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Old 03-26-2014, 04:30 PM
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Default Need 2 replacement Zircon Caliper Piston Inserts 25MM

I'm looking for 2 replacement Zircon Caliper Piston Inserts. These are the ceramic tan color pieces that slide into the piston. I have two broken rear ones. They are 25MM.
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Old 03-26-2014, 07:53 PM
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Check with TRG, they had some used ones available a while back. They are very expensive from PMNA. The other option is to upgrade the pistons to the Ti versions which don't use the ceramics.
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TRG was out when I called them two weeks ago...I ended up doing the Ti piston conversion...won't have to worry about that again!
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who sells the Ti conversion? around how much
Old 03-27-2014, 12:03 AM
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me too
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Hayworth Racing Brakes, John Hayworth is who I got them from...Demonspeed may have them too?
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Just ordered a few extra in case anyone else is looking for them.
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Where did you find them??
Old 03-28-2014, 08:03 AM
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Ditto where did you get them? price?
Thanks
Old 03-28-2014, 01:32 PM
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I should have them tomorrow. Before i jump the gun let me make sure they're the correct part. Let you know tomorrow.
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Any updates?
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I was quoted $100 per piston at http://store.zeckhausen.com/catalog/ for the 2 piece Ti versions. That's a hella lot of $$ to rebuild these things. No wonder teams just toss them and buy new calipers. Down here if you're running a Cup a new Caliper is subsidised to $1050 per caliper. If you rebuilt your fronts at $1200 for pistons and another few hundred for seals, then added labour...plus the fact that they apparently get soft/squishy...just buy new calipers. I'm currently looking at some Alcons which are cheaper and superior to Cup calipers.
This is what some Aussie Supercar V8s run.
Of course the OP is only after two pistons so that's a bit different.
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Guys

In case you did not know, PMNA sells a retainer to hold these pucks in place when changing pads. This saves the pucks from dropping and breaking plus it is so much easier changing pads with them in place. If you don't have them you should get some. Well worth the money (I don't remember the price). I do have a few spare ceramic spacers, not sure which sizes, if you are still looking.
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pucks are about 120$ for all four calipers
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from where?


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