Brakes and Physics. [Jason's Next Lecture]

[scirious@hotmail.com (Brian Haygood)]

Dang, Jason wrote all of that to explain what I have been saying since last
week.  If the wheels lock up, your brakes ain't the problem.  If they don't,
then procede with larger ones only after the best practical pads and brake
lines have been fittied, and you have at least considered swapping master
cylinder's to something in the corado family.

BH
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Piwonka <tpiwonka@TTACS.TTU.EDU>
To: Scirocco <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 11:39 PM
Subject: RE: Brakes and Physics. [Jason's Next Lecture]


> <snip>
> >What does increasing the size of the rotors/discs do?
> >by using the SAME size calipers on a larger diameter disc with the same
> >CONTACT patch. ie. the Force being applied to the brakes using the same
> >master clyn and
> >caliper are the same, but the distance from the center of the disc is now
> >longer. so now with a
> >little simplified physics magic. Im sure the ME's here will expand on the
> >>physics.
> >>so there..
>
> >So there!?
> >Uh, Brian, you're neglecting one hugely important part of this equation,
> >i.e. the limits of adhesion of the tire.
> <end snip>
>
> That occured to me when reading his email too.
> Me EE major don't have to physics in college at all, tested out of all of
> it. ;p
>
> Robert Piwonka
> 86 16V
>
>
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