Rear caliper ID

[Frank H.]

Re: 65-66 caliper w/insulated pistons?

Dan
I didn't know that,I called them,with some questions but they put me on hold and then hung up when I called back ,they closed and I got their machine,I bet if you want a certain castings(unaltered as I do)you have to supply it to them .
My other sets of Vette brake calipers have all the numbers and delco morine and logo ground smooth.
But since the 65-66 pistons are 99.00 a set of four ,that makes 139.00 for a
ss caliper with them installed reasonable.
Thanks
Frank

[Eugene B.]

Re: insulated pistons?

Joe,
Thank you for your Email response. All I can say about the calipers is time will tell. They will not get installed and blead until next spring.

I do however trust Ken at Lonestar. They rebuild thousands of calipers. He told me that mine were fine, did the rebuild, and provided a warranty. I would have gladly purchased new pistons if he wanted to install them. Since he didn't, I think that it speaks highly of his honesty.

We'll see about the calipers in the spring.

Best regards,
Gene

[Ian S.]

Caliper update

I called lonestar and they did have first design calipers. They also said that they did not come with new pistons but had refurbished pistons. New pistons are $160.00 additional per caliper. When I asked about the o-ring option I was told that they no longer do this on account of poor reliability and many warranty returns. I was asked if the car is a show car since they do not recommend 1st design calipers for cars that are driven on a regular basis. In their opinion the third design is the safest and most reliable.

As much as I would like to return the calipers to original I just don't feel right about not having new pistons. I like to drive the car and the extra $$ for 1st design with new pistons is a lot. The car has third design calipers now and has performed great. The 3rd design calipers Lonestar offers all come with new pistons.

I ended up with a major headache after talking to different vendors about brakes and finally ended up just going with rebuilt 3rd design. Is this crazy?