Wilwood Drilled Front Truck Brake Conversion, F-150/F-150 Heritage/Navigator/Blackwood (1997–2004), Black Six-Piston Calipers

This front conversion uses drilled/slotted 14.25-inch iron rotors and black AERO6 calipers on the specified Ford and Lincoln five-lug truck applications. The six-piston package includes the associated hats, brackets, pads and front hoses for the selected configuration. Vehicle weight, hub layout and the rear brake system must be considered together when installing a front brake package of this size. Wilwood Engineering was founded by Bill Wood in 1977 and is based in Camarillo, California. The company designs and manufactures disc brake systems and components, including calipers, brake rotors, master cylinders, valves, fittings, and brake lines for motorsport, street-performance, and specialized applications.

Technical Details

• Manufacturer part number: 140-12824-D
• Type: AERO6 Big Brake Truck Front Brake Kit.
• Calipers: AERO6; 6-piston; Black Powder Coat.
• Piston bore dimensions: 1.75, 1.38, 1.38 inches; stainless pistons. Caliper mounting: radial.
• Included pad compound: BP-10.
• Rotors: 14.25-inch outside diameter × 1.25-inch width; SRP Drilled & Slotted; Spec-37 Iron; Black Electro Coat surface finish.
• Rotor ventilation: 72 curved vanes.
• Replacement hubs: Truck; Aluminum; Bare.
• Rotor hats: Big Brake Hat - Flared Bell; Aluminum; Black E-Coat.
• Wheel bolt circles: 5 x 5.32 inches.
• Included: paired calipers, pads, rotors and mounting hardware, caliper mounting brackets, replacement hubs and bearing hardware, rotor hats.
• Application-specific hydraulic flex lines included.
• Conditional wheel minimum: 18 inches. Compare the complete wheel-clearance diagram with both barrel and spoke dimensions.
• Confirm the supplied pad compound before ordering: the current selected component page identifies BP-10, while DS943 lists BP-22 in its parts list.
• Replacement lug nuts are required to match the supplied 1/2-20 wheel studs; do not reuse incompatible original lug nuts. Follow DS943.

Fitment & Compatibility

Confirm two-wheel drive and the original five-lug mounting arrangement; a four-wheel-drive F-150 cannot be selected merely because its year appears within the overall range. Match the individual disc-rear or drum-rear application, and check the Heritage axle exclusion. Compare the proposed wheel with the clearance diagram before purchasing. The installation requires correct rotor centering and unstrained hose routing at full lock. After assembly, verify the chosen hydraulic components and front-to-rear brake balance under the manufacturer's setup procedure.

Match the individual year, model, submodel and equipment conditions in the fitment table below.

Wilwood installation documents: Installation instructions.

PMB Performance has over 20 years of brake-system experience. Contact us with the vehicle and installed hardware details for help confirming the complete setup.

Manufacturer warning, brake pads only: WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium (Hexavalent compounds), Lead, Nickel, Cobalt and Antimony Trioxide which are known to the State of California to cause cancer or other reproductive harm. For more information go to www.p65warnings.ca.gov.