[Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?

[John Styduhar]

The only item that SVRA regularly checks is tires from my experience.  And
they do that at each gridding.

On Thu, Mar 8, 2018 at 2:49 PM, Paul Ricco via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> We have not had issues with stock calipers.  We run Hawk or Carbotech
> brake pads and good brake fluid.  We do bleed the brakes regularly and all
> seems to be working good.
>
> It would be nice to get the benefit of less unsprung weight on the front
> suspension by switching to aluminum.  However, I do not know of any vintage
> organization that really allows it by their rules.  We all know that that
> do not get enforced on a regular basis.  However, I do think SVRA has made
> a great effort to get people to use a stock type caliper at their events.
>
> Paul
>
>
> On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:26 AM, Chris Marx via Fot <fot at autox.team.net>
> wrote:
>
> 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> 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>
> 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> 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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