Randy,
do you see this caliper as a major upgrade from the calipers that we use now? Just curious, and you seem to know both systems pretty well.
Thanks
I do not know yet. I have only seen the single picture posted here and I really can't answer that until I have the caliper in hand and I can check it out. My concern is the position size and how it is going to effect the master cylinder.
The two sizes offer previously was 2 & 2.125" for a total piston surface of 4 or 4.250" for the front calipers.
Now, unless the caliper has a specific, propriety bore size, the piston surface are is now going to be 1.380" per piston or 2.760" per caliper or 1.750" per piston and 3.0" per caliper. So, the combined front caliper size is now 5.52" or 6" and the current master cylinder is not going to be able to take up two (2) more inches of surface area.
That is why they had to go from the 19mm M/C on the roadster to the 1". But that was too big of a jump and the car would not hardly stop, so USLCI had the 2.250 brake calipers cast and that is what they install now in place of the 2 or 2 1/4" Toyota caliper.
Dennis, if you have them in hand, can you take some better quality pictures of the caliper, brackets and the remainder of the parts?
Since I am one the other side of the country, I have to wait 5+ days to get the kits out here to my dealer and couple of days from him to me.
Do, I think it is a "major" upgrade the answer is no. But I cannot speak to the rest of the system until I actually get them in hand and I can offer a educated opinion.
Randy - RPM