Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Brake Caliper Piston Mystery

2018-02-20 Thread Dwayne Wells
I upgraded the front calipers on my 02 Monte Carlo to F-Body (Camaro) brakes several years ago. They are dual piston vs the OEM single piston model. Basically, increasing the the piston size, or number of them translates to firmer faster breaking as the fluid can be displaced faster and easier.

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Brake Caliper Piston Mystery

2018-02-19 Thread Tommy Hill
Interesting... I would have thought pressure is pressure and they would be even... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lo

Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Brake Caliper Piston Mystery

2018-02-19 Thread Dwayne Wells
There ya go! At first, I suspected this might have been an upgrade of sorts. Larger pistons should translate to a more responsive front brake in theory but not if only on of them was replaced and may have made it worse because the system was not balanced. Any chance you have the old pads? I susp