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Wilwood Visits Radwood 80s & 90s Car Show

Wilwood Visits Radwood 80s & 90s Car Show

We don't want to scare you, but the Fox Mustang is now old enough to qualify for antique plates with many state DMVs. The C4 Corvettes are as old now as the C1... Read More
Wilwood's SEMA Show Wrap Up Gallery

Wilwood's SEMA Show Wrap Up Gallery

It was a long week for the Wilwood crew at SEMA and we are just beginning to go through all the photographs they brought back. Since we make performance brakes... Read More
SEMA Show 2021 - New Wilwood Product Debuts

SEMA Show 2021 - New Wilwood Product Debuts

Wilwood is an engineering company first and foremost, and while we manufacture and ship thousands of parts a year, we are always hard at work engineering new and better things.... Read More
Wilwood at Formula Drift 2021 on the Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit

Wilwood at Formula Drift 2021 on the Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit

(The Long Beach Grand Prix typically runs in April, and Formula D runs the weekend before, but in 2021 it was pushed back until Fall because of concerns about Covid-19)... Read More
Wilwood Visits the Ventura Nationals

Wilwood Visits the Ventura Nationals

The sales and marketing crew from Wilwood are out in the field all year long at shows like LS Fest, Hot August Nights, Goodguys, and SEMA showing off our latest... Read More
Easy C2/C3 Corvette Brake Upgrades with Wilwood Direct Replacement Parts

Easy C2/C3 Corvette Brake Upgrades with Wilwood Direct Replacement Parts

The second generation (C2) Chevrolet Corvette was so advanced when it debuted that virtually the same platform lasted until the last third generation (C3) car in 1982. If you want... Read More
How Does a Proportioning Valve Work? And How Do You Adjust It?

How Does a Proportioning Valve Work? And How Do You Adjust It?

When setting up a street car for performance driving or converting a classic to disc brakes, it is essential to include an adjustable proportioning valve in your brake system. This... Read More
Goodguys Iowa Heartland Nationals and Ohio Summit Nationals

Goodguys Iowa Heartland Nationals and Ohio Summit Nationals

We are really into the heart of the summer car event season, with big shows happening seemingly every weekend. Fourth of July Weekend Goodguys took over the Iowa State Fairgrounds... Read More
Figuring Pedal Ratios in Bell Crank Systems

Figuring Pedal Ratios in Bell Crank Systems

Finding the brake pedal ratio for most vehicles is easy enough with a tape measure and calculator. The hardest part is usually getting the tape up under the dashboard where... Read More