FM little big brake kit

This product is not part of our normal inventory. It will only be available as part of a group buy. If we can get enough people to sign up, we will make them available. We won't be able to ship the parts until after the group buy is complete and production is done. If you have questions, please contact us by email or phone.
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A Flyin` Miata exclusive!

We know that Miata owners are always looking for ways to shed weight. Autocrossers in particular. After seeing a custom minimum weight brake system on a National level CSP car, we figured we could come up with something for everyone. So we knocked 4 lbs of unsprung weight off each front wheel by replacing the stock cast iron calipers with aluminum Wilwood parts. Along with the weight loss, we also ended up with a four-piston caliper for nice even pad pressure. And yes, we said 4 pounds of weight per corner.

The aluminum radial mount Powerlite caliper is a fairly new design from Wilwood that`s an excellent match to a quick Miata. It`s compact enough to fit around the small Miata discs, but is nice and stiff and gives even pressure across the 5 square inch pad. Since the pistons are properly sized, the stock pedal feel will not change. Porterfield, Hawk, Carbotech, Performance Friction and Wilwood all offer a full range of pads to choose from. We ship them with a set of BP10 Wilwood pads, which are a good street/autocross choice. Brake balance will not be dramatically affected unless you install a different pad type than your previous setup. If you`d like to order the kit without pads so you can source something different, the price is $399. Please note that you will have to use a pad for a Wilwood Powerlite caliper, standard Miata pads will not fit.

These are not intended to be super heavy duty track brakes. For that, we recommend our four wheel big brake kit with the heavier Dynalite calipers and two-piece rotors. These are a good street, autocross and light track option. They have better heat management than stock brakes due to the aluminum caliper, but rampaging V8s on slicks will want more.

Available to fit any 1990-05 stock Miata brake rotor. However, there`s a catch. On the smaller rotors, the caliper sits very close to the wheel mounting surface. You will have to check clearance on your wheels to confirm the caliper will clear. The smallest 9" rotor may require a spacer - a 10mm spacer will solve any clearance problem, and 5mm will likely work for most wheels. The 10" rotor setup fits many more wheels, including almost all factory wheels after 1994 - yes, including 14" ones - as well as popular aftermarket ones such as 15x8 or larger 6ULs. 11" should work with almost anything. The factory Sport rotors are actually 10.6" and the 1990-93 rotors are 9.3", we rounded off to make it easier to identify the three sizes.

1990-93 template (9" rotor)
1994-02 template (10" rotor)
2001-05 Sport template (11" rotor)

Includes calipers, pads, brackets and stainless steel lines. You will keep your existing rotor. If you`re changing rotor size, you`ll need to pick up a set of the appropriate rotors as well. This is a two-wheel kit, nothing is changed at the rear. We do offer rear brake lines if you need some.

Please note that these are a group buy product only at this time. We`ve built prototypes, but no production parts. If we get enough people, we`ll do a run of parts. We may not keep them on the shelf, so this might be a one-time offer. Also, please note that the shipping cost from the webstore will not be accurate at this time. We will contact you with the correct shipping cost once we have the parts manufactured and packed.

I like this solution and i'm definately interested. Willwood pads are cheap and widely available, and this fits over your stock roters, which are also cheap and DISPOSABLE. Buyers of expensive rotors dont get it, its like buying food from Whole Wallet (Foods), without any added nutritional benefit .

I want these for my Autocross car.

Can you post a picture of the pad size comparison during the install? I would expect them to be significantly larger than stock. Hell, I might even be tempted to go back to the 1.6 rotors for added weight savings.