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> Question for the engineers: Does the mount, position of the front calipers matter???
john rogers
post Sep 14 2005, 09:47 PM
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Some cars have them in front of the strut and some have them behind the strut. Does it make any difference in braking ability? Other considerations?
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post Sep 14 2005, 11:38 PM
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QUOTE (MattR @ Sep 14 2005, 10:10 PM)
Ive seen brake calipers mounted at the bottom of the upright to lower the cg of unsprung mass. Its not all too common, but Ive seen it done.

i've also seen rollbar padding swiss cheesed.
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