Hi all,
I would like to interject a personal opinion on the subject of the front
brakes on TR's. I have now put 200miles on my '3a and I installed the
Toyota calipers(http://www.vtr.org/maintain/brake-conversion.html) on the
TR6 rotors. IMHO, this is a great setup for safety reasons and it turns out
to be cheap as well.
When I was doing the rolling chassis I had to make a decision on what I was
going to do. I looked at trying to get Girling calipers ( which I have 1 ),
then to get them rebuilt. Add to the cost of the TR3 rotors which even
though are only a 1/4" larger than the TR6 ones are much more expensive (
supply and demand? See thread on "RE: Lucas supply" for more ). Besides the
TR6 ones are available at my NAPA/UAP shop off the shelf. The calipers are
also available off the shelf and after the initial outlay of $95cdn each (
no core, with core something like $50cdn "loaded" ), I feel I really got my
moneys worth.
The install was straight forward according to the instructions on the vtr
article. the only thing I would change is the TR3 install should be like
the TR6 and make up a solid adaptor line between the caliper and the flex
line.
The next question is how do they feel, in a word, GRRRREEEEAAAATTTT!!! My
pedal travels about 1" before engaging and is a solid lockup 1/3 the way
down. Good solid feel, in fact the Spitfire feels like it has no brakes now
:-) If you are looking for a cost effective alternative this IMHO a good
path to take.
Just my testimony
David A. Templeton
'59 TR3a - 9TS54226L ( "9" denotes the CDN import on year of mfr ) - Stops
on a dime ( American or Cdn :-D )
'74 Spitfire - FM10491L
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