Re: UFO brake rotor question

[firkins@eis.net.au]

>If not, then the only benefit to the UFO rotors is the fact that more
>rotor passes under the pads in one rotation of the wheel than happens with
>a normal rotor/caliper (hence the name, swept area?).  Correct?

No, you,ve missed the point. Audi designed these things to get a bigger
rotor inside a 15" wheel. They suceeded in their task, but why would a
company that fitted 15" wheel to the Ur-q at the start of the decade not
just use 16" at the end of the decade?

Cheers

John Firkins