[TR] TRF Brake Discs

Randall tr3driver at ca.rr.com
Thu Aug 30 12:35:42 MDT 2007


> Although the conversion, IMHO, is only to achieve a weight 
> advantage since 
> the front discs on the TR3A offer a lot of braking for the 
> size of the car.

Exactly !

> With all the good brake manufacturers out there surely there is a caliper 
> and disc that can be bolted up to the TR3A mounts.

If you are going to change the caliper and disc just to shave a few pounds,
why not shave another ounce by changing the mount ?  The TR4-6 mount is a
simple bolt-on.

And I would have to guess that there are relatively few people interested in
squeezing the last 0.01% performance out of their TR3s.  Those that are can
easily use the components made for later cars ... leaving a very limited
market for calipers to bolt to TR3 mounts.

We are very lucky to have people like Joe and Jack (and many others) who
already manufacture performance parts for our cars more out of love for the
marque than any real potential for profit.  But even they need to focus on
items that will actually sell a few copies.

Randall


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