focus rs brake pads
25-01-2009, 09:43 AM
#1
focus rs brake pads
has anyone got some dimensions please for the surface area?
need to know the width and the height of the contact area
also, how big are the discs?
some people say they are 320mm, some 325mm and some 330mm
need to know the width and the height of the contact area
also, how big are the discs?
some people say they are 320mm, some 325mm and some 330mm
25-01-2009, 02:59 PM
#6
i'm having a "discussion" with someone who think that using bigger discs with the same sized calipers will not give any noticeable improvement in stopping abilities due to "the extra weight of the bracketing needed to space the caliper and the extra weight of the bigger disc because that's what i think" 
so i said he should report everyone selling big discs to trading standards
so i said he should report everyone selling big discs to trading standards
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25-01-2009, 04:32 PM
#11
PassionFord Post Whore!!
Ask them why ALL cars DON'T just have 150mm discs. then.
Without doing a controlled experiment it's not possible to say definitely but same car, same calliper, same pad, bigger disc must give better braking due to the extra leverage.
Extra heat from the improved braking will be lost just as quickly with the larger disc surface area.
Focus ST and RS use the same Rear pad size and calliper as the standard Focus setup but with a larger diameter disc, so Ford must be guilty of fitting and selling something unnecessary.
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Without doing a controlled experiment it's not possible to say definitely but same car, same calliper, same pad, bigger disc must give better braking due to the extra leverage.
Extra heat from the improved braking will be lost just as quickly with the larger disc surface area.
Focus ST and RS use the same Rear pad size and calliper as the standard Focus setup but with a larger diameter disc, so Ford must be guilty of fitting and selling something unnecessary.
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26-01-2009, 09:55 AM
#12
Ask them why ALL cars DON'T just have 150mm discs. then.
Without doing a controlled experiment it's not possible to say definitely but same car, same calliper, same pad, bigger disc must give better braking due to the extra leverage.
Extra heat from the improved braking will be lost just as quickly with the larger disc surface area.
Focus ST and RS use the same Rear pad size and calliper as the standard Focus setup but with a larger diameter disc, so Ford must be guilty of fitting and selling something unnecessary.
.
.
Without doing a controlled experiment it's not possible to say definitely but same car, same calliper, same pad, bigger disc must give better braking due to the extra leverage.
Extra heat from the improved braking will be lost just as quickly with the larger disc surface area.
Focus ST and RS use the same Rear pad size and calliper as the standard Focus setup but with a larger diameter disc, so Ford must be guilty of fitting and selling something unnecessary.
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