Hi -- I have a 80 Corvette, and I need new, front, calipers. -- Are there any non Corvette calipers that can be used ?

 

Yes, there is wildwood if money is not a problem. Not many company's build calipers for Corvettes of the c-3 years, a lot of rebuilds around. So different styles not so much. Amazon has expensive and less expensive if you want to take that route. Ecklers, Corvette central, zip and carid have deals from time to time

 

If you get OEM style calipers, I recommend getting stainless steel lined ones as rusting of the bores was a common problem that ultimately led to leakage.

 

That's true if they are to be replaced you should replace them with stainless liners. But on the other hand if the unlined calipers last 40 to 45 years, that's longer than most of us are going to last. Just saying. And dot 4 brake fluid is better temp wize but it also attracts more moisture than dot 3,M so which is better there? Most of us are not very good about replacing brake fluid in a timely manner, and I think to replace brake fluid right the calipers should be unbolted from there mounting, flipped upside down and sucked out to get rid of all the moisture that lays in the bottom of the bores. Just a thought.

 

Years ago, when my calipers started leaking, I pulled them and disassembled them to rebuild them. I was successful in honing the rear calipers sufficiently that with a new seal kit, they didn't leak. I had to replace the front calipers with stainless steel lined ones. I redid the system using silicon brake fluid and never had another problem. I realize that there are pros and cons to silicon brake fluid. YMMV 😉