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#64642 - 11/30/04 08:17 PM Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
2000CheetahStud Offline
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Could I put a 99-00 Si Front Rotor/Caliper in the BACK? Just a little upgrade... Lemme know. How hard would it be? Worth it? How much would it cost?


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#64643 - 12/01/04 08:47 AM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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Well assuming you could...I would hope you plan to upgrade the fronts...that would totally throw off your brake bias...
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#64644 - 12/01/04 10:06 AM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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Hmmph... bah, just an idea anyways.


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#64645 - 12/01/04 12:25 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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never thought of it that way...LoL

i went with an integra rear disc..
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#64646 - 12/01/04 12:53 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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No i dont think ti would work. I too was thinking of having vented rotors in teh back. I think you just wouldnt need it
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#64647 - 12/01/04 08:07 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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depends on how far the caliper has to be from the spindle (rotor diameter), the rotor offset, thickness, etc. - I don't know the thicknesses offhand, but I'd imagine you can't use the stock rear caliper, which means custom work, which is a bitch.

btw - you do know that rotor diameter itself doesn't add brake torque, but the distance the CALIPER is placed from the spindle does?

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#64648 - 12/01/04 10:06 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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btw - you do know that rotor diameter itself doesn't add brake torque, but the distance the CALIPER is placed from the spindle does?




true, but a larger force closer (better calipers, pads, brake pressure) to the center is just the same as less further away.
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#64649 - 12/02/04 08:18 AM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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Whoa...this is gettin too advanced for me. Haha. Ill let you all go on though...



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#64650 - 12/02/04 03:24 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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btw - you do know that rotor diameter itself doesn't add brake torque, but the distance the CALIPER is placed from the spindle does?




So the further the calipers are from the center of the rotors, the more braking power you get?

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#64651 - 12/02/04 03:58 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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Quote:

btw - you do know that rotor diameter itself doesn't add brake torque, but the distance the CALIPER is placed from the spindle does?




So the further the calipers are from the center of the rotors, the more braking power you get?




assuming everything else stays constant, yes

but like many things, once you start messing around, more things change
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#64652 - 12/02/04 04:16 PM Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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So the further the calipers are from the center of the rotors, the more braking power you get?




yes - just like using a 1/2" breaker bar vs. a 1/4" ratchet, longer handle=more torque. The rotor, in theory, only has to be as big as the area that the pad sweeps. Redline also brings up an interesting point - bigger caliper + smaller rotor = smaller caliper + big rotor - you could, with very careful selection (and countless hours and $), use a bigger caliper and smaller rotor to keep the same unpnsprung weight, but have a lower moment of inertia - of course all the math involved and the serious pain in the ass factor rules this out

maybe go to a junkyard w/ some verniers and check out different cars' brakes and see what you could make fit

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