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* [https://www.groveaircraft.com/wbproducts.html Grove] (known for better master cylinders, the stock ones hang after some years) | * [https://www.groveaircraft.com/wbproducts.html Grove] (known for better master cylinders, the stock ones hang after some years) | ||
* [http://matcomfg.com/ Matco] (known for higher brake action than stock) | * [http://matcomfg.com/ Matco] (known for higher brake action than stock) | ||
** [[Matco installation recommendations]] | ** [[Matco installation recommendations]] (longevity and addressing high temps) | ||
** Matco vs stock (Grove):<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-41.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>Above picture shows the stock main wheel on the left and the Matco wheel with 3 piston brake on the right.<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-14.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>The Matco brake disk is 10 mm closer to the rim compared to the stock wheels (to make room for the stronger brake cylinders but also for improved spacing of the hot disks to the fiberglass fairings).<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes and their installation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxt7ipMKho YouTube video by "a leaf on the wind"]<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes vs. the stock brakes: [https://youtu.be/w7MU13t5BDE?t=433 YouTube video by Base Leg Aviation (Vic Syracuse)] | ** Matco vs stock (Grove):<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-41.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>Above picture shows the stock main wheel on the left and the Matco wheel with 3 piston brake on the right.<br>[[File:2022-10-29 13-30-14.jpeg|400x400px]]<br>The Matco brake disk is 10 mm closer to the rim compared to the stock wheels (to make room for the stronger brake cylinders but also for improved spacing of the hot disks to the fiberglass fairings).<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes and their installation: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iUxt7ipMKho YouTube video by "a leaf on the wind"]<br>See also this video on the Matco brakes vs. the stock brakes: [https://youtu.be/w7MU13t5BDE?t=433 YouTube video by Base Leg Aviation (Vic Syracuse)] | ||