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Old 04-22-2010, 01:08 PM   #201
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Re: My whole braking system - thinking out loud

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i got my smaller piston calipers (willwood) from jegs, i belive they measured 1.25 or 1.5, i know the front calipers measured 2.0. i will have to double check the rear calipers measurement to be certain

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They make to 4 versions of the Wilwood D52 caliper, two have 1.25" diameter pistons for a 1" and a 1.25" thick rotor. The other two have 2" diameter pistons for a 1" and a 1.25" thick rotor.

The smaller bore calipers are recommended for the rear and the larger for the front to keep proper front-to-rear bias. I got this info from the Summit catalog...

posted previously, the ones for the rear have 1.25" pistons...
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