Internal/inboard brakes (WAS: 91 V8Q)

[Peter Henriksen <peterhe@microsoft.com>]

On that note (which, BTW, I think is correct), have you guys ever seen
one of those Alfas? It's the weirdest thing - "Look, Ma - no brakes!".

I believe Audi called them internal caliper brakes.
- peter

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>From: 	Anthony K.B. Chan[SMTP:chan@seattleu.edu]
>Sent: 	Monday, April 29, 1996 3:08 PM
>To: 	Brendan Rudack
>Cc: 	EKellock@aol.com; quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>Subject: 	Re: 91 V8Q
>
>
>I don't think they are inboard brakes, internal calipers are very 
>different from inboards brakes. Inboard brakes if I am not mistaken
>means 
>the brake assembly is not at the hub but move towards the end close to
>the 
>differential, Alfa Romeo has a few cars with the inboard brakes setup. 
>Inboard brakes still have the calipers riding on the outer edge of the 
>disks/rotors but not true for the internal calipers.
>
>Anthony Chan, First Hill, Seattle, WA, USA.
>e-mail: chan@seattleu.edu
>92' 100 V6 
>
>On Mon, 29 Apr 1996, Brendan Rudack wrote:
>
>> Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 15:04:16 -0600 (MDT)
>> From: Brendan Rudack <rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU>
>> To: EKellock@aol.com
>> Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
>> Subject: Re: 91 V8Q
>> 
>> The V8's displacement was increased to 4.2 liter(up to 276hp from 240 I 
>> believe, Eliot?)  Basically, the UFO brakes were an inboard caliper setup 
>> which allowed 12 inch rotors to fit under a 15inch wheel.  Audi's logic 
>> was so they could run a larger sidewall tire to keep the ride pleasant 
>> and not give up braking performance.  Unfortunately they are prone to 
>> warpage.
>> 
>> Brendan Rudack			rudack@ucsub.Colorado.EDU
>> 88' 90Q
>> Boulder, Colorado 
>> 
>> On Mon, 29 Apr 1996 EKellock@aol.com wrote:
>> 
>> > I'm fishing for opinions on what would be a fair price for a 91 V8Q.
>> >  Black/black, 59K miles.  60K service done.  Doctor/dealer-owner owned.
>> >  Auto.  Dealer asking $22,900.
>> > 
>> > BTW, What size engine would this have?  I know the V8Q's started out
>>with a
>> > 3.6, but I thought I remembered them being enlarged to 4.0 or so.  ???
>> > 
>> > I've read a lot references to brake conversions for V8Q's, but I haven't
>> > really seen anything on why or how.  (UFO brakes, whazzat?)  Is this
>> > applicable to all V8Q's?  The 91's?
>> > 
>> > They seem to want my 5KCSTQ in trade pretty badly ($$$).  So even
>>though I
>> > wasn't really looking, I'm tempted.
>> > 
>> > TIA
>> > 
>> > Ed Kellock
>> > Lansing, IA
>> > 87 5KCSTQ
>> > 87 CGT 2.3
>> > 
>> 
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