by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 12/23/2017 at 23:40
by "Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
Published 12/23/2017 at 23:40
Tags: BBK
; BIG BRAKE KITS
STARS: 3
I must admit I am in love with big brakes; if a brake rotor doesn’t fill up every millimeter available I feel like a wheel is missing something...
I know that for REASONS some brake systems don’t necesarily need all that space, for instance, the Porsche 718 and its weird rear wheels with such small rotors that are so small you can see the track across the wheel!
A big rim with a small rotor makes me think of a beautiful dress designed for someone with Scarlet Johansson’s body type being worn by someone with Kiera Knightly’s... there’s so much empty space!
Or perhaps an insecure teenager buying shoes 3 sizes larger because he believes the stereotype about size...
in short, it feels like there’s so much space to work... space for activities like converting kinetic energy into heat using friction between two surfaces...
Space to have just huge ass brakes!
"Tripper" (tripe46)
12/23/2017 at 23:44, STARS: 4
I like big brakes and I cannot lie...
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/23/2017 at 23:52, STARS: 0
You other stancers can’t deny...
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/24/2017 at 00:00, STARS: 2
But brakes are unsprung mass and should be small as possible while still functioning adequately!
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
12/24/2017 at 00:03, STARS: 2
I would have liked bigger brakes than what I went with for looks and even more stopping power, but I decided that the reduction in rotational mass was a better choice. Fifteen inch wheels and either ten or eleven inch rotors (I can never recall)
(edit) reduction in unsprung mass, not rotational
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/24/2017 at 00:09, STARS: 0
“I know that for REASONS some brake systems don’t necesarily need all that space”
I know... its a shame its physically irrational because I love a big rotor and a fat caliper, I remember that before driving the 458 back in Summer I just fell in love with the huge six piston calipers and the odd texture of the carbon ceramic brakes... Its one of my favorite aspects of the car!
What about inboard brakes? I know those leave the tires even more naked but it would reduce unsprung mass... give it a shaft strong enough and sufficient cooling and it might make sense... it also shifts the weight of the car towards the center meaning its easier to rotate.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/24/2017 at 00:10, STARS: 1
Those look appropriate (read: great) for a miata... Is that exhaust stock?
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
12/24/2017 at 00:17, STARS: 0
No sir. It is somehow my only Japanese aftermarket part...
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/24/2017 at 00:21, STARS: 0
As long as its not a bro exhaust... is all good...
But about exhausts...I think that lately more cars have dual exhausts on opposite sides of the bumpers just for aesthetics and sometimes its not necessary... like... my jeep; its got them on opposing sides... but I honestly think it could’ve sufficed with two stuck closer together with less piping... perhaps it would’ve been more efficient... I dunno...
Just look at the Kia Stinger 2.o or the Audi S3.. do they really need four tips? its got as many tips as it’s got cylinders...
"DC3 LS, will be perpetually replacing cars until the end of time" (dc3ls-)
12/24/2017 at 00:23, STARS: 0
I don’t think inboard brakes reduce unsprung mass, because the diff and half shafts aren’t supported by the suspension, I think......
Also you drove a 458 and didn’t tell us!
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/24/2017 at 00:25, STARS: 1
Thing is... I did.
It actually made it to OppositeBlog and I am really proud of it!
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/24/2017 at 00:27, STARS: 1
The calipers would be sprung by the suspension, but the added weight of the stronger shaft might undo the benefits!
We’d have to make really long calculations to figure out how much the rotors would be reduced.(because it depends how much of the mass of the shafts are supported by the tire directly and not the suspension, same story goes for A arms and such)
"McMike" (mcmike)
12/24/2017 at 00:46, STARS: 0
I agree with you. the only reason to fit larger wheels is to house bigger brakes.
I give the rear wheels a pass, though.
"RPM esq." (rpm3)
12/24/2017 at 01:04, STARS: 2
I like big brakes and I cannot lie/
You other brothers can’t deny/
That when a car rolls in with itty bitty wheels/
And rotors in your face you get sprung
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
12/24/2017 at 01:13, STARS: 0
Every brake can be big if the hub is big, the disc is narrow and the pots are many...
"AestheticsInMotion" (aestheticsinmotion)
12/24/2017 at 01:23, STARS: 1
I like big brakes *until it’s time to replace them*
"Tripper" (tripe46)
12/24/2017 at 07:33, STARS: 0
When a car rolls in with an itty bitty space between the inner wheel and it’s brakes you get sprung
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
12/24/2017 at 12:28, STARS: 2
You like big brakes that fill up every mm of the wheel? You never saw pictures of my GTO?
They are CTS-V 6 piston Brembos in the front and ZL1 4 piston Brembos in the rear.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
12/24/2017 at 14:11, STARS: 1
Nice....