Wilwood front brake kit need new rims

steve2724 said
I bought the Wilwood front brake kit 14015459 and it comes with new hub that is bigger than stock so my Steel rims wont fit. Currently 5x4 small bolt pattern. The stock center hub is around 2 1/2 and I need 3.06 to get wheel on car. I will switch it to the big bolt pattern of 5x4.5.
Anybody else run into this? What wheels did you guys put on it?

Everyone that uses the wilwood kits runs into this problem now, the hub register on their brakes is gigantic since a redesign 5-6 years ago. None of the factory wheels can be used. None of the factory reproduction wheels can be used. In fact, a lot of aftermarket wheels can’t be used because of that hub bore. And that’s in either bolt pattern.

There’s only a few options for wheels, those godawful centerlines, Cragar S/S, and a couple of the offerings from American Racing. And that’s in the 5x4.5” pattern. The SBP cragars, US Mag and American Racing wheels in 5x4” won’t fit as the hub bore is smaller than on the 5x4.5” version.

I honestly don’t know why Wilwood still offers the 5x4” pattern on that kit, it’s basically false advertising. People buy the kit for the 5x4” bolt pattern option so they don’t have to buy new wheels, but unless they have 1 of like 3 aftermarket wheels they’ll have to buy new wheels anyway.

stroked340 said
I have those Wilwoods on my '70 duster I have Centerline auto drag 15x4 5x4 bolt pattern..

That’s not even an off the shelf wheel anymore, they’d have to be custom ordered now to get the 5x4” pattern.