Larry,
When I sold the TR3A and switched to the TR4 I noticed a slight drop off in
braking. Not very scientific, but I thought that ole number 3, err 59, err
16 had great brakes.
Bob Kramer
rkramer3@austin.rr.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry Young" <cartravel@pobox.com>
To: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2003 8:39 AM
Subject: Brake Calipers for TR3
> A while back I took a survey on TR3 brake calipers and lining material.
> It seems that all but a couple of us are running later TR4-6(early)
> brake calipers on TR3s. It seems like the primary advantages of the
> later calipers are less weight and a better selection of brake pads
> off-the-shelf. I've now got everything I need to convert mine.
> However, when comparing the two, I noticed the early pads have a larger
> surface area (maybe 20% larger). Wouldn't this be an advantage for the
> early calipers? I've had no problems with brakes since switching to a
> better lining material, so now I'm wondering is this a case of - "if it
> ain't broke, don't fix it".
> Larry Young
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