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[Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?

Subject: [Fot] Has anybody ran these new brake calipers?
From: dlhogye at comcast.net (DAVE HOGYE)
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 21:39:53 -0800 (PST)
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Excuse me Friends, the Wilwood calipers that I mentioned are for a Formula 
Ford.  They look similar to the earlier TR3 calipers, not the later P calipers, 
but they are two piston.  They have similar 3.5" mounting hole spacing as a TR, 
but other specs are not similar and they are for a .38" width rotor.   


DH

> On March 8, 2018 at 8:27 AM DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>     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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