Oct 21, 2008 5:49:04 PM
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Grant said:
The separate e-brake caliper is a superior design to what Porsche and most other cars do (use a bigger rear rotor with a large convex area that is used as a brake drum (e-brake shoes inside the rotor-drum).
That method causes a much heavier 1-piece rotor to be used. A separate e-brake caliper allows the use of a lightweight aluminum hat mated to the iron or carbon rotor.
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ADias said:Quote:
Grant said:
The separate e-brake caliper is a superior design to what Porsche and most other cars do (use a bigger rear rotor with a large convex area that is used as a brake drum (e-brake shoes inside the rotor-drum).
That method causes a much heavier 1-piece rotor to be used. A separate e-brake caliper allows the use of a lightweight aluminum hat mated to the iron or carbon rotor.
That may be so, but I would be leery to apply an e-brake to a hot rotor. The drum e-brake is separate and when applied does not distort the rotor.
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ADias said:Quote:
Grant said:
The separate e-brake caliper is a superior design to what Porsche and most other cars do (use a bigger rear rotor with a large convex area that is used as a brake drum (e-brake shoes inside the rotor-drum).
That method causes a much heavier 1-piece rotor to be used. A separate e-brake caliper allows the use of a lightweight aluminum hat mated to the iron or carbon rotor.
That may be so, but I would be leery to apply an e-brake to a hot rotor. The drum e-brake is separate and when applied does not distort the rotor.