[F500] brake systems

[Michael Runyan]

    Bob,
    I have an older MkV/ QRE car that has a good, well balanced 4 wheel brake set up on it now. But since I am completely rebuilding the entire car I want to update to the new billet Dynalite calipers. And buying only 3 would be cheaper than 4. But I do not want to do this if it means changing my rear axle and cannister setups. If the rotor diameter is not to big I can keep my present axle setup.
    Thanks,
    Mike
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bob Jordan 
  To: f500 at www.f500.org 
  Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 4:43 PM
  Subject: Re: [F500] brake systems


  Mike,

  I know QRE did a 4 piston caliper and thick vended rotor on Claire Smith's Raptor F500.  It is a Solo II car that does see some track time.  And we do use the brakes a lot, but just use the Solo pads or the Hawk pads in between the road race and Solo II one's that heat up quicker!

  Bob Jordan
  fmod15 at cox.net

    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Michael Runyan 
    To: f500 at www.f500.org 
    Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 10:48 AM
    Subject: [F500] brake systems


      I am now getting ready to replace brake lines and calipers on my car.   Any of you guys that are using only one brake on the rear axle, I would like to know about rotor diameter and thickness on such setups and also whether you utilize a 2 or 4 piston caliper in such a setup ?
            Thanks,
                Michael Runyan
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