Source for new 36 mm rear calipers?

[LL - NY]

If I remember my fluids correctly, pedal travel will increase slightly, and
bias will move slightly back. Enough to matter? I rather doubt it. If worse
comes to worse, you may want to install a proportioning valve, I'd go
aftermarket though since you're going to have to plumb it yourself anyway
and I'm sure OEM is unobtanium.

On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 8:58 AM, Joshua Van Tol <josh at spiny.com> wrote:

> Did the proportioning valve change at the same time?
>
> I doubt that the braking changed much with that small of a change. Just
> changing to a different friction compound would likely make more of a
> difference.
>
> My vote? Run those 38 mm calipers.
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Radek <radek at istar.ca> wrote:
>
> > Thanks to all who replied and tried to help.  The final conclusion:  36
> mm
> > rear calipers are out of production and no longer available from
> aftermarket
> > vendors (available from the stealer for about $500 a piece though).
> >
> > I am now facing a choice:  getting a remanufactured 36 mm caliper with
> all
> > the associated headaches (it will probably start seizing by the end of
> > winter) or getting two brand new 38 mm calipers for the rear (those are
> > available).  Will 38 mm give me too much braking power at the back?
> >  Starting at VIN J-240,000 cars were equipped with those as standard and,
> > according to Family Album, front brakes remained the same.  BTW, ABS does
> > not work.  Any opinions?
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Radek
> > 88 90Q
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