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 ·
It would appear that the aforementioned
"Speccy Twats" on the M6 between Knutsford
services and Holmes Chapel have been removed?
Could this be the effectiveness of Tooley & co?
Or, are they indeed the new ones i have seen
being erected between J9 and Burtonwood
Services on the M62 Warrington?
Where the roadworks are taking place for new
junction 9a.
They are not yet in service, i will post when
then are.
Can you imagine the amount of pressure the
guys who install them are under to get them
up and running?
LASH! "Come on you fu*king lazy bas*tards,
LASH! we`re losing fortune here,
LASH! Get them Speccy Twats on line!"
It`s only taken 14 years of local campaigning
and being a prisoner in my own home to get the new junction 9a, it`s taken 2 weeks to
install the Speccy twats!!!!