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
> 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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