[s-cars] Stopping - Tire patch questions

[Sean Douglas]

Oops, I mean't *minimum* stopping distance.

Sean


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> From: Linus Toy [mailto:linust at mindspring.com]
> Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2003 9:50 AM
> To: 'Sean Douglas'; 'Richard Tanimura'; 'Lewis, Gary M'; 'S-Car List'
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Stopping - Tire patch questions
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> Sean Douglas wrote...
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> > Maximum stopping distance is obtained the moment before the
> > tires lose grip with the road surface (just before lockup).
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> You sure you want a _maximum_ stopping distance? ;)
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> 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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