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JAD
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posted on 11/5/05 at 05:09 PM Reply With Quote
Calipers - leading, trailing - front, rear

Anywhere that I can check-out the merits for location of calipers?

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posted on 11/5/05 at 05:45 PM Reply With Quote
Not that I know of. The only rule is to have the bleed-screw at the top of the assembly. After that it's whatever you want. At the back I'd put them on the foward side of the upright, and at the front put them at the backside. It'll very slightly improve rotation inertia of the car as a whole (not related to rotating tires or wheels...)




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posted on 11/5/05 at 06:28 PM Reply With Quote
Dosen't make any difference unless the wheel bearings are grossly over loaded - in which event rear mounted calipers put less loads on the bearings under braking.
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