Caliper kits are easy to find for your Lucas calipers, just look for a TRW kit.
Pros: kits are easy to find
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Corrado
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I have Powerstop calipers and their Geomet rotors in all 4 corners of my XJ (probably pads too, don't remember), and I have power stop pads on my Caprice PPV (they are the cop special ones). Good experience overall. The caprice ones are really squeaky for one stop after any rain or fog, but fine after that. XJ is being rebuilt, so I have not driven it yet.
Pros: good experience overall
Cons: squeaky after rain
So if you don't want to spend all that money on the full setup, a Mk7 Golf R caliper is direct bolt on fit to the Arteon. I spent $200 for calipers on EBay, $100 for a rebuild kit, $80 for new OE pads and $40 to reline the discs. Bolted right up.
Pros: direct bolt on fit
Vehicle:
Volkswagen
I've got Hella calipers for my E39 and can't say anything negative.
Pros: no negative feedback
Vehicle:
BMW
If you get a wilwood superlite caliper, the pads will be cheaper and are 20mm thick. They aren’t a top of the line caliper but should be more than enough. Also you can run endurance pads. I use raybestos st43 although those seem hard to get now. Pagid rsl29 or ebc sr11 will be endurance pads with similar or slightly less mu.
Pros: cheaper, 20mm thick
I have wilwood's forged dynapro 6 brake calipers and the pads wildwood suggest for that setup and I stop on a dime ngl but even when I had a stock FiST the braking never seemed to crazy tho
Pros: stops on a dime
Now the adjustment of the caliper is very similar to a slack adjuster. You turn the adjuster clockwise till snug and back off half a turn. The main difference is most Bendix calipers you need to use the shear adapter because what looks like an E-Torx head is actually an 11 point designed to only fit the shear adapter. So people will sometimes round them off where they won't adjust. If you are turning the adjuster and it won't adjust, sounds like it could be time for a new caliper.
Pros: similar to slack adjuster
Cons: caliper may need replacement
I replaced both rear calipers, pads and both electro mechanical parking brake motors on my 2009 Tiguan. Now the yellow 'P' dashboard symbol is always on.
Cons: yellow 'P' dashboard on
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Tiguan
Didn't realize that the brembos won't clear the estorils. Wheel weights will hit the caliper and the spokes will also hit the caliper body. I guess more of any fyi to the group.
Cons: won't clear the estorils
Vehicle:
Volkswagen Golf
Had them installed and im quite underwhelmed. Sloppy paint work and having clips not even color matching is making me want to put my stock ones back on.
Cons: sloppy paint, color mismatch
Vehicle:
Dodge Durango
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