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Going with glass or lexan for the windscreens?
The caliper nuts don't do much except keep the caliper from falling off. The torque spec from Ford is huge considering that all the loading on the bolts (or studs) is in shear, not stretch. If they're tight enough not to vibrate loose, they're tight enough. I torque my OEM T60's to 100 ft-lbs, and if I were running studs instead of bolts (which I just might be), I'd be at around 60 ft-lbs. Anything more stresses the fastener without providing any benefit.I'm a bit shocked at the caliper nut torque figure of 40 lb-ft. I don't know the particulars of the stud shown but from a cursory visual (admittedly far from precise) inspection, the torque figure will barely impart enough stretch on the stud to properly retain the caliper. Have any other views of those brackets?
Yes Radi-CAL.If those are the Radi-CAL motorsports calipers like on the 350S, they are gonna be sweet.
Regarding the caliper nut torque, the Brembo motorsports stuff calls for 80 ft-lbs, but I'd wager that AP Racing knows a thing or two about how brake systems work