[s-cars] Stopping - Tire patch questions

[Linus Toy]

Sean Douglas wrote...

> Maximum stopping distance is obtained the moment before the
> tires lose grip with the road surface (just before lockup).

You sure you want a _maximum_ stopping distance? ;)

My understanding is that best acceleration (negative accel=braking) is with the
tire just slipping...about 5% or so.  Keeping a tire on that threshhold is the
key, and (generically speaking) the reason to install better brakes on a street
car even for the one stop situation--better brakes in this context meaning
brakes that give you better feel and modulation of braking pressure than you
get from stock brakes, so you can hold that pressure point.  Yes, the Big Reds
definitely improve that feel over stock.
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