Phillip
Rebuilt Tiger calipers will work just fine. They are a 2 piston
design which is better then most of the single piston with slides type
caliper on most newer cars. The only minor problem with Tiger calipers is
the rather small brake pads.
Rebuilding the stock calipers is not that hard and even though they
tell you not to break the caliper open you can do so as long as you are
careful of the mating surfaces and the rubber o ring seal. Rebuild kit are
available and so are stainless steel pistons, if you need them.
I bought the vented rotors from Dale's which has a shim piece to
widen the caliper. No problems and no leaks, everything works.
Fox or SN95 Mustang brake parts would give you a larger pad but it
is a single piston with slide pins type caliper.
When you brake hard you tilt the caliper because the slide pins have rubber
bushings and they give to much. You need to install stainless steel
bushings for the slide pins so they can not deflect as much. I would think
you need to machine up some adaptor parts to make these work on a Tiger.
Ron Fraser
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-tigers@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-tigers@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of PHILLIP SILK
Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 8:00 PM
To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Front brake caliper replacement
After scrounging most of the parts I need (thanks, Peter), I am looking at
the brake set-up my Tiger has. I know of Dale's Wilwood replacement, but
has anyone experimented with any other original rotor/caliper combinations?
I was specifically wondering if there any calipers that come from other cars
that anyone has tried to mate with Tiger rotors. Or, conversly, do you just
think properly rebuilt Tiger parts are the trick?
I would love to hear any ideas. A while ago I thought I heard of somone
trying to fit Fox or SN95 Mustang brake bits to a Tiger.
Thanks.
Phillip
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