<div dir="ltr"><div><div><div>  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.<br><br></div>  The only sane reason to do a Volvo or Toyota brake swap is cost.<br><br></div>Paul<br></div>Ohio<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Dec 1, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Dave Sommers via Datsun-roadsters <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>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.  <span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)">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. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0)"><br></span></div><div>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.  </div><div><br></div><div>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. </div><div><br></div><div>Dave Sommers<div>Dive Hatteras llc</div><div><a href="http://www.divehatteras.com" target="_blank">www.divehatteras.com</a></div><div><span><a href="tel:703-517-3724" value="+17035173724" target="_blank">703-517-3724</a> boat phone</span></div><div><span><a href="tel:703-818-1850" value="+17038181850" target="_blank">703-818-1850</a></span></div></div><div><div class="h5"><div><br>On Dec 1, 2015, at 1:38 PM, Gary McCormick via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:24px"><div>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.</div><div><br></div><div>Gary McCormick</div><div>San Jose, CA</div><div>1970 SRL211-13291<br></div><div><span></span></div><br>  <div style="font-family:garamond,new york,times,serif;font-size:24px"> <div style="font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"> <div dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">From:</span></b> Roy Haslett via Datsun-roadsters <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>><br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Datsun Roadster List <<a href="mailto:datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net" target="_blank">datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net</a>> <br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, December 1, 2015 10:30 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> [Roadsters] BaT<br> </font> </div> <div><br><div><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:HelveticaNeue,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,Arial,Lucida Grande,sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div>Did you guys see this??</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bringatrailer.com/2015/11/30/autocross-tuned-1969-datsun-2000-roadster/" target="_blank">Autocross Tuned 1969 Datsun 2000 Roadster</a><br></div><div style="width:450px;font-family:'Georgia','Times','Times New Roman','serif';margin-top:5px;margin-bottom:5px;background-color:#ffffff"><table style="width:450px;height:170px;display:block" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td colspan="8" style="height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1px;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="min-height:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1px;line-height:0px"> </div></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="5" style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt;border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:1px;background-color:#e5e5e5;font-size:1pt"> </div></td><td rowspan="5" style="vertical-align:middle;width:168px;height:168px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);border-collapse:collapse"><div style="width:168px" align="center"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://bringatrailer.com/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