{"id":55871,"date":"2022-02-21T20:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T01:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/?p=55871"},"modified":"2024-07-02T10:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T14:39:20","slug":"single-vs-multi-piston-calipers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/single-vs-multi-piston-calipers\/","title":{"rendered":"Single Vs. Multi Piston Calipers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"55871\" class=\"elementor elementor-55871\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5447b7e3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5447b7e3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4151f9\" data-id=\"a4151f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dabfc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"9dabfc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/2022\/02\/21\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-calendar\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<time>February 21, 2022<\/time>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item elementor-repeater-item-32d9deb elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"about\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-tags\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-terms\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/brakes\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">brakes<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/caliper\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">caliper<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/multi-piston\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">multi piston<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/tag\/single-piston\/\" class=\"elementor-post-info__terms-list-item\">single piston<\/a>\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ad339b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ad339b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2a3d87f\" data-id=\"2a3d87f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7febf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7febf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single Vs Multi-Piston Calipers: What's The Difference and What's Better?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fd83b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fd83b2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5dee6c9\" data-id=\"5dee6c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d556954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d556954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Single, Two-Piston, Four-Piston, Six-Piston, which is the right amount of pistons in your calipers? If a single piston caliper can stop your car, then why do you need multiple pistons? Let&#8217;s take a look at the differences and reasons for single vs multi-piston calipers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63b2594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63b2594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8267-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55892\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8267-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8267-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8267-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8267-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8267.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-304eed7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"304eed7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-111f53e\" data-id=\"111f53e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657ac08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"657ac08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When mass producing vehicles on a grand scale such as Chevrolet, Ford, and Mopar &#8211; the name of the game is reliable, efficient, and cheap as possible. For that reason, the single piston caliper exists. That&#8217;s not to say these are bad calipers, but they are for your daily drivers and cruisers, not your high performance race cars.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629928a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"629928a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Single Piston Caliper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-564e144 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"564e144\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-714b0c8\" data-id=\"714b0c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc0819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ebc0819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With a single piston or even the same side two-piston caliper, these are floating calipers. What that means is that when you push on the brake pedal, that extends the piston out, which pushes against the pad, which pushes against the rotor. This action pulls the other pad against the rotor, which then slows the vehicle down. The caliper is set on a set of greased pins that allow the caliper to &#8220;float&#8221; back and forth to move as the brakes are engaged and disengaged.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59b356c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59b356c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/91605062_L_a612b941-9782-4c28-8a56-833e5bf4539c.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55882\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/91605062_L_a612b941-9782-4c28-8a56-833e5bf4539c.jpg 550w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/91605062_L_a612b941-9782-4c28-8a56-833e5bf4539c-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/91605062_L_a612b941-9782-4c28-8a56-833e5bf4539c-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ece03c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ece03c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-410ef3a\" data-id=\"410ef3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf73ad0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bf73ad0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Single piston calipers also have another limitation. When you apply the brakes, it&#8217;s essentially a large heatsink because of the friction created between the caliper and rotor. One solution to help with overheating is to build a larger rotor that has more surface area along with building a bigger caliper. A single piston can&#8217;t physically work within the space constraints, so multi piston calipers are needed.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07c3b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c07c3b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Multi-Piston Caliper<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0f2183e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0f2183e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aad2543\" data-id=\"aad2543\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae794e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae794e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multi-piston calipers offer a much greater braking performance than single. One reason we touched on previously, as they can have a larger caliper and larger brake pad to accept more heat before failing. Because of the larger amount of pistons, that means the pad is larger which means it can slow you down faster and accept more heat, but are also more expensive to replace.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e009b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12e009b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/baer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8098-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55887\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8098-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8098-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8098-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8098-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8098.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Image Courtesy of Baer.com<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5bf1956 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5bf1956\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f4ddfe\" data-id=\"7f4ddfe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69cc709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69cc709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Multiple pistons also allow for a much greater clamping force. In a single piston that piston has to push the pad into the rotor on one side and pull the pad into the rotor on the other; multiple opposing pistons means that now you have more pistons pushing pads towards the rotor.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-325fd6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"325fd6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8090-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-55886\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8090-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8090-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8090-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8090-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ss396.com\/cars\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_8090.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a0683f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a0683f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-904e5cb\" data-id=\"904e5cb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57b726c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57b726c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There&#8217;s more to it than that as well. In multi-piston calipers, the pistons aren&#8217;t always the same size. They can be bigger or smaller to apply different pressures to the pad. For example, most will have a larger piston in the front to engage that leading edge first.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9f5bf2b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9f5bf2b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0850338\" data-id=\"0850338\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c7b09b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c7b09b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The short and simple answer though is if you&#8217;re just cruising around a single or even dual piston caliper will work just great! That&#8217;s what&#8217;s on most production vehicles. But if you want something with more stopping power, then you&#8217;ll want to upgrade to an opposing multi-piston caliper. If you have any other questions feel free to give our friendly techs a call at (203) 235-1200 or hop on our site to check out all the options!\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Single Vs Multi-Piston Calipers: What&#8217;s The Difference and What&#8217;s Better? Single, Two-Piston, Four-Piston, Six-Piston, which is the right amount of pistons in your calipers? If a single piston caliper can stop your car, then why do you need multiple pistons? Let&#8217;s take a look at the differences and reasons for single vs multi-piston calipers. 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