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 With the bearings packed,...  With the bearings packed, the grease seals installed, and the rotor bolted to the hub/adapter assembly per the Wilwood directions, the assembly slides right on the spindle. The rotor-to-hub adapter hardware also has provisions for safety wire.  A nice feature of the Wilwood...  A nice feature of the Wilwood kit is the screw-on machined aluminum spindle dust cap. It sure beats smacking-on the stock tin cups.  Wilwood's calipers are a four-piston...  Wilwood's calipers are a four-piston design manufactured from aluminum. Fittings (steel) must be obtained to adapt the 1/8-inch NPT inlet to the brake hose. Wilwood recommends braided steel brake hose, stating that stock rubber brake hoses should not be used. We will be fully replumbing this car later.  The caliper bolts to the adapter...  The caliper bolts to the adapter brackets with two capscrews. Shims are provided to use between the caliper and mounting bracket to center the caliper over the rotor. Make sure to use the same number of shims at both mounting points.  Three shims worked out to...  Three shims worked out to perfectly center the caliper in our application.  Installing the friction pads...  Installing the friction pads couldn't be simpler, just slide them into the fixed-mount caliper from the top. Wilwood has pads available in a variety of materials, depending upon the intended application.  A large cotter pin acts as...  A large cotter pin acts as the pads' retainer.  The Wilwood kit provides a...  The Wilwood kit provides a very significant weight reduction, dropping the mass by 10 1/2 pounds, from 28 pounds to a svelte 17.5 pounds. That's a weight reduction of over 37 percent! And, it's leaving the right place.
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