[Shotimes] brake caliper placement

[Robert Bruce]

A few years ago Newtech Brakes sponsored a Porsche team in the Grand Am Cup
Series.  Their brake calipers completely encircled the rotor, 360 degrees.
They were pretty neat looking.  The enormous calipers dissipated the heat of
braking over a large area.  When they didn't break down, these cars always
ran up front.  I believe the calipers had to be disassembled in order to
swap rotors.

http://www.newtech-ibs.com/
http://www.grand-am.com/

Robert Bruce
93 atx street
92 track


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Mark Nunnally
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2004 4:55 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] brake caliper placement


For most passenger cars, it's probably an issue of space on the spindle.
There is a tie rod in the way, or a bracket/bushing, tension rod, etc.

For a race car (non F1 where every part is custom) using off the shelf
parts, it's most handy to have multi piston calipers with the bleeders
straight up, ie the Caliper vertical.  Behind the front hubs, and in front
of the rears, to tuck the weight inside the wheelbase.  Most race cars you
see will be this way

mark
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