Skip to main content
Gerry | Vanagon
Checking account...
← vanagon.com home · Continue the discussion in the forum
Subject:Re: Go Westy Big Brake kit
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Wed, 11 Sep 2013 22:29:52 -0400

Syncro or 4WD? I have found on some 2WD kits the hubs are an extremely tight
fit inside the rotor and if not careful they can end up mounted jammed at an
angle.

Are you splash plates in place and there? Having water spray directly onto
hot rotors, especially vented ones will warp them in short order.

Are they really warped or just glazed? I would estimate that at least half
or the warped rotor complaints are actually due to rotor surface friction
variations. Different pads can fix that.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
KLAL
Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2013 11:52 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Go Westy Big Brake kit

Hi All,

Has anyone had any experience with the GoWesty Big Brake kit which replaces
the stock rotor and calipers with larger ones?

We have installed the setup and found the rotors have severely warped twice
in one year. For comparison, our last set of stock rotors lasted over 12
years and were replaced due to thinness and a slight grooving, but never
warped.