NEW BRAKES....DOT 5?

CFD244 said
LOL......Never said that. The Rusty calipers and wheel cylinders that I have seen were all from Dot 3 systems. I have never seen any components from a Dot 5 system to compare. I guess where this all started, I read an article that said said the K/H calipers were less prone to problems if using silicone based brake fluid. I wasn't sure of the validity of the article that's why I am asking for opinions.

That's a fair assessment, I believe. My point was, that there's disadvantages to both style fluids. Normally, parts stores keep a lot more DOT3 in stock. I know at the O'Reilly where I worked, we only kept ONE small bottle of DOT5 on the shelf. Stupid, but that's corporate America.