Wilwood Brakes

When you see the famous Wilwood logo behind your wheels, you can be sure that your brakes will perform at their best even in the most challenging conditions. Wilwood Engineering manufactures performance disc brake systems and develops custom brake systems using a combination of off-the-shelf and custom components. Since its inception in 1977 Wilwood has been on the cutting edge of automotive technological advancements.

In the 21st century Wilwood is viewed as one of the world's leading sources of high performance disc brakes. The company has been holding ground within the highly competitive street performance and racing industry. The company has carried on to produce Wilwood brake kits that meet the rigorous standards of high-performance racing. It has positioned itself as a reliable manufacturer of premium quality parts that always meet customers' needs.

Wilwood employs approximately 250 people at Camarillo, California headquarters. Wilwood has on-shelf stock of over 300 different brake calipers, 200 rotor designs, 100 master cylinder designs and a wide assortment of brackets, fittings, valves and brake lines. Wilwood off-the-shelf brake calipers range in size from tiny calipers used on go-carts and light duty industrial equipment, to heavy duty original equipment brakes for the U.S. military Humvee. Wilwood production covers a wide range of applications, from a world-class professional motorsports to the weekend sports driver.

Wilwood strives towards its mission to keep the first place in manufacturing of precisely engineered brake systems, performance disc brakes and components in the automotive aftermarket. Anticipating the nearest future, progress in technology, machine equipment and computer modeling will enable Wilwood to supply the market with even higher performing automotive parts. Wilwood engineering department uses the latest manufacturing techniques in conjunction with finite element analysis, dynamic test and cycle test equipment to find high-performance solutions to the most difficult braking tasks.

Wilwood Engineering produces thousands of off-the-shelf OE products including Wilwood rotors, Wilwood brake pads, hydraulic valves, master cylinders, calipers, pedal assemblies and steering components. Wilwood is ISO 9000 compliant and has extensive experience maintaining quality levels of 100ppm or less for original equipment manufacturers. The Camarillo facility can perform production runs in quantities of hundreds of thousands per annum to dozens per annum, depending on your needs. Wilwood brakes represent a constant pursuit of technological excellence and automotive advancements.