[Roadsters] BaT

[Paul Kort]

  On the3 race roadsters I crewed for (SCCA G-Prod), we ran stock caliper,
rotors, and race pads.  With 8" wide slicks, we could still lock up the
brakes.

  The only sane reason to do a Volvo or Toyota brake swap is cost.

Paul
Ohio

On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Dave Sommers via Datsun-roadsters <
datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:

> It's a perception thing because they are not power boosted. Most don't
> really need the brake change and a poorly executed swap is the worst thing
> you could do.  On the track the larger area of pad and bigger disk to
> absorb and dissipate the generated heat may be of value.  But many racing
> classes don't allow a major brake change.  Most drivers will never go
> harder than the stock brakes are capable of handling anyway. With good pads
> It takes several really hard laps of really hard braking to get beyond
> them.
>
> The braking effort is limited by the tire contact patch and friction
> generated there.   If you go to much bigger rotors, really large area of
> brake pad contact and then much bigger sticky tires, a bigger brake set up
> can be of use in high performance driving.  Otherwise the stock brake set
> up is pretty good if you keep them maintained and adjusted properly.
>
> But what the heck do I know.  Truth of the matter would be G force and
> distance tests, stock versus modified but each with the same tire set up.
>
> Dave Sommers
> Dive Hatteras llc
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> On Dec 1, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <
> datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> Except for parts availability I have never understood the Volvo brake
> conversion. The front brakes on the Roadster are the same as used on the
> Jensen Interceptor, a car which weighs nearly twice as much as a Roadster.
>
> Gary McCormick
> San Jose, CA
> 1970 SRL211-13291
>
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> *From:* Roy Haslett via Datsun-roadsters <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
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