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Re: TR3 Brake Pads and Calipers - Survey Results

To: billsohl@mindspring.com ("Bill Sohl"),
Subject: Re: TR3 Brake Pads and Calipers - Survey Results
From: n197tr4@cs.com
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:35:44 -0500
exactly!!!

>> Requires change of rotor, as well. The TR3A rotor is
>> fractionally larger and interferes with the later caliper.
>
>Although I'd guess the original (slightly larger) TR-3 rotor
>could be turned down by a competent machineshop.
>
>Cheers,
>Bill Sohl
>
>> >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 availab le.
>> >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 i s 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 the y
>> >> 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 late r calipers.  What modifications are required to
>> >> switch to later calipers?  I'l l post all responses back to the list.
>> >> Larry Young
>> >o
>
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