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😁
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RichardS ·
ok, just to get an idea of what prices to expect if i did break it, what would you pay for ZX parts?
i may be breaking a jap TT LWB auto if its going to generate enough?
all bits there apart from some minor ones (like the splash guards under the ints, front bumper is N/A and so are clocks).
runs really nice. NO smoke, rattles, etc.
any ideas what the parts are worth?
if its enough, i'll subscribe just to break it on here.
cheers.
si.