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Been a while since an update. I've finally determined that the front calipers are leaking fluid. They need a rebuild. However the cost of the rebuild parts compared to the cost of new calipers makes a rebuild look less attractive. I'm discussing with Todd over at TCE Performance Products about changing out the Outlaw 2000 caliper with the Wilwood Billet Dynalite. Todd's a great guy and a great help with brakes, he's forgotten more than I know. If you're looking for some brakes give the folks at TCE a call. The Outlaw 2000 caliper has differential bore 1.75/1.62 pistons. That means one piston is smaller than the other. This helps prevent pad taper. Problem is Wilwood doesn't offer the caliper in a differential bore setup. This is what I'm on the fence about. I would need to change to a 1.62/1.62 setup. What I'm looking for is the Dynalite 1.62/1.62 setup for a 0.81 wide rotor. There are slight differences in the dimensions of the Wilwood and Outlaw calipers. Net result in these differences is that the Wilwood is 6mm shorter and 1.1mm wider than the Outlaw. That 6mm is attractive as I think the Wilwood will fit better. The 1.1mm width concerns me a little and I would hate to buy the Wilwood only to find the don't fit. Granted, I don't think 1.1mm is really going to make a difference.
Regardless, I'll be buying one caliper or the other to replace the ones I have this week sometime.
Published at 14:43:43, Sunday, 24.06.07