Excuse me Friends, the Wilwood calipers that I mentioned are for a Formula
Ford. They look similar to the earlier TR3 calipers, not the later P calipers,
but they are two piston. They have similar 3.5" mounting hole spacing as a TR,
but other specs are not similar and they are for a .38" width rotor.
DH
> On March 8, 2018 at 8:27 AM DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
>
> Good call, Scott. The Wilwood calipers are aluminum, but otherwise look
> very similar to the the P or PB calipers.
>
>
> DH
>
> > > On March 8, 2018 at 8:21 AM Scott Janzen <sjanzen at
> me.com> wrote:
> >
> > good to check your club rules first though, if enforced. VRG says
> > you need to use the original equipment, and SVRA says
> > Alternate calipers or wheel cylinders must be of the same material,
> > design and number of pistons as the original component. There must be no
> > increase in the frictional surface of the pads or shoes.
> >
> > On Mar 8, 2018, at 11:09 AM, DAVE HOGYE via Fot <fot at
> > autox.team.net mailto:fot at autox.team.net > wrote:
> >
> > The quality of the new calipers is somewhat suspect, but seem to
> > work as needed.
> > The first pair that I bought from BPNW had a yellow (anodized ?)
> > finish with numbers in the castings. The second pair from BPNW 4 years
> > later have a silver finish and no numbers in the casting which made me
> > wonder about the quality.
> > My first set has been on my car from 2013. 13 race weekends a
> > total of 3,800 miles.
> > Wilwood makes beautiful replacements now. They are anodized black.
> > I far as I can tell, they will fit our Triumphs, but haven't made a
> > complete comparison. Of course the price is higher, but more equivalent to
> > the importance of good brakes.
> >
> > DH
> >
> > > > > On March 8, 2018 at 2:54 AM Henry Frye via Fot <fot at
> > autox.team.net mailto:fot at autox.team.net > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I have seen these available for a while now, but fear they
> > > are made
> > > somewhere we don't want to know from materials I don't want
> > > to think
> > > about. I'm not brave enough to put one of these on a street
> > > car, let
> > > alone my race car.
> > >
> > > Has anybody tried these calipers yet? Any feedback???
> > >
> > > As long as good cores are available for 16P's, I'm rebuilding
> > > OEM
> > > calipers.
> > >
> > > Henry
> > >
> > > On 2018-03-07 23:24, DAVE HOGYE via Fot wrote:
> > >
> > > > > > > BTW, the PB calipers are
> > > available new for around $100 each new.
> > > > That's pretty inexpensive for such an important part.
> > > > I purchased
> > > > another set when I thought I might be having a problem,
> > > > but ended up
> > > > just changing pads. I'm glad to have a new pair
> > > > standing by. Then I
> > > > can rebuild at my leisure.
> > > >
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