 Question for the engineers: Does the mount, position of the front calipers matter??? |
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| john rogers |
 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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| Crazyhippy |
Sep 15 2005, 04:06 PM
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Insert witty comment here... Group: Members Posts: 1,659 Joined: 28-July 05 From: Home of the Coyotes, AZ Member No.: 4,493 Region Association: None |
I like to think in terms of fail-safe ability. If the caliper is on the front of the strut, and the bolts fail, it has to make a complete (or damn close) revolution before it hits something. If it's on the rear of the stut and fails it will hit the strut almost imediatly, and hopefully still let you stop the car...
Lets hope no one ever has to test this thought (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/confused24.gif) |
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john rogers Question for the engineers: Does the mount Sep 14 2005, 09:47 PM
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