I have reason to believe one of my front BRAKE calipers are going bad or are at fault. I dont want to spend cash on a BBK kit, but i do want to just go ahead and spend some money on a decent set of standard calipers


im was looking at these, and couldnt find anything in the forum about them

http://www.buybrakes.com/nht/

thanks for any insight fellas

 

i dont understand why those would be any better
changing out the calipers to something with the same number of pistons is pointless.

 

Yeah. These are basically stock calipers that have been painted. Save yourself a whole lot of money and just replace the bad caliper and then paint all of your calipers yourself.

 

OK gotcha...........thanks alot

So basically just replace the one caliper and clean the other one...because the two i have now are pretty damn rusted

but basically what your saying is that its pointless to get a set of new calipers becase the pistons are the same, hence i would just be better off buy ONE "CHEAPER" caliper

but would that also mean that the 6th gen calipers are not really worth it, or they have an extra piston?

 

My understanding, correct me if i am wrong, is that the 6th gen rotors are bigger and therefore offer a larger braking area.

heres what i KNOW. The braking force is all realted to the hydraulic advantage. If you get a larger piston in the caliper, even if it is a single piston, you will notice a mechanical advantage in braking performance due to the equal pressure being utilized over a larger area, creating more force. however, you will notice that the pedal will depress further due ot the fact that you need to transfer more volume of fluid due to increased volume of the "slave" cylinder.

when you change the number of pistons things get exponentially more complex and to be effective you may need to completely replace the system. The two things that need to be considered is the total volume of the "slave" cylinders, as well as the area of the piston face. THis will communicate back to teh master cylinder and tell you what, if any, changes need to be made.

 

ok i see what you mean....i believe my caliper on the left or driver side caliper is going bad...it just seems like is GRIPPING irregular...the right side feels smooth while the left side feels ruddy when it grips....

so you all think i would just be better off replacing the bad caliper?
and with that being said, how would i get one to match....should i just go to advanced auto parts?

 

If you're not looking to go to bigger rotors/calipers, then yes, just replacing the bad caliper is what you should do. You can get it at an auto parts store, dealer, etc.

I was under the impression from the original post that all you wanted to do was get painted stock calipers, not 6th gens though, right?

If you want to go 6th gen calipers, you'll also need the larger rotors, and also need wheels large enough to accommodate the larger setup.

 

to the OP-

do you plan on new brake pads and rotors while changing the caliper??

 

yes your right, i was thinking about 6th gen calipers But ive already changed my rotors to slotted powerslot cryo rotors, and i like them...So ill just go ahead and get a new a new caliper and call it a day, and then have them painted..




yes i was going to put on new pads back on as well...hawks are on them now and hawks are going back on. I already had slotted powerslot rotors put on back when i had the hawks put on ONLY 8 months prior









[THANKS FOR ALL THE INFORMATION SO FAR Mist Max, and MetaOrbit]