If you've got 16PB's already, think and read hard before you do it.
I fitted the Toyota four pots (really, they're only "2 a side" pots), and I'm going to refurb the Girlings and go back.
The cons of the Toyota calipers are:
They're no lighter than the Girlings. Actually, mine started out slightly heavier.
No real performance pads available (they're pickup callipers, and the pads available are pickup quality).
They have a wider dimension on the outboard side - mine didn't rub on stack wheels, but sure did on my minilites.
They have a taller dimension on the inside diameter. The didn't rub on standard hubs, but they fouled on the canley's alloy hubs.
The pros of the Girlings are:
You can get performance pads. Lots of them.
You can space them and fir 2.8i Capri rotors if you want to fillde around.
They do work.
I've shaved the hell out of my 4 pots, and trimmed the inside of the minilites, but they still clip under heavy braked turns, so it's back to Girlings for me.
Theres a wealth of posts about this on Sideways Technologies and Club Triumph.
C.
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: Hi All,
:
: I'll be fitting the Toyota four piston
: brake calipers to the
: "Franken-6" (catchy, ain't
: it?).
:
: Question: I have to assume that the
: Toyo brakes will use a bit more brake
: fluid, which will mean further pedal
: travel. Won't that cause the rear
: brakes to lock-up early and continually
: give me a differential pressure warning
: light?
:
: If anyone has the answers to these,
: please let me know of a good
: mitigation(s). (TR6 rear cylinders,
: maybe?). I'm thinking of designing a
: diagonal braking system to avoid the
: differential light problem (messy - it
: would probably make Medusa look like
: she needed a perm)
:
: Ciao Y'awl - Jim M
:
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