Big Brakes

[Steve Marinello]

Wait a minute.  If I've got larger diameter rotors clamped by equal or
greater strength calipers with the pads at the outer circumference of said
rotor, will I not have a stronger/larger anchor by virtue of the
"lever-arm"/radius being longer?  Everything else being equal, of course.

SM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry C Leung" <l.leung at juno.com>
To: <sandhu at kilo.dyndns.org>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>; <s-car-list at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2001 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: Big Brakes


> Technically, no IF the brakes as supplied (little brakes?) don't heat up
> so much as to cause fade. Other factors, the ability to modulate and hold
> at the threshold, which better brakes do, uh, better. Bigger brakes fight
> fade by having more mass to hold the heat in the rotor rather than pass
> it to the fluid or pads.
>
> LL  - NY
>
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2001 09:06:09 -0500 Achint Sandhu <sandhu at kilo.dyndns.org>
> writes:
> >Hi,
> >
> > I have an question regarding big brakes and the effects on
> >stopping
> >distances. The question goes as follows.
> >
> > On a single stop from lets say a 100, doing threshold braking
> >will bigger brakes shorten your stopping distances ? If yes, why ?
> >
> > No ABS. Assuming expert driver.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >Achint
> >
>