Flyin' Miata Little Big Brake Kit - front only

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 Bill Schenker's 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.

Weight note: The drop in weight quoted here assumes that you're sticking with the same diameter rotors that you currently have. If you go up to a larger rotor size, the weight savings won't be as significant due to the increased rotor mass.

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 Wilwood BP-20X compound 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. Please note that you will have to use a pad for a Wilwood Powerlite caliper, standard Miata pads will not fit. We're not able to remove the pads from this kit.

These are not intended to be super heavy duty track brakes. For that, we recommend our four wheel big brake kit with the heavier Dynapro 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 1994-05 stock Miata brake rotor. However, there's a catch. On the smaller 10" rotors, the caliper sits very close (radially) to the wheel mounting surface. You will have to check clearance, using the templates below, on your wheels to confirm the caliper will clear.  The 10" rotor setup fits almost all factory wheels after 1994 - yes, including 14" ones - as well as popular aftermarket ones, but use the template to be sure. 11" (actually 10.6", we round for simplicity's sake) should work with almost anything. 

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

We have discovered some 11" rotors are too thick. The FM branded rotors we sell fit fine, but please measure your rotors before ordering, they cannot exceed 22.1 mm.

These calipers are hard-anodized to make the coating very durable and resistant to changes due to temperature. This hard-anodizing means that there's no dye, which means that the exact shade can vary. It's important to note that the shades of grey will likely not match perfectly. We can't accept returns due to mismatched caliper colors. If you'd like your calipers to match perfectly, please choose one of our big brake kits in red powder coat.

Includes calipers, pads, brackets and stainless steel lines. Rotors are not included. 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 a four wheel version that includes new pads and lines for the rear as well as a proportioning valve.