What are ate calipers?

[Nobby]

as above?

[Benn]

Ate are a make, they make brake parts and most vauxhalls will have ate made calipars.

[Adam]

The type that 90's on vauxhalls have. With a spring clip on the front of the caliper.
The older style are Delco, which have two pins holding the pads in, and are utter t*ss.

[Nobby]

cheers lads! me being dumb again hehe!!

[mowgli]

cheers lads! me being dumb again hehe!!

there are 2 common types of ate calipers

256mm diameter from cav, cally & vectra & 236mm diameter from astra mk3 (which fits as a direct replacement for gte/gsi vented calipers)

[Novasport]

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