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Re: TR3 Brake Pads and Calipers - Survey Results

To: cartravel@pobox.com (Larry Young),
Subject: Re: TR3 Brake Pads and Calipers - Survey Results
From: n197tr4@cs.com
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 11:09:23 -0500
Requires change of rotor, as well. The TR3A rotor is fractionally larger and 
interferes with the later caliper.
>Calipers:
> Everyone except Bill Dentinger and I are running later calipers.  They are
>easy to convert (change the mounting bracket and caliper), lighter, parts
>are cheaper and readily available.
>Brake Pads:
> There were a mixture of responses.  Carbotech Panther Plus was highly
>recommended.  Hawk blue pads were recommended by one person and recommended
>against by another.  At Carbotech they told me Hawk blue is too aggressive
>for road racing Triumphs, Hawk black is better and similar to Panther
>Plus.  They had one set of pads for early Triumph in Hawk black, but they
>don't have them anymore.  The Carbotech people were very friendly and
>helpful, and the owner is a friend of Mike Jackson's.  I'll be doing
>business with them in the future.
>
>Thanks for all the help on this topic,
>Larry Young
>
>Larry Young wrote:
>
>> I've been running stock disk brake pads on my TR3A racecar, since they
>> seem to be the only ones available off-the-shelf for early cali pers.  I
>> was dismayed to discover the last set lasted less than 3 days on the
>> track.  I'm wondering what other TR3 racers are using for pads and
>> whether you run later calipers.  What modifications are required to
>> switch to later calipers?  I'l l post all responses back to the list.
>> Larry Young
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