Re: Re^2 RE: Disc Brake kits

[steveb@falcon.kla-tencor.com (Steven Buchholz)]

 # I've wondered that myself.  In particular, if one wanted to remain with
 # 14-inch wheels, even the G60s would not work.  Has anyone evaluated the
 # possibility of using a second pair of standard piston assemblies on the
 # opposite side of the rotors?  This would double the swept area and keep the
 # present wheel clearance.  I would expect one would need a mounting bracket

... based on my understanding of braking theory, adding a second caliper on the same rotor actually would not increase the swept area.  The swept area is the area of the rotor that is actually contacted by the brake pads during each revolution of the rotor.  This means that the only way to increase swept area would be to increase the diameter of the rotor or make the "hat" section smaller.  

Perhaps you could use the internal caliper technique so despised by all (UFO's) or mount a rotor on the inboard end of the half shafts.  Both techniques were used by Audi on one car or another ... perhaps you can adapt one of them to your car ... ;-) 

Steve Buchholz
San Jose, CA (USA)