Ron,
Everything you say is quite accurate. There is one additional thing
worth considering.
The pistons of the stock caliper are electroplated, and my coating was
in questionable
state from peeling, corrosion, or whatever.
I purchased new caliper pistons, seals, and semi metallic pads from
Sunbeam Specialties.
Rick has these specially produced with stainless steel pistons. Last
forever. Work fine.
In any event, one should take care with the square cross section "O" ring!
Steve
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Steve Laifman
Editor - TigersUnited.com
Ron Fraser wrote:
>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.
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