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8cam · 06-05-2016

Oh and one more thing. The design of the front calipers is a right pain in the ***. I've done brakes on lots of different cars, floating and monoblock, single piston, multiple, etc. and these look straight out of 1963. Their performance is fantastic, no doubt, and I have proven it. But they were not designed with maintenance in mind. A single pin and clip? Oh and put the holes on the ends of the pads so if you're not paying attention, you will put the pads in wrong the first time, thinking something about that pin. And what's with the prongs on the pads? Just to make them difficult to install I think.

Glad I won't have to do that again for a long time.

06-05-2016	#196
8cam Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Atlanta Posts: 450	Re: Daily driving a ZR-1 Oh and one more thing. The design of the front calipers is a right pain in the ***. I've done brakes on lots of different cars, floating and monoblock, single piston, multiple, etc. and these look straight out of 1963. Their performance is fantastic, no doubt, and I have proven it. But they were not designed with maintenance in mind. A single pin and clip? Oh and put the holes on the ends of the pads so if you're not paying attention, you will put the pads in wrong the first time, thinking something about that pin. And what's with the prongs on the pads? Just to make them difficult to install I think. Glad I won't have to do that again for a long time.