NHT brake calipers - OEM replacement

[Yarflana]

Respectfully disagree with you. Some one who has either bought these or knows a mechanic that has worked with them is what I was after with my question. There is some reason these are $400 more than a pair of OEM stock and paint cannot be that full difference, else they would not be able to stay in business.

I frnakly was looking to replace my stock calipers with a lighter caliper, if avaliable.

Maybe I will venture over to Garm's forum and see what they have on caliper replacement.

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by Yarflana

Respectfully disagree with you. Some one who has either bought these or knows a mechanic that has worked with them is what I was after with my question. There is some reason these are $400 more than a pair of OEM stock and paint cannot be that full difference, else they would not be able to stay in business.

I frnakly was looking to replace my stock calipers with a lighter caliper, if avaliable.

Maybe I will venture over to Garm's forum and see what they have on caliper replacement.

If you look at the close-up picture of the red ones on their website, they have the Ford logo on them, so they are likely just remanufactured calipers.

[Viperoni]

Originally Posted by Yarflana

There is some reason these are $400 more than a pair of OEM stock and paint cannot be that full difference, else they would not be able to stay in business.

Straight from the NHT link you provided:

"The NHT Calipers start out as OEM Brake Calipers that are remanufactured with brand new hardware, and then given an extremely durable powder coat finish that will outlast any painted caliper."


Stainless Steel brake lines are a great addition.

Also, for road racing, if you're not boosting, you don't need anything more than the stock caliper + rotor with EBC Yellows / Hawk Blues.
Getting some more cooling to the brakes would help bunches, and that's something I'll look at this year on my Echo. After a couple of hard lapping days, I'm getting a little too much of the pad-edges breaking apart.

For street use, good pads are all you need to spend money on.