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Old 05-14-2018, 10:54 PM
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Yes... factory is a single small piston I'll have to try and find pics of a comparison. They leave a lot to be desired.
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Yes... factory is a single small piston I'll have to try and find pics of a comparison. They leave a lot to be desired.
Yea, I can see that making a big difference. Will the booster handle it ? Should, just on the front yes?
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Yes, the booster will. The MC on the other hand is right on the cusp. It is a single 60mm piston stock, and these new calipers have dual 45mm pistons. I can use a 93 Cobra or 86 SVO MC on it....


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Actually it's 60mm vs 90mm plus. Yea, should feel that gain. What about the calipers and pads, did they gain any beef ?
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
Actually it's 60mm vs 90mm plus. Yea, should feel that gain. What about the calipers and pads, did they gain any beef ?
Think you mean rotors...they are pretty close to the same thickness, and both are 11 inches in diameter, roughly.... but the factory are packed bearings, and the new ones will be sealed with a hub, etc. Which I prefer. I hate packing bearings, lol.
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No, but that was my next question lol. So everything is the same length (better way to word it).
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Originally Posted by Jbrew
No, but that was my next question lol. So everything is the same length (better way to word it).
Yes, pretty much. They are like 2mm different. Not much
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Cool man!
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Hows your eyeballs white ?

Those calipers have a coating on them I haven't seen before, makes me wish I got mine from NAPA. I painted mine w/zinc but the salt did a number on it. AK cooked his in an oven if I recall, may go with something like that. Perhaps get into a little powder coating like 02, -
https://www.f150forum.com/f6/one-bra...2/#post5773990
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They are back and forth.... my brain is still in "program" mode, lol. Thanks for asking!

That coating was the main reason I went with the NAPA Eclipse calipers. The calipers I got with the assembly look fairly new, but they are uncoated. The pads and rotors are new, not even any wear that I can see. I need to get the surface rust off the rotors though, probably need to get me a new wire wheel. I'll get new pads though.


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