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tihol_tiholov at sd27.bc.ca
tihol_tiholov at sd27.bc.ca
Fri Jun 20 12:40:34 EDT 2003
>The G60 brake caliper has a larger and a smaller piston. The smaller
>piston is on the leading edge of the rotor with the larger piston trailing
>on the front mounted T44s. The caliper is rear mounted on the CQs >yet
the smaller piston is still on the leading edge. Can someone >explain the
logic behind that?
Purpose - to prevent rotor warpage. Smaller piston = less pressure, thus
more evenly distributed pressure on the rotor under sudden hard breaking
(as in racing). Porsche has had these for many years, production on the
1988/89 944 Turbo S.
Greetings,
Tihol
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