[Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?

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I’m still using the original brakes the car came with.

I’ve put in some nice brake pads and that is working well for me.

 

Cheers

Chris

 

Von: Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> Im Auftrag von DAVE HOGYE via Fot
Gesendet: Donnerstag, 8. März 2018 17:28
An: Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com>
Cc: Friends of Triumph' Triumph <fot at autox.team.net>
Betreff: Re: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?

 

Good call, Scott.  The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look very similar to the the P or PB calipers.

 

DH

On March 8, 2018 at 8:21 AM Scott Janzen <sjanzen at me.com <mailto:sjanzen at me.com> > wrote:

good to check your club rules first though, if enforced.  VRG says you need to use the original equipment, and SVRA says 
Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material, design and number of pistons as the original component. There must be no increase in the frictional surface of the pads or shoes. 

 

On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:09 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> > wrote:

 

The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to work as needed.
The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?) finish with numbers in the castings.  The second pair from BPNW 4 years later have a silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me wonder about the quality.  
My first set has been on my car from 2013.  13 race weekends a total of 3,800 miles.
Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now.  They are anodized black.  I far as I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a complete comparison.  Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to the importance of good brakes. 

DH



On March 8, 2018 at 2:54 AM Henry Frye via Fot <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net> > wrote:


I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they are made 
somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want to think 
about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street car, let 
alone my race car.

Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???

As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding OEM 
calipers.

Henry

On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:




BTW, the PB calipers are available new for around $100 each new.
That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part.  I purchased
another set when I thought I might be having a problem, but ended up
just changing pads.  I'm glad to have a new pair standing by.  Then I
can rebuild at my leisure.

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