[s-cars] front brake research continues

[Mark Strangways]

I would say Taka,
The Bira brackets are billet aluminum.
The size of these things would take more that the break had to offer to
fatigue it.

Just my opinion, not a metallurgist.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
To: "forrest bradshaw" <sola4est at yahoo.com>
Cc: "audifans" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] front brake research continues


The caliper bracket is merely a piece of metal that adapts the caliper mount
so that it can bolt onto
the suspension upright. As such, it is usually a piece of steel, although
some companies make this
piece out of aluminum. They are all pretty much the same- the only issue
that I wonder about is whether
or not aluminum is a suitable material for this application- it can fatigue
and if it does so, it will fail
catastrophically, without warning.

That said, can someone here give a knowledgeable answer as to whether or not
aluminum is a suitable
material for a caliper bracket?

Other than that issue, a bracket is a bracket- they're just pieces of metal,
as long as they're strong enough
and they place the caliper correctly, it doesn't really matter who makes
them.

Movit is really expensive, but probably one of the only brake upgrades that
is TUV certified. You pay for
that certification and if you are in a country that requires it, then your
choices are limited.

Taka

On 2/8/06, forrest bradshaw <sola4est at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I have been in this same boat for awhile wondering wether to get 996nt or
> big reds, seems that sourcing used calipers that 996nt are easier to find,
> but the big reds seem to be easier more direct bolt on kit.  my question
> here is: has anyone any experience with the Movit big red carriers?  are
> they same specs as an RS2 carrier?
>
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