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Old May 5, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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Also, I'm very happy with my kit. These brakes are great give me a new level of confidence with all other suspension mods...I feel like I'm driving a different car.
Old May 5, 2008 | 02:29 AM
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awesome! how much you pay for those things?
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1170 with brake lines.....
Old May 10, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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^^where?
Old May 10, 2008 | 04:44 AM
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I know I'm thread jacking like a fiend but has anyone just bought a set of the stoptech st-22s and put them on the back? (st-22s are stoptech's two piston calipers) an sl search for sl-22 yields this many results: 0.


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actually the reason I ask is because it appears that on troy's car (yes I am obsessed with this car now) he has the wilwood kit in the rear as well:
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Originally Posted by java09
^^where?


www.Lastlookcustoms.com
Old May 10, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Bozuzu
actually the reason I ask is because it appears that on troy's car (yes I am obsessed with this car now) he has the wilwood kit in the rear as well:

How do you its a wilwood....I cant see it in this pictures....Alsom when you are troy from 5axxis anything you want is possible.
Old May 10, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Bozuzu
I know I'm thread jacking like a fiend but has anyone just bought a set of the stoptech st-22s and put them on the back? (st-22s are stoptech's two piston calipers) an sl search for sl-22 yields this many results: 0.

actually the reason I ask is because it appears that on troy's car (yes I am obsessed with this car now) he has the wilwood kit in the rear as well
Actually, the Five Axis tC uses a custom StopTech BBK using ST-22 calipers. If you want a Wilwood rear BBK for the tC, Wilwood decided not to produce one because they are detrimental to brake performance. However, if you absolutely want a Wilwood rear BBK, they recommend you visit FastBrakes.com; they are a direct Wilwood dealer that has made a one-off BBK for the tC.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 08:08 PM
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The fastbrake.com kit is 1K I would just get powerslots and call it a day....

http://fastbrakes.com/shop/product_i...oducts_id=1746
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2fast are you sure? they look exactly like wilwood's in the pic; they have softer, rounder lines than the stoptechs. I can't find a spec sheet on the car.
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No...those are for sure stoptech..because fixe axxis would only use parts that are sold through Toyota or TRD
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Originally Posted by Bozuzu
2fast are you sure? they look exactly like wilwood's in the pic; they have softer, rounder lines than the stoptechs. I can't find a spec sheet on the car.
I'm very sure, I've seen that tC up close at least a dozen times. But if you have any questions, Troy from Five Axis answers his email regularly.

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No...those are for sure stoptech..because fixe axxis would only use parts that are sold through Toyota or TRD
Not exactly... that tC has a Greddy turbo kit, a custom StopTech rear BBK (not offered by TRD), and TEIN coilovers IIRC. The xB2 and xD show cars have TEIN coilovers and Ray's wheels as well.
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nice input
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dang i know this is a long bump but i checked out fastbrake.com and i saw 6 piston wilwoods..dang
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 02:07 AM
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i'm curious, been trying to find this out

do the wilwoods clear the stock wheels

has anyone bought this kit?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...ht_1642wt_1175
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 03:09 AM
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i asked that question before and people said that bbks dont clear stock rims unless you have spacers
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 03:22 AM
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i've seen rotora bbk's clear stock wheels before
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 03:30 AM
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Wilwood clears stock as well...



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