As per the "what did you do" thread I had to source a pair of replacement front calipers today, as mine have seized on the lower inner piston on both sides.
After searching the 'net, I found a couple suppliers had them in stock. First being Torquen - albeit at over £600 for a pair for either cast iron or aluminium.. Then I found some fully rebuilt aluminium ones (the correct fitting for a TT) at less than half that, which got me thinking. Cast iron vs aluminium....??
Both seem to have their merits and drawbacks - the ali ones being much lighter, so less unsprung weight - whereas the iron ones allegedly handle the heat better, reducing the chance of disc warpage. If one believes everything one reads on the interweb LOL!
Seeing as I don't track the Zed - and I am happy with the OEM set-up, when it works properly, plus I have a set of Brembo discs waiting to go on, as opposed to the Ebay ones I had previously, I thought the ali calipers would suffice.
Opinions please - good or bad😁
By
RichardS ·
I am definatly going to the nurburgring in April (just waiting for the opening dates for next year)
We will be leaving on iether late late friday night or very early saturday morning.
Expect to be by the ring at 8am ish.
And will return home sunday evening 11pm ish at the ferry in france.
The journey from croydon in london is 346 miles each way which equates to roughly
1 1/2 tanks each way.
1 tank of juice for the circuit.
= 4 tanks of juice for weekend.
Ferry tickets, will try get weekend special.
Hotel accomodation is 8 miles outside the circuit very nice and works out roughly at 20 squid.
There is lovely strech of autobhan on the way there and no speed limits
you dont need helmuts for the circuit and no scruteneering.
it is the best weekend away i can think of.
if you are interested
ill send more info.
total weekend cost is roughly 350 squid give or take
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