How is there an increase in leverage? The pedal throw, fluid pressure, rear brake pressure all stays the same. There is no variable to increase pressure thus increasing leverage.
diy z31/2003 altima rear brake upgrade
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How is there an increase in leverage? The pedal throw, fluid pressure, rear brake pressure all stays the same. There is no variable to increase pressure thus increasing leverage.
what you don't realize is its not the TQ of the brake pad on the rotor. its the TQ of the leverage of a larger diameter rotor. .........so your argument of TQx is not even close.
It looks like you didn't read what Jose wrote. big brakes are bigger for a reason.
LMAO @ increase pressure of fluid = Increase Torque
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Devil Man
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dude are you on crack? the variable here is the larger rotor.
when you cant get a lug nut off easy you get a breaker bar to make it easier to take it off right, its still your arms doing the same work but with a bigger bar for more leverage. this is the same concept.
im not sure why you are having a hard time grasping this.
StealthFighter1
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exactly , tq is just a measurable workforce , in this case the leverage of the larger rotor on the axle ... it's not really that hard to understand.
he doesn't have this done. plus he's probably never slammed his brakes on. doesn't go fast enough to need to.
Devil Man
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no i dont have this done yet. but plan on it with my next brake pad change.
dude, you're thinking of the pressure applied to the pad to the rotor. think of it like a gear, it multiplies torque. making the pad act farther from the center. it's like putting in a larger rear end. hp stays the same but it accelerates faster. and a larger rotor is a + in getting rid of heat.
that's the difference in engineering and mechanics/machine work. you guys overthink simple things and overlook big things. You need both.
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