neon brackets just look cheap to me. i remember when darkstars had them they were one of the first runs and they were chincy looking for sure. and at the time they didnt have the e-brake worked out. maybe its because they were one of the first runs...
and the wilwood is very simple, you modify your spindles or just get an extra set like he did and swap them out. thats what i would do too.
Actually your right, the 03-04 E-brake cables for the neon swap don't work. I remember now that you mention it. In the GP the 03-05 guys had to buy 95-02 E-brake cables if they wanted this swap.
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