Has anyone heard of fitting a second calliper to each disk?
I had a sudden thought (it hurt) that instead of spending £1500+ on six pot brakes, why could you not fit another set of AP callipers (around £200).
OK it would mean that you would have to build brackets etc and maybe mount it at the 2 o'clock position (nearside wheel), but it wouldn't foul the wheel and would in effect give you 8 pot braking.
I know the displacement would be more for the fluid quantity etc, but I have to ask, why not?
I have a silly question too, has Ms Harlow changed her name by deed poll to Kara?
I noticed that too. Anyway, stop hijacking my thread.
I think the main problem with the calliper theory is that it might foul something steering or suspension wise. But I think it is worth investigating.
What a talking point that would be. Oy, why have you got 2 AP callipers on each wheel?
Isn't one AP enough though, do you not risk warping the disk or...I dunno...going through the windshield if you brake to hard
I would prefer the degree of braking to be defined by my foot, not by the limits of the current brakes.
Thats fair enough
But surely with an 8 pot system, your foot would have to be somewhere underneath your lovely bonnet vent before the limit was hit
edit: i've found a car that comes with 2 sets of 4 pot calipers on the front as standard............................. a Maybach!!!!!!!
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/maybach3.htm