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Posted: May 06 2008 07:06 PM
 
Jerry Matthews (aka Willys33) [ View ] [ Email ] [ Car Ads ] [ Blogs ]
Alamogordo, New Mexico

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If you were building a new front end from scratch where would you put the calipers on the disc, front or back? Must be some good reasons for one side or the other. Let me hear em.
 
 
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Posted by da34guy  -  05/06/2008 07:07 PM
Hey Jerry--- On the rear !!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted by Streetrodder007  -  05/06/2008 07:50 PM
On the rear, I think it looks more natural there.
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Posted by dixie  -  05/06/2008 08:07 PM
most of them are on the rear {but } the wheel goes foward most all the time seems the foward motion with them in the front would work better,just a though. i know one thing they want work on the bottom.
jim grace [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] dade city, Florida Charter Member since January 2006
 
Posted by Willys33  -  05/06/2008 08:33 PM
Don, why rear? It would seem to me that, because of caster, steering would feel heavier on the rear of the disc.
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Posted by ol bear  -  05/06/2008 09:48 PM
HEY DIXIE ,, WHEN WE HAD DISC BRAKES ON OUR USAC MIDGETS WE MOUNTED THE CALIPERS IN FRONT OF THE ROTORS,, LOOKED A LIL ODD ,BUT IT DID HELP SET THE CHASSIS GOING INTO THE CORNERS ,, OL BEAR
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Posted by orphans2  -  05/07/2008 01:14 PM
Rear may look more natural, but I keep seeing a lot of new cars with them mounted forward. That be said many of the hi performance cars mount them low on the rear of the front disc and low on the front of the rear discs. Low being between the 9 o'clock and the 7 o'clock position in the front and the 3 o'clock and the 5 o'clock postion on the rear. Must be for a good reason other than it looks nice.
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Posted by jimmothershead  -  05/08/2008 10:06 AM
Rear
Jim [ View ] [ Email ] [ Blogs ] [ Car Ads ] Huntingtown, Maryland
 
Posted by aosborn  -  05/08/2008 10:57 AM
Mounting the front caliper on the trailing edge of the disk, and the rear caliper on the leading edge of the disk does help locate a small amount of mass toward the center of the car which would lower the polar moment of the car overall. That is good as it is easier for the suspension to control the mass of the car in all areas, braking, acceleration, cornering, etc. with a lower polar moment. Having the front caliper on the trailing edge also opens up the rotor to cooling air from the front. The location in many cases has to do with what suspension is on the car and where you need clearance when turning.
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Posted by dixie  -  05/08/2008 12:16 PM
yea i guess that makes sence.
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Posted by DavyJ  -  05/08/2008 12:32 PM
No matter how you mount them, just make sure the bleeders are always on the top.
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