#64650 - 12/02/04 03:24 PM
Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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H0n6aC1v1cS1
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Registered: 07/02/03
Posts: 350
Loc: IN
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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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#64652 - 12/02/04 04:16 PM
Re: Idea that probably wont work but Im asking anyways...
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Bjorn
Post Master Sr
Registered: 02/05/03
Posts: 4412
Loc: Minneapolis
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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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