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| Author: | Greg Ondayko [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 12:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Phenolic Or Metal Caliper pistons? |
Well Which is better and Why - Pros - Cons? Thanks, Greg |
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| Author: | Reed [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:01 pm ] |
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I can't imagine the weight saving of plastic over metal in the piston caliper would be worth the added risk of failure. Maybe I am old fashioned and paranoid, but I like my brake parts to be as heavy duty and failure proof as possible. |
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| Author: | emsvitil [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 1:24 pm ] |
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Stainless right? |
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| Author: | slantvaliant [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:25 pm ] |
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Phenolic caliper pistons are lighter and they're supposed to be less prone to corrosion problems. They also should transfer less heat to the piston. When I looked into it a few years ago, there was a suggestion that the phenolic pistons were more likely to stick or chip. I went with metal. Caliper Piston Discussion |
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| Author: | DusterIdiot [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 6:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | What you can get... |
The last time I went around on this a few years back, I had found that if you want to keep the metal piston, you will have to recondition your own calipers. Everybrand I could drum up for a set for rebuilt single piston calipers came with phenolics. I've been using a set of phenolics in the duster now for a few years and they work fine even under heavy duress with the aggressive brake pads I installed. 2 more cents... -D.Idiot |
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| Author: | Greg Ondayko [ Sun Jul 26, 2009 7:31 pm ] |
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When I was searching on roack auto you could get either stainless or Plastic. You can get the pistons seperate from them too! Greg |
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