On Tue, 24 Jun 2003, Ri wrote: > 1. Do the big disc's work much better than drilled rotors? There was some discussion about this on the list a while back. I think the consensus was that drilled rotors don't have any real benefits in non-race applications. *Vented* rotors (not the same thing) would, but no one offers them for Vanagons that I know of. Cross-drilling just doesn't add enough surface area to really help the cooling. > 2. What about that rear disc brake setup at > http://www.smallcar.com/brakekit.htm Seems with this kit, and vented front > rotors, one would have a pretty strong brake package. What about that > emergency brake system built into the caliper? The rear brakes only do something like 30% of the work, so rear brake upgrades probably aren't going to help a lot. IMHO there are two main benefits to rear disc brakes: they're easier to service, and they look better with spoked alloy wheels. ;)
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si |
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