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Old 02-28-2023, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by waypoint View Post
Last brake job I installed a pair of Raybestos Element 3 new calipers, which are zinc coated (silver color). They've only been on for 1 year but are holding up well. Previously I used NAPA Eclipse rebuilds coated in black, but I was still fighting a stuck piston after 2 years in the salt belt...in this case the inboard lower piston wasn't retracting, dragging the brake pad just enough to cause a shake eventually.
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I'm going on 4+ years on my Element 3 calipers (Northeast) and they've been great. Prior to the Elements, I was replacing the re-mans every 2-years like clockwork.
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